Jacob, the Old Testament patriarch, spent the pivotal night of his life wrestling with an unidentified figure. As dawn comes Jacob asks for a blessing before he will release his protagonist. He receives his blessing, but his hip is touched and he walks thereafter with a limp. He receives his blessing, but he walks with …
The transition from outside the kingdom into the kingdom happens all at once. The transition of the character of the lives that have gone from completely outside to completely inside takes longer. We shouldn’t be discouraged. As Joel Littlefield writes Things That Matter Rarely Happen Fast. Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like …
Thank You God For Saving Me was one of the songs we sang at the church we visited tonight. It has some helpful sentiments, the lyrics are static thoughts rather than a flow, typical of Chris Tomlin. Unusually for Tomlin the musical range seemed accessible and worked relatively well as a congregational song. The lyrics: …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 6 16. Q. Why must he be a true and righteous man? A. Because God’s righteousness requires that man who has sinned should make reparation for sin, but the man who is himself a sinner cannot pay for others. 17. Q. Why must he at the same time be true …
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