“The supremacy which God-through-Scripture claims over us is the loving, liberating, life-giving rule of a loving, liberating, life-giving God. If ever we have reason to doubt this, then we can look to the cross, for at the cross we see the love of God in all its height, depth,...
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:1-2 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 ENCOURAGEMENT...
1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. 3 God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. 9 ...
It also holds that it is impossible to be faithful to Scripture without giving due attention to the person of Mary.BorschProfessorFrederickProfessorH.ProfessorEBSCO_AspAnglican Theological ReviewBorsch, Frederick Houk. "Mary and Scripture: a Response to Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ: an Agreed ...
Also, even though God is in the business of correcting and sanctifying us, He does it with patience and grace. He doesn’t pile up everything we need to deal with all at once. We’d be crushed under the load. One caveat to this 80 percent principle: it depends on what’s in the...
Or perhaps you’ve had to place boundaries on a relationship? In the business world, a boss might want to avoid the pain of firing an employee who needs to be fired. In Christian communities, the theology of love and grace is deeply rooted in our consciences. The shadow side of love ...
a perception of who Jesus is and what he is about, and of his significance for and impact on—me; a responsive act to his prior self-giving; a true valuation of the value ofthings; a recognition that nothing given to Jesus can ever be a ‘waste’; and an understanding thatheis worth...
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: Leviticus 7:16 Another reason for a peace/freewill/thanksgiving/votive offering may have ...
Arranged to resemble a menu from a classy restaurant, this site encourages you to 'eat the Word' by providing Appetizers (short--or not so short--studies on specific Bible topics, with commentary), Entrees (lists of Bible verses on specific topics, with
I had to disagree with the very first premise where grace was defined as unmerited favor, I can see if that is how the argument is structure with words being describe in a matter wherein they able to create a position to build their case. As I see the thread is carried on to the ne...