So who does God see when He looks at a Jew or a Muslum? Doesn’t He see the blood of Abraham? From Abraham’s son Ishmael1 came the people from Arabia, and from them came Islam2. From Abraham came his son Isaac, and God chose Isaac’s son Jacob to be the father of the twelve tribes of […]
Category: Foregiveness
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Mind Games
The greater sin is to think the lesser was of no consequence. This may be too old for many of you, but when I was a young man, John Lennon’s hit song “Mind Games” was often played on the radio. I do not endorse it, but the song’s idea stuck in my mind. The idea […]
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Be Aware of a False Teaching
The post explores the significance of the Holy Spirit in understanding God’s will and the teachings of Jesus as revealed in Scripture. It emphasizes the need for repentance and prayer.
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Did God Know Adam Would Sin?
I’ve heard people ask if God knew that Adam would sin, ushering in pain, sorrow, and death. There are many Bible verses that make it plain that God planned salvation before He created anything (1 Peter 1:17-21). However, there is a fascinating answer to this question of whether God knew Adam would sin. The answer […]
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Aggressive Forgiveness
I don’t know why, but it has always been easier for me to memorize the KJV. For example, Romans 5:20-21. Many of us are familiar with verse twenty, translated in the KJV as, “But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” But, I read this passage in the paraphrased The Message Bible and was surprised […]
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That One Thing
Jim, once a rebellious kid, found faith but struggled with one thing. Despite this, he persisted in prayer, and God eventually gave him the strength to overcome his “one thing.”
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God’s Kindness
The verse in Romans 2:4 emphasizes God’s kindness leading to repentance. It challenges the misconception of God’s kindness as a guarantee of perpetual happiness. Instead, it highlights the necessity of repentance in response to kindness.
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Do You Remember?
After my life was a shipwreck, a friend told me about Jesus. All of my pent-up guilt flooded out.
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Lists
The theologian Tertullian of Carthage, around 220 A.D., created the list of the deadly sins. There were nine to start with.
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Crooked Nails
Emotions and external influences may lead us astray, but Jesus is the source of salvation and renewal.