Category: Salvation
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Thanksgiving … Remembering God at work
An olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane old enough to have given shade to Jesus Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of…
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Reverent moments in Rome
The Sancta Scala (Holy Stairs) are thought to have led to the Praetorium or judgment hall of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. Jesus could have climbed these 28 marble steps on His way to His trial before Pontius Pilate. Helena, Constantine the Great’s mother, brought the steps from Jerusalem in…
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Are you looking into the Gospel like the angels, or are you all in?
As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories…
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If God is Good … Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil – A review
If the Creator of the world is good, why is there evil? Randy Alcorn tackles an age-old question with unique insight and logic. I have asked “Why?”many times. Like Job, never an answer to the question, but a refocus on the greatness of God. Alcorn writes: Grace and forgiveness, both expressions of God’s eternal character,…
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Are you truly free?
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 2 Corinthians 3:7-8 The second time…
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Are you eating and drinking eternity?
My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. This is the…
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One way love … belovedness before loveliness
If you eat your spinach, you will be healthy. If you study, you will get good grades. If you smile, people will like you. Pastor Tullian Tchividjian points out that Christians often approach God in the same way. If … then. Sure, we recognize that we have broken the Law of God, and that disqualifies us…