We say, “He nailed it!” when someone does something perfectly. When our Lord came to Earth as fully man yet fully God in the person of Jesus, he “nailed” perfectly the atonement for our sins and gave us unblemished salvation, restoring us to right-standing before God in a way impossible for the Law to accomplish. […]
Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was credited with saying (in paraphrase) that change is the only constant. He also said as quoted by Plato that you could not step twice into the same river. Change is life as crafted by God and a trait of His entire creation. We refer to seasons of change, for
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While “stir” has a variety of closely related meanings, I think “to rouse to activity, evoke strong feelings, and to call forth” are most applicable to the intended meaning in these verses. Even as God-loving and God-fearing Christians, it’s quite easy to become complacent and sometimes honestly downright lazy in our relationships toward others. We
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God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. But His creation certainly is not. Change, it is said, is the only constant. Flowers bloom then wither. Babies are born then grow to adulthood. Seasons come and go, as do the years. We just passed into a new season as well as entered a new year
We know starting with Moses who lived somewhere between 1200-1500 years before Christ’s birth that Jesus’ coming was prophesied not only beginning in the third chapter of Genesis but in many books of the Old Testament. He’s coming to defeat the enemy and reign over His people was a message often repeated. 2000 years ago,
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Have you ever been waiting in an intersection and the car in front of you remains stopped even though the light turned green several moments ago? Doesn’t that drive you (pun intended) crazy? Consider this: Are you also perhaps stopped at an intersection in your life, sitting still with the brake on? Do you think
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When God came to Earth in the fleshly form of Jesus, the Jews expected a messiah far different than the manifestation of Christ. They expected a king that would overthrow the nations holding them in bondage and restore their promised kingdom. Instead they got a humble man from a lowly city that was unknown for
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Peter admonishes us to display the attributes of a born-again follower of Jesus. While unity of mind does not mean we all think the same simultaneous thoughts, it instead instructs us to collectively think with the renewed mind of Christ. We are to have pity and feel sorrow when others experience misfortune, loving them as
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Abraham was allowed to spare the life of his son Isaac, but God our Father chose willingly to sacrifice His only son for us as full atonement for our sins so we would undeservingly inherit everlasting life rather than paying the justified price of eternal death. There is no greater proof of God’s love for
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David had the experience of years when he penned this wonderful Psalm, evidenced by his choice of words in many of its passages. In verse 17, he acknowledges God has given him valuable instruction since the time of his youth and performed wonderful feats David pledges to make known to others. Specifically, he asks God
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