Posted in God's grace on Feb 2nd, 2012
The Bible says that God wants everybody to be saved since He loves them all.
Remember, Jesus died on the cross as punishment for all the sins of mankind.
But most people won’t be wearing white robes in heaven.
Not by God’s choice, but instead their own.
Millions of Christians have debated for [...]
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Posted in God's grace on Nov 17th, 2011
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you” (Psalm 116:7).
Sometimes, the simplest remedies to the heaviest of burdens are found by going home.
It was true for the young man in the parable of the Prodigal Son.
And it was true for Abraham whenever he mistakenly thought he’d be [...]
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Posted in God's grace on Oct 26th, 2011
Those following the One-Year Bible’s journey through the Bible have been reading in Jeremiah about God’s earthly judgment against nations that made a habit of attacking the Hebrew people.
It’s ominous reading that affirms God’s authority and His jealous retribution against those assaulting His Promised Land nation.
Chapters 49-50 are included in today’s reading and it’s tough [...]
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Posted in God's grace on Oct 25th, 2011
Satan loves pouring salt on our wounds.
Not the preservative salt of God’s truth, but instead the painful salt of abandonment by those we thought would support us.
His objective, of course, is to lure us into thinking that nobody cares about us.
Particularly if we’ve been doing the right things yet it seems that nobody appreciates it.
Our [...]
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Posted in God's grace on Oct 5th, 2011
We’ve all said, or at least thought, that it’s good that we’re not God.
Of course, we could never qualify for such a role because we’re sinners.
Yet, the idea of having supreme, omnipotent power and authority does prompt us at times to ponder.
Such as if we had been on the throne of heaven when the people [...]
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