We rightly shudder at the eternal consequences of sin, and the perpetual punishment that awaits unrepentant sinners. But we would do well to also consider the temporal cost of sin. We need to recogni…
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Comprehensive Corruption
When it comes to man’s fallen nature, Scripture is clear about the depth and breadth of its defilement. The apostle Paul delivers a blunt assessment of man’s sinful corruption in his epistle to the R…
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Any One of Us
Originally posted on Rhemalogy:
Young, athletic scholars often make the best missionaries, especially when, like John Coleridge Patteson, they abandon all for Christ. Patteson, great-nephew of poet Samuel T. Coleridge, was “finely educated” at Oxford where he excelled in sports, especially in rowing. Following graduation…
Lord, Save Fiji!
Originally posted on Rhemalogy:
As a child John Hunt often sat by the fire, engrossed in his father’s tales of military adventure. At 16 he nearly died of “brain fever.” Recovering, he found the Lord in a Methodist chapel. He later married Hanna Summers, and…
A World Gone Mad
We are living in bizarre times. The world is caught in the grip of fear—fears over deadly diseases, financial ruin, unchecked violence, government overreach, and political upheaval. For the last seve…
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Reflecting on 2020
There are a lot of reasons to remember 2020 and many of them not are not good ones. However, It is a year to remember for many positives, too.
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God’s Gift to the World
Originally posted on Looking for the Blessed Hope:
As Christmas Day 2020 fades into history, please know that God gave the ultimate gift at Christmas. No earthly celebration can fill the void in our hearts that God created to fill with His Son. The celebration…
Celebrating Christmas Through the Eyes of Witnesses
Originally posted on Looking for the Blessed Hope:
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the birth of the Christ child, let’s consider the eye witnesses to the spectacular event. When the angel, Gabriel, appeared to a young teenage virgin, he announced, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the…
Lamb of God: Our Christmas Gift
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29, 36), was born to die, that you and I might live! As we discovered yesterday, Jesus is both the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd. He was born in a lowly stable, visited by lowly shepherds and intermingled among lowly people. Yet, in doing so, He became our Good Shepherd!
Miraculously, God granted us a way of salvation and redemption. But when was that plan conceived in the mind of God? When did He recognize that created beings would be less than perfect, and in desperate need of a Savior? When did He devise the plan of salvation and redemption? Graciously, Scripture clearly provides those answers in these passages:
…the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
~Revelation 13:8 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father…
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Most of us know what Christmas day is meant to signify. But how well do you know the central character? This post about the Messiah’s arrival—first published on December 1, 2017—is a valuable reminde…
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