God created mankind in the Image of God, male and female – what does that mean?
A big topic of discussion on many fronts recently has been about genders. The discussion focuses on the “what” of genders. But what about the “why,” which can provide an essential perspective? “Male and female” are immediately identified at the Bible’s first mention of the origin of humanity: Genesis 1:26-27 Let Us make man in […]
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Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. Romans 5:5 For me, one of the most powerful stories about forgiveness is about Corrie Ten Boom, author of the “Hiding Place”, when she told of a time in which this
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For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy of the Glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 As you read this verse, you naturally assume that in contrast to the sufferings that Christians go through on earth, particularly harassment, persecution, and ridicule, that these pale in comparison to
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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
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[in a letter to my daughter] You asked recently if “the Creator” was the same as God, and my answer was “in a way, yes.” I simply want to point out here that there are some differences between what I understand about the First Nations’ concepts and the Biblical. Correct me where I am wrong.
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This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. Ephesians 5:33 A young boy listened intently during “the Children’s Sermon,” as the pastor spoke of Eve being born from the rib of Adam. That evening, when called for supper, he told his parents that he did not feel well – his
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One of the themes that ties the Bible – as well time and eternity – together is marriage. It is there in the Creation account in Genesis 2 at the beginning of time and there on the Last Day in the last chapters of Revelation at the “beginning” (for us) of eternity. St Paul links
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For Mother’s Day last year I had done a post on the remarkable honor that a mother has in building a child’s concept of God. Love, mercy, and all those other attributes of God are first learned not in a church, but at the cradle. My intention had been to write a companion post for
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You wrote: >>So when you state that we need to have faith in the truths and promises of God and I read passages like Mt. 6:26-30 or Mt.7:7-11 and hear that God will take care of us, of me, and that if I ask I will receive. To be honest I struggle to believe this
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Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. [I Timothy 2:11-12] It sounds as if Paul is saying that women, like children, are “to be seen and not heard,” but is this really the
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