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Category: Bible
Hate and Death – John 12.25
Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. This has to be one of the most difficult passages in the Bible for the follower of Christ to process. We live in a prosperous time and find it natural to love our lives and … Continue reading Hate and Death – John 12.25
Will – Luke 23.25
...but he delivered Jesus over to their will. How ironic. Jesus had pleaded with those He encountered to hear and submit to His will for their benefit; yet, He ends up being forced to submit to their will ultimately for our benefit. Will is a big word with deep implications in our lives. The will … Continue reading Will – Luke 23.25
Containing God – 2 Chronicles 6.18
2 Chronicles 6:18 “But will God really dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!” This truly is a great question. How does a perfect, invisible, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent One dwell in any physical structure? Nothing can contain Him. … Continue reading Containing God – 2 Chronicles 6.18
The Freedom to Respond – Jonah 3.5,10
Respond - Jonah 3:5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah 3:10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would … Continue reading The Freedom to Respond – Jonah 3.5,10
Blind Hate – 1 Kings 19.2
The Purposes of God – Job 9.17
Reading this article now several years after writing it, I wonder how I thought I could speak so confidently of God’s clear purpose in suffering. The favor and mercy of Father God is more tangible and clear than ever to me, His specific will; however, not so much. His perspective comes from a vantage point … Continue reading The Purposes of God – Job 9.17
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