"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
Once or twice a month I am privileged to teach the Bible at the local county jail. At times I will begin the session with the question, “Why are you here?”. Typically, the men attending will answer by reciting the various criminal offences that have made them “guests” of the county. Then I clarify the […]
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One of the earliest, most profound and sincere expressions of faith and redemptive hope found in the Bible comes from the lips of a man named Job. Job, a man who was declared by the LORD God Himself to be righteous (Job 1:8), experiences over a very short period of time wave after devastating wave
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The man is introduced to us as Adam and the woman as Eve. They are the crown of the eternal God’s glorious creation, the federal representatives of a race of beings created in the image and likeness, the beauty and magnificence of the infinitely glorious God, so that that they can come to know, love
“You will surely die”. This was the gracious, but foreboding warning God had given Adam in the garden paradise where He and Adam lived together in perfect fellowship, a warning that Adam would share with his wife and helpmate Eve who would subsequently join them (Genesis 2:21-25). It was a warning of the penalty they
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We are told in Wikipedia that there are around 10,000 religions in this world, of which the Christian religion is identified as one of the four major religions along with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It defines religion as “a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, ethics, morals, beliefs, worldviews, tests, sanctified (holy)
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In my previous post I looked at King David’s writing in the Psalms of his deep affections for the “law of the LORD (YAHWEH)” or “law of God” (Psalm 1:1-3) (Psalm 19:7-11) (Psalm 119:1-97). I noted that what he was referring to as “law” were the truths and instructions revealed in the first five books
It is once again the “Christmas Season”, a season that historically centered on the celebration of Jesus Christ, and His coming into this world some 2000 years ago. We see in front of churches, homes and in city squares representations of His humble birth in a stable, with Him lying in a manger below the
We live in a competitive world. Men and women compete for positions of power and influence in nations, states and cities. They compete for championships, both team and individual, in sports, and for awards and honors in the entertainment field. And although most of them provide little benefit to us directly, we praise and exalt
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The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement that began in the 16th century, aiming to reform the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church that saw salvation as requiring both faith and men’s good works, including compliance with the Church’s sacramental system for man to be made right with God. This was contrary to the
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“Salvation” – the act of being saved, is a big word in terms of what it encompasses in both the dictionary definition and what it represents in the Bible. It is defined in the dictionary as the state or experience of being rescued from peril or danger, protected from harm or kept from calamity, loss
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