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“Come As You Are”
I was thinking about how we come to Jesus to get saved. We come as we are, but also we can't be accepted as we are. I'll explain. We humans are sinful by our very nature (Psalm 14:1-3; Romans 3:10-12), and we do not meet the requirement of perfection to be in the...
The Master, His Servants, and the Washing of Feet
While visiting my sister this past weekend, I got to hear someone different preach. He preached about the time when Jesus washed His disciples' feet in John 13:1-17, and a few specific things stood out to me. In verses 3-5, the pastor pointed out that we see the God...
God’s Forgiveness – Peter the Apostle
Though Peter sometimes got into trouble with his words (Matthew 16:21-23; Mark 8:31-33), we do find that he had a lot of good things to say very confidently, especially when Jesus asked who His disciples thought he was in Matthew 6:15-17, Mark 8:29, and Luke 9:20. He...
Have You Ever Read It?
A lot of people will bring up things about the Bible that they know or have heard, either to support or to refute something another person is saying. But many have not actually read it. When I was little I knew a lot about what was in the Bible because I'd been taught...
Explaining the Trinity
The title is a misnomer, really. No one can really fully explain the Trinity (tri-unity), the Triune nature of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We have metaphors to help us grasp the concept of one God yet three Persons, but none of them fully explain it...
Introspective Advice
Perusing my notes again, I found some good advice that causes me to look a bit deeper at myself. We all spill out in our lives that with which we are filled. The Bible was not written for you to be happy, it was written for you to be holy! Who you love reveals your...