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Not Exempt
Sometimes I think about why we Christians are not exempt from suffering. It's completely understandable since we're still human and still live here on this earth. Suffering is part of life here. It's completely understandable because if we didn't have hardships we...
A Bit on the Ten Commandments
I found a couple notes I've written about the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5). Not only has God revealed the Ten Commandments to us, but the Ten Commandments reveal God to us! We see something about God's personality and values in the Ten Commandments....
Legislating Righteousness
You can't. You can't legislate righteousness. You can make all the laws and rules you want that get people to do the right thing, but if no one's heart is in obeying, then it doesn't do much good, if any at all. At best you have lip-service and the appearance of...
Law and Grace
The Law, or God's rules and commands, are to point out what is right and what is wrong. It shows us that we're wrong, and that we deserve punishment for falling short of God's standard. We can't keep the Law, so the Law cannot save us. Grace, or God's forgiveness open...
Some More Notes
I looked through some previous notes again and wanted to share. Love must bestow itself. The life that Jesus brings is more than quantity of life, it is quality of life. Eternal life is to share in the life of God. It does not begin when you die, it begins when you...
The People in the Bible Are Real
For many, the claim of the title doesn't come as a shock. We have historical evidence for many of these people having existed. But even though we mentally assent their realness, we sometimes feel detached and like their stories are impersonal. After all, they lived a...