And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed.GOD'S WORD® TranslationScripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith...
True teachings always aim to bring people to Christ. Someone can love Jesus and not have all the doctrines straight in their mind. In other words, let’s not be too quick to judge another person’s experience because they may have different nuances in their Christian beliefs. Thespiritof de...
Routines, habits, and programs can be a great help. But they are an avenue of ministry, not an end in themselves. May God give us grace to keep our hearts engaged and our focus on others’ needs and His glory. (Revised from the archives) (I often link up with some ofthese bloggers...
Let me give you an example of this technique. Once you’re set up with these number systems, you’ll find it simple to create little associations to precede the associations you use for the verses themselves. If you feel like you need more help after going through this example, feel free...
The rest, as the apostles taught, were to be obeyed. The indefectible Church How can we know which traditions are apostolic and which are merely human? The answer is the same as how we know which scriptures are apostolic and which are merely human—by listening to the magisterium or ...
Why do people gossip about other human beings? The answer is sin. The enemy wants us to devalue the creations that God called very good. He wants to confuse people everywhere into believing that it is ok to hate others, to harm others, and to laugh at them. ...
As a matter of fact, in my experience, to give a gentle, “soft” answer requires much conviction. To deliver a word of wisdom in a tender way tells me that the communicator has convictions, that the giver is strong enough in the truth, that he or she understands a peaceful tender del...
(33). The task of the church is to notexplainbut to announce the triumph of God’s love as revealed in the cross of Christ. Or to put it in words that Brunner does not use: the gospel is our theodicy. God has not given us an explanation for evil and suffering but an answer and...
And I believe that God blesses all those people who stick to it and remember to give love and mercy. But, that’s not what I want to say in this reflection based on the given piece of Scripture. I want to talk about those ways in which people think that they will come across their...
‘Miss Harwich, could you please place a call to Lord David Keats of Hampstead? Give him my name and switch him through to my office. Give me a few minutes though, I need to talk to Scotland Yard.’ ‘Yes, Mr Winslow.’ It took just moments for Lord Keats’s voice to be heard....