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Jesus and Failure and Betrayal

At my church we've been going through the book of Mark, and in the past few weeks we've been coming closer and closer to the cross. Jesus has just had His last meal with His disciples (which was something very important to both them and Jesus, even though the...

A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

Coram Deo

Coram Deo. This is a Latin phrase meaning "before the face of God." Sometimes we forget that we live Coram Deo, literally in front of God, right where He can see us. (Proverbs 5:21 & 15:3) Christians especially should be aware of this. I'm not saying that you need...

God’s Valentine

When Jesus came to die for our sins, He didn't come because He had to. No one made Him die. He wanted to pay for our sins because He loves us. He didn't pay for sin just so we can go to Heaven, it was also for God to have a relationship with us. He wants to love us,...

God’s Forgiveness – Aaron the Priest

In my Bible reading today I noticed God's forgiveness. Not that I never notice, but it was a different place than I would normally notice. In Exodus 32, Aaron and the children of Israel make a false God while Moses is off on the nearby mountain talking to the real...

Faith or Feelings

Faith and feelings are not the same thing. You can feel things in connection with your faith, but your feelings are not your faith. Sometimes your feelings will not be in tune with your faith at all. While it is absolutely possible to feel your faith and to feel God's...

God’s Voice

I've been thinking about God's voice a lot lately. A little while back I had some Bible reading in the book of Job, and had reached the point where God was answering out of the whirlwind! (Starting in chapter 39.) God was not very happy at this point, and I can only...

A New Nature

God is good. He isn't this way because He has to be. God is good because that is His nature - that is who He is as a person. It flows from Him. He doesn't just do good because it is good to do good, He is good. We humans are not good. It is our nature to be evil and...