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November 30, 2017
Nathaniel was certain that Messiah's arrival would be a good thing for Israel. It was therefore incredulous to him that the blessing could emerge from a place with such a poor reputation.
With the advantage of hindsight we see that the Savior's origin's are not so surpr...
November 29, 2017
Israel was about to be driven into exile. Enemy nations believed they had the upper hand and were in control of events. They did not know that their ascendancy over Israel was being incorporated into a larger plan than theirs. God is greater than our personal misfortu...
November 28, 2017
Heaven, imagined as a place beyond the stratosphere where disembodied people float blissfully, is nowhere taught in Scripture. Instead, the future God has in mind will be this world, redeemed and, along with its inhabitants, renewed and transformed. The futile tribal...
November 27, 2017
Two prodigious realities are here mentioned. Sin, which beclouds and dominates life, explaining why we self-sabotage even our best efforts, accounting for our brokenness. Then, the Lamb--Jesus, the answer to our futility. Sin's hold on us is ruinous, but Christ is...
November 26, 2017
Many a politician begins his day in the sun by announcing that he will make things right in the world. Each in turn proves the falsity of this claim. John the Baptist was more useful by being more truthful. He came right out and said, 'I am not the Christ' (I am not Go...
November 25, 2017
'Justice', here, is mishpat, more accurately, 'judgment'; truthful differentiation between right and wrong, which prevents the evil of injustice. Sure evidence of knowing God is love of justice. Genuine faith is weighty with social consequence.
November 24, 2017
A frequent victim of racial profiling, and seen as spiritually impotent by the Jewish establishment, comes before Christ in adoration, gratitude, and readiness for service; sure signs of genuine religious experience. How often does it happen that a bona fide relationsh...
November 23, 2017
The prophet portrays refugees from the cities and towns of Judah, having fled for refuge within the walls of Jerusalem as their last bastion of hope against the marauding army of Sennacherib. Two figures of speech with a rich usage in Israel's story picture God as shep...
November 22, 2017
Because we are the product of a personal God, to reflect the Creator's personality is the imperative of our existence. All thought and action occurs under an overarching 'oughtness.' And after having done right, what we should not do is think that God owes us somethin...
November 21, 2017
'Don't make a mess in your own back yard.' Most of us know someone who, not having followed that piece of folk-wisdom, has made their home unlivable. There is a permanent homeland for the human spirit--with God, in the sharing of his values. 'There is a place of quiet...
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This testimonial comments on God’s faithfulness to his people, Israel during a period of its history marked by serial apostasy and idolatry. God’s de...
“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day h...
June 16, 2016
Yes, WE TOO. That is to say, even the lawful, moral and devout ought not believe in their own decency and piety. They ought not do so because it is fa...
" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law" (Galatians 2:1...
March 27, 2016
This is not a maxim which should be used say, by an investor in the stock market, as an insurance to guarantee profits. It is not a promise of short t...
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously" (2 Corinthians 9:6).
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