The final chapter, `Being Lovely: Eschatological Anthropology', functions as a coda, emphasizing the eschatological character of love, kinship and the kindness of God. Kinship is always directed towards growth, remains dynamic and is never closed in towards a specific final purpose....
November 1, 2024ScriptureKnowledge of God I came across this quote the other day in an essay on Moses: And now we recognize for the first time just how deeply shaped Moses has become by the new story into which he has been inducted, and by his convictions about the character of the God...
my life was as the vapour, and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory." That is his "writing;" it is, in his small human way, and with whatever degree of true inspiration is in him, his inscription, or scripture. That is a "Book."...
We must never use this promise of preservation to presume upon the kindness of God. When we disobey Him, the fault is our own; we cannot blame Him for not keeping us from sinning (James 1:13–15). We are called to keep ourselves from wickedness (Jude 20–23), and all those whom ...
(Matt. 18:27–30.) The love of Christ was a conquering, a triumphant love; it bore down whatever stood in its way; it grappled with the displeasure of God, with the malice of devils, the fury of unreasonable men, and with the unkindness of his friends; it broke through all ...
InGalatians 5, Paul admonishes believers to live life led by the Holy Spirit. He explained that by doing so, one “will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Instead he will reflect God in his actions and “bear the fruit of the Spirit” – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, go...
"So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive his mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need." Heb. 4:16
14 “O Lord, You are my God.” 15 My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me. 16 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness. 17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call upon You;...
as church—the Trinity is no longer just doctrine or idea. It is a practice, begetting justice, peace, joy, kindness, compassion, reconciliation, holiness, humility, wisdom, healing and countless other gifts. As theologian Miroslav Volf has said, “The Trinity is our social program.”[xiv]...
"I flew in the face of the Church's teaching; but I did it without malice prepense. Women are so strange in their influence that they tempt you to misplaced kindness. However, I know myself better now. A little judicious severity, perhaps…" "Yes; but you must tighten the ...