In this case Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, but ultimately God used it to deliver Jacob's family from the famine. This is not to justify evil deeds, but rather to show that God may use them to accomplish a greater good. Those who do evil will of course be punished, ...
1. God did not approve of marriage involving concubines. The fact that legal provisions were made for concubines does not mean that God approved of this marital model. - InGenesis 2:22-24, God clearly designed marriage to be a union of one man and one woman. ...
So when we see a brother or sister who is caught up in sin, we should be willing to allow God to use us to warn, encourage, and restore, even when it is uncomfortable and inconvenient. Coming Up: In the next few days, we’ll discuss the question, “Does Salvation + Time + Knowled...
This Bible lesson deals with the so-called “problem of evil” in our world. More importantly, why does God allow so many terrible and sad things to happen in this life. Children will be pointed to Jesus Christ as the only hope in times of trouble. Even our Savior suffered, the most ...
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does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. [19] And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. [20] For everyone who does ...
9:14-24 Whatever God does, must be just. Wherein the holy, happy people of God differ from others, God's grace alone makes them differ. In this preventing, effectual, distinguishing grace, he acts as a benefactor, whose grace is his own. None have deserved it; so that those who are...
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThen Johanan, Kareah's son, secretly asked Gedaliah at Mizpah, "Let me kill Ishmael, Nethaniah's son. No one will know about it. Why should he kill you? All the Jews who have gathered around you would scatter. What is left of Judah would disappear."Good ...
other people through their pain and suffering … NOT by quoting Bible verses at them and pounding them over the head with fear, guilt, and shame about the judgment and punishment of God, but by simply being with them, crying with them, serving them, and loving them, as God does for us...
Why are we so interested in the Amish? I thought about this the other day. You see, I have Google set up to spit out stories which contain the word "Amish". The article I'd landed on had a passing mention of "Amish Country". But--surprise--it turned out