Category: Gravitas
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Christian Escapism or Engagment
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” As a Muslim, I remember many Christians witnessing to me and imploring me to be saved from my sins so that I could go to heaven and escape hell. Many of these well-intentioned folks…
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Reflections on Resolve and Deceiving, Fading Lights
Isaiah 50: 11 ESV “Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who equip yourselves with burning torches! Walk by the light of your fire, and by the torches that you have kindled! This you have from my hand: you shall lie down in torment.” 1st Corinthians 14:33 ESV “For God is not the author of…
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Quiet, Steadfast Victories
Isaiah 30:15 NIV This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. 2nd Thessalonians 3:1-5 ESV 1.Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be…
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Under Construction: Refuges for the Retreating
Psalm 28: 28-29 8.The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. 9. Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever. Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. The…
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Knowing When to Flee and When to Stand and Face
There are many examples of scripture that instruct saints to flee and remove themselves from danger. There are also numerous passages that instruct saints to stand their ground. Paul told Timothy to “flee youthful lust.” (BLB Timothy 2:22) Joseph was instructed to go to Egypt by an angel in a dream. (Matthew 2:13) Last of…
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The Dynamic Spectrum of Favor and the Problem of Sibling Rivalry
By Hakim Hazim and Charles Holmes Defining Terms Favor is not static. It is not derived from titles or positions. It is a dynamic, active response from the heart when one is pleased with the actions or attributes of another. When God is pleased, He bestows favor. When He is not, He withdraws it. Favor…
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God the Sustainer and Disruptor
Colosians 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Isaiah 45:7 I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things. Pills of Kamagra viagra generika mastercard need to take before 4-5 hours of making sex. This the…
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I Marvel at His Transforming Grace
2nd Corinthians 3:17-18 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Not unnaturally, the US manufacturers spend large…
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A Joyful Friendship is Possible with God
James 3:23 ESV and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. John 15:13-15 Greater love has no man than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I…
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A Covenant Man
Hebrews 9:15 ESV “Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.” What incredible news for those who have come to faith in this priceless covenant. The…