People have sometimes thought that the Eternal God is completely independent or distant from any events or actions that occur in our lives. God’s eternity may be explained as: “God has no beginning, end, or succession of moments in his own being, and he sees all time equally vividly, ...
上帝說– 1 God Talk - 1 1.Hello, listening friends.親愛的朋友，你好，2.We are always delighted to bring you a new series of messages;很高興今天能夠開始一個新的系列信息；3.and, today, we’re going to bring you a new series entitled, "God Talk,"這個新的系列，就叫做“上帝說”。4.or...
Today is the 16th birthday ofThe Deep End. It has become a tradition for young ladies to celebrate their “sweet 16th” on their 16th birthdays as sort of a “coming of age” ceremony. I’m neither young nor a lady, but I would like to celebrate 16 years of fairly consistently bloggin...
Scripture consists largely of general and specific principles in particular contexts to which they apply. Because of this, decisions cannot be made without taking them to the Lord in prayer. We need to express our needs, our desires, and our hopes. Give Him the glory for all he has done f...
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16-17) ...
“You are my son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased”. We hear in these words the great enduring love that God has for his son and for us. And this is expressed through the incarnation and through the epiphany. It reminds us that love is the central characteristic of God –...
Scripture Lesson:He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,(2 Timothy 1:9 NIV) ...
This is what the Vatican Council means by speaking of God as “most happy in and by Himself”—not that He does not truly wish and love the goodness of creatures, which is a participation of His own, but that He has no need of creatures and is in no way dependent on them for His...
Words should be scattered like seed; no matter how small the seed may be, if it has once found favorable ground, it unfolds its strength —Seneca Words, like Nature, half reveal and half conceal the Soul within —Alfred, Lord Tennyson Her words still hung in the air between us like a ...
In the last two verses of this section on the spiritual armor, Paul has invited his readers to pray for him so that he can properly communicate to them the words of God. Why does Paul give such an instruction? Because it is through the preaching and teaching of Scripture that we hear ...