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Aug 2016
There is a facetious saying, "The prison is full of innocent men." I do believe the same dark humor can be applied to hell....
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26
Jul 2016
Sometimes I find it useful to just read and remember God's providence in my life. This list helps me do that.
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25
Jul 2016
We note here that David did not necessarily know how God delivers from sin. Easter hadn’t yet happened, Christ was a future prophecy and not a historical reality for David. Yet David did not let himself get tripped up on the how, he was satisfied with the what, that God is a God of salvation who delivers sinners from hell.
We stand on the other side of the Cross and have the rest of the Old Testament as well as the New Testament to understand how God delivers from sin. Knowing that Christ......
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18
Jul 2016
Regardless of how undeserving one might believe their parents are, they can never match how undeserving Christs parents actually were. If we identify ourselves as Christians, disciples of Christ, and our goal is to be conformed into His image(Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 15:49), we must honor our parents. Because God humbled himself to take on human flesh and to honor human parents, woe to us if we arrogantly presume to be the exception to this command....
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13
Jul 2016
I need to remember the Gospel in my life everyday. This helps me recall what I'm apt to forget....
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12
Jul 2016
Sometimes I need to be reminded to plan and follow through. These verses help me recall that and encourage me to do it....
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23
Jun 2016
It is acceptable to not fully understand everything taught in scripture; the Christian is a disciple of Christ, and a disciple is a student. We are continually learning through the process of sanctification. However, it is not acceptable to disdain or discard any scriptural teaching, of which the doctrine of Providence is one, due to a lack of understanding....
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20
Jun 2016
Are Christians equivocating and acting in hypocrisy if they pause to consider if and how Christ’s call to hospitality is to be applied on a geopolitical scale?
Is there a distinction between individuals’ acts of hospitality and the questions a nation-state must deal with before admitting tens or hundreds of thousands of refugees?
What are the limits to bold and risky hospitality on the household level and on the nation-state level?...
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16
Jun 2016
Building on Romans 1-11 we out to throw ourselves on the mercies of God in order that we be transformed such that we life a life of sacrifice....
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08
Jun 2016
Scripture has a lot to say about the poor and how I ought to relate to them. This weight of commands could not be ignored in our lives as we love Jesus (John 14:15; John 14:21) we must love what and as he loves....
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