Christianity/Bible
In Helpless Trust
helpless [ help-lis ] adjective 1. unable to help oneself; weak or dependent 2. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated trust [ truhst ] noun 1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. There comes a point in all of our…
Read MoreLove Guards the Heart
God judges us by our hearts. Not our outward appearance (1 Sam. 16:7). So, it also makes sense that Scripture points to our hearts as the location of our conscience. Paul says in Romans 2:15 that the law is written on our hearts, everyone’s heart, even those who do not know God, because “their consciences…
Read MorePeace on earth, good will to men
“I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men.†This Christmas, the world seems like a much darker place. There is so much hate, sin, evil, selfishness, and greed in the world. Our world is filled with…
Read MoreThe Temptation of Christ: An Exegesis of Matthew 4:1-11
The passage in Matthew 4:1-11 recounts the narrative story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness: “1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the…
Read MoreWe Are More Than Conquerors
Frustration. I’m sick of the workings of this world and I hate it. “Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse.” I look forward to the day when I can be rid of it yes, and I wish it was here NOW. The poor reflection I see in a mirror of the future…
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