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“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” (Galatians 6:9-10 NASB1995)
When I read the Scriptures, frequently I will...
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we...
The Sovereignty of God Over Satan and Suffering
Part I: Satan’s Ranging: Prowling Under God’s Control
The passage in Job ( Job 1:6-7 ) confirms that Satan is an active, created being who moves in God’s creation. The New Testament confirms that this activity did not end after Job’s time. This...
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please… If we live by the Spirit, let us...
Not just a breath of fresh air–it’s breathtaking that Luke would describe Paul as saying,
“For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I
serve” (Acts 27:23 NKJV). I am not referring to mention of the angel, as astounding as
that must have been for Paul.
“The...
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.” Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say...
Within the Messianic mosaic that is Isaiah 9:2-7 (about the birth of Messiah Jesus),
Isaiah 9:7 has always seemed like a quiet verse to me, until I read it again, this morning:
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (NKJV-bold mine)
An acquaintance of mine once commented that he had...
“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not...
Peaces of Heaven:
Pardon, Cleansing, Friendly God—
Our new heart’s birthright.
Friend,* He ever was,
For us, but our pride forbade
Him touching to heal.
God, He ever Is,
Deigning to be one of us.
Now? Christmas cure still!
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* John 15:15
“These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give...
The true God, as proclaimed by the Prophet Jeremiah has to be both
"living" and "everlasting", per Jeremiah 10:10a...*
But the Lord is the true God;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
These descriptives found there full manifestation on Earth at the birth of Messiah Jesus
(both...
Given the recent controversy over the killings of alleged "narco terrorists," there is perhaps a far better way to reduce drug smuggling. In this post I will combine two ideas together from the past to form a better, humane way of reducing drug smuggling by boats.
The first idea is to restrict...
(below, I refer to earnest prayers from the hearts of honest saints)
God’s answer is “Yes”, yes to His will,
Even if we send Him erroneous news.
He knows our hearts, of the pilgrim sort
And thankfully edits our journalistic quotes,
For try as we may, the objective eludes,
Seeing as through a...
“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and...
(for when celebrating the first coming of Messiah Jesus)
One still small voice, from paper, leapt
Into action, brought life to a dead spirit.
“For God so loved”--how could it be?*
A flicker of hope within self, to all around.
Really, so personal? Can such goodness endure?
But those thoughts...
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Paul Krugman (Nobel laureate): “The internet will have no more impact than the fax machine.”
U.S. intelligence: Afghan government...
“For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After...
Written after reading Luke 2:8-20, about the birth of Messiah (“the Christ”) Jesus.
I imagined a hymn tune for it.
While shepherds fires dispersed the wolves,
The heavens opened sky,
Then angels sang, explained the spark
That brightened human eyes.
They told of how a babe was born,
Which bade...
“There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to...