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The Unforgivable Sin
As I wrote the previous post (Last Chance), it reminded me of a sermon from a few weeks ago in church. That sermon was about the one sin that God cannot forgive, from what Jesus said in Mark 3:22-30. Jesus had been doing miracles, and in this specific case He had...
Last Chance
Yesterday our pastor was speaking somewhere else, so one of our other teachers preached the sermons. Last night he talked about something very sad: There are times when you can use up your last chance with God. In Numbers 13-14, we see the children of Israel have...
Defending God
Technically God doesn't need us to defend Him. That doesn't mean that apologetics - the explanation of what we believe and why we believe it - is wrong, it just means that God isn't helpless. If He was helpless, how could He be God, and why would we believe in or even...
A Few More Phone Notes
Usually I keep notes in a notebook, but when it isn't with me, I use my phone to keep important things I hear for later. Only God remembers you forever - all the details, all the time. When God fills your cup, there is no room for anything else. If there is impotence...
God’s Revealed and Specific Will
I'm going to talk about two kinds of God's will: God's general or revealed will, and God's specific will. God's general or revealed will is what He's laid out in the Bible for everyone to see, hear, and know. God's specific will is what He lets each believer know...
Looking Back on and Forward to God’s Goodness
My life has changed quite a bit in the past month or so, and I'm making some decisions about where to go from here. While I have some ideas in place, we'll see what direction God takes me. As I've been thinking about what to do next, God has made sure to keep me...