Forgiveness and Freedom
How do you describe forgiveness? What other words would come to mind if you had to explain it to someone? What synonyms […]
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How do you describe forgiveness? What other words would come to mind if you had to explain it to someone? What synonyms […]
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What is forgiveness like? Can it run out? Does it have a limit? Can it be exhausted? Can the same repeated offense
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Mark 11:25 states, “And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive
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When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he gave them what has become known as the Lord’s Prayer. In that prayer we
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Why were you born into your family? Why were you born at a certain point in history? Why were you born in
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The presence of Lamentations in the Bible points us to the kindness and graciousness of our God. The simple fact that you
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“You deceived me and I was deceived.” These are the honest words of Jeremiah directed toward the Sovereign God (Jer 20:7, see
The theme of the eternal generation of the Son explores the mystery of the eternal relationship between the Father and the Son
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We live in a time where reading is on the decline. According to one study, 24% of American’s have not read a
In Luther’s lecture on Romans, taught between 1515-1516, we are given a helpful description of a true man. In a discussion on
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One of the most comforting things about God is his compassion, how he runs to us in our pain not away from
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Divine mystery invites us to explore the vast and unsearchable nature of God. Mystery affirms that an infinite God cannot be fully
Divine Mystery: Investigating the Unfathomable Depths of God’s Nature Read More »
Jesus believed in God in the face of his death. He believed that he would be raised from the dead because God
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The theme of the Parousia, often referred to as the Second Coming of Christ, stands as a pivotal doctrine in Christian eschatology.
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The theme of the resurrection stands as a cornerstone of Christian faith, representing the ultimate victory over death through the power of
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I love the book of Jonah. I resonate with the fractured obedience of the missionary prophet. I am grateful for the theme
In the last few posts we have explored the theme or reconciliation throughout the New Testament. This is a poem that tries
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In the last two posts the theme of reconciliation has progressively widened. We have moved from the reconciliation of the individual to
Cosmic Reconciliation Read More »
Sin destroys relationship. This is the fundamental conviction of reconciliation. We briefly explored in the last post how sin ruptures our relationship
Horizontal Reconciliation Read More »
The first dimension of reconciliation is the vertical angle. Man was created for relationship with his Maker. Sin has ruptured and destroyed
Helmut Thielicke once said that, “the history of the world is the story of humanity without a Father.” This is true at
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When Paul wanted the church to preach the gospel he preached the gospel to the church. This is one of the many
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The theme of compatibilism discusses the interplay between God’s sovereignty and human freedom and guides us to understand the coexistence of these
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The New Testament uses many diverse terms and images to describe our new identity in relationship to God, which comes as a
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Just like every snowflake is created with its own unique shape so it is with our souls. Every soul that has ever
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