...being good, [God] gives them a share in His own Image, our Lord Jesus Christ, and makes them after His own Image and after His likeness: so that by such grace perceiving the Image, that is, the Word of the Father, they may be able thr.ough Him to get an idea of the Father, and knowing their Maker, live the happy and truly blessed life
Gratitude and Faith from the Tenth Leper: Jesus’ Healing of Lepers from Luke 17:11-19
It is easy to forget God on the other side of crisis. Hard times can be an occasion to abandon God but good times can do the same
Jonathan Edwards – The object of our admiration and love
...The glory and beauty of the blessed Jehovah, which is most worthy in itself, to be the object of our admiration and love, is there exhibited in the most affecting manner that can be conceived of, as it appears, shining in all its luster, in the face of an incarnate, infinitely loving, meek, compassionate, dying Redeemer...
A Look at Temptation, Confrontation, and Forgiveness in Luke 17:1-4
Confronting the sinner about a sin is an act of love. It is akin to a doctor telling a patient about a cancer diagnosis. The news is bad but necessary for opening the doorway to healing. Similarly, addressing sin opens the doorway to repentance and restoration.
What Happens When We Die? More on the Afterlife from Lazarus and the Rich Man.
Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man encourages an eternal perspective with respect towards wealth and poverty.
