"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
My first Bible, at least the first one that I read, was a New Testament paperback put out by The American Bible Society titled, Good News for Modern Man. It was so titled as it was translated into modern English, primarily for those who had difficulty with reading the old and unfamiliar English found in
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I received the gift of salvation unto eternal life a good number of years ago while living in the Reformed Theology capitol of our nation, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Reformed theology emphasizes the Biblical truths of the sovereignty and holiness of God, and salvation by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ, alone, apart from our
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I recently came across these words to an old hymn by John Newton, titled “I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow“, along with the related commentary below. Newton is most famous for the hymn, “Amazing Grace“. This hymn below reflects his prayer for God’s constraining grace that would put an end to his struggle
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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“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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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
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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In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over. Most gloriously
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Back in the ‘1970’s, comedian Flip Wilson, through his cross-dressing character, Geraldine, popularized the saying, “the devil made me do it”. In the various comedic skits, he/she would acknowledge behavior that was wrong or outrageous. and when called out on it would always have the excuse, “the devil made me do it”. Wilson was a
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