This world has a way of selling greatness as the personal glory of oneself. Its "greatness" is about striving to be on the top at all cost, a “dog-eat-dog” world with “no second place.” One might value another person, so long as the other person has something to offer for the exaltation of the self. Yet, … Continue reading The Humbled and Exalted Christ Our Pattern of Everlasting Greatness
Sin Had Left a Crimson Stain…He Washed It White As Snow
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Crucifixion was such a bloody ordeal who would have thought anything good could have come out of it. The crucified would be hung with arms fasten to a patibulum, posted upon the vertical simplex, … Continue reading Sin Had Left a Crimson Stain…He Washed It White As Snow
The Law that Teaches Us Grace
Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the … Continue reading The Law that Teaches Us Grace
Yahweh had a Wife Named Asherah?
As I’m sifting through the pile of work on my desk, I came across this Time Magazine News Blog: “Fertility Goddess Asherah: Was ‘God’s Wife’ Edited Out of the Bible?” by Christy Choi.1 The article reports that the research of Francesca Stavrakopoulou, a senior lecturer in the department of Theology and Religion at the University … Continue reading Yahweh had a Wife Named Asherah?
Conversations About the Trinity
Today I listened into a conversation on the Trinity. In that conversation, one person suggested a great analogy for the Trinity would be similar to a person, who is a male, can be be a father, a husband, and a son. Another person listening into the same conversation said that water would be a better example, since it comes … Continue reading Conversations About the Trinity
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