Tag: Grace
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I am
Greatest of Pronouns I am God – no worry about anyone being offended. Even in early biblical times people could not say Yahweh. When the people of Israel were enslaved in Egypt, they cried out to God for deliverance. Then God answered their cry, using the expression “I am who I am” (Exod 3:14) to…
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Spiritual discernment
The way to arrive at the best decision in Christian spiritual discernment is to seek out internal external signs of God’s action and then apply them to the decision at hand. Christian Discernment also has an emphasis on Jesus, and making decisions that align with those of Jesus within the New Testament. Remember that Jesus…
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Colossians 4
Prayer and Grace Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way…
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Nearing Christmas – Colossians 2:11-15
I know that Christmas is right around the corner and I am speaking to why Christ bored our sins on the cross. Without this important point, would Christ coming be to save us? You cannot separate celebration of his birth from the resurrection. Christ was born to die to give us salvation. Colossians 2:11-15 talks…
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Condemnation vs. Conviction
We can reflect on Colossians this week with Jesus and His greatness. All wisdom and knowledge can be found in Christ. My blog is called Simple Faith because if we remain in God the mystery of God’s word is revealed to us. Then it becomes simple to know God’s truth. One of the roles of…
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Truth vs Grace
Weekend reflection. People who hold to truth do you know them. They tend to have strong convictions and high standards. The focus is many times to be right. They do not allow for mistakes and growth from learning from these mistakes. The people that are full of Grace. These people are nice to be around…
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Light shines
Last week I proposed a light show or sharing luminaries in our community to let our neighbors know we love them. In my zeal, I ended up sharing Psalm 119:105 about the light that leads our path. God’s light. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. So what did…
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Genealogy 1866
I love finding facts about relatives long gone and possibly forgotten. Recently Charles Geronzin who served in Civil War. He was a musician who served in Indiana and Ohio Infantry between 1861 and 1865. I know little but he came to US in 1854 and married and had daughter Ann in 1855. He left Denmark…
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God cannot be Mocked
God Cannot be Mocked For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. 2Thessalonians 2:11-12 (NASB) This is a tough passage, not because it is hard…
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Grace or Self-Condemnation
God invites us to choose grace rather than self-condemnation or anything else — as a starting point for growth and change. Read the Gospel story in John 8:1-11. What does Jesus say to the women? Does he extend commandments or does he extend grace and then invites the women to build a whole new life…