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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Apparently not. Or at least not nearly so often according to a recent study released on May 15th, 2018 by the faith-based research group Barna where they compared current findings with those gathered twenty-five years ago. They found that sharing faith is increasingly optional to Christians, which directly opposes the Great Commission given to believers
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Before Jehoshaphat battled the “great multitude” of Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites in the wilderness of Tekoa, the first thing he did was fast and pray. I urge you to meditate on his prayer in 2 Chronicles 20:6-12. As the text continues, we are reminded the battle is not ours, but the Lord’s.
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Loving neither the world or the things of the world is not a suggestion or merely good advice. It is a command. But why? We read further, For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions – is not from the
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We Christians often talk about God’s unconditional love. However, using a word search tool in the ESV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, and NRSV translations reveals “unconditional” never appears once in scripture. “Love”, in contrast, appears 773 times in its various forms in the ESV. So does God love us unconditionally? Yes – and No. God absolutely
February turns the thoughts of many to Valentine’s Day, with See’s chocolates, Sweethearts candies, and Hallmark cards dripping with prose professing true and enduring love. But there is only One who truly loves us forever and will never leave nor forsake us. No one can love us like our heavenly Father. And we should love
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