The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer; He is my stronghold, my refuge and my Savior My God is my rock, my secure haven, My shield and the horn of my salvation. The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be the Savior of His flock! In my distress I called to [...]
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Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD [...]
reign . . . rule
Posted in Faith, Missional, Scripture, Theology on Dec 25th, 2010
“Behold, a king will reign in righteousness . . .” (Isaiah 32.1a ESV). This prophecy is just one of many pointing toward the day when the promised Messiah would arrive and usher in His kingdom. The coming King would fulfill the covenant that God made to Abraham. And He would be a faithful mediator in [...]
Two things have happened recently that got me thinking. Both of them involve people we know who are on opposite ends of the theological spectrum. In both cases, the individuals appear to believe that they’ve defined God from the scriptures. And they are adamantly moving forward on that assumption, to the degree that if you do not agree [...]
for…through…to
Posted in Scripture on Jul 27th, 2010
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through [...]
walk in love
Posted in Good Stuff, Scripture on Apr 20th, 2010
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for [...]
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! (Psalm 139.23-24 ESV) This is a great prayer. No matter what I’m going through, this is a fitting prayer. And isn’t it interesting that [...]
O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know [...]
So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. [...]
Yesterday, I was thinking a bit more about the type of theology that puts repentance in the forefront. And I believe that this type of religion (as opposed to faith) can only breed fear. If I turn from my sin so I don’t go to hell, two things have happened. First, I’ve just done something to earn my salvation. [...]