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No, God is not naïve. He is supremely, astoundingly gracious. QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER REFLECTION: As you read this parable, how do you see yourself in the story? How do you understand your Heavenly Father’s decision to send his beloved Son? What difference might this make in your life today?
- Coals of Fire
- Abraham and Isaac
- Rejoice and Weep Appropriately
- Battle of Jericho
- Turn The Other Cheek
- Love Your Enemy
- Gideon’s Army
- Jonah
- Salvation Is A Gift, Not A Reward
- Job
Proverbs 25:21, 22 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. Romans 12:19-21Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord...
Genesis 22:2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. God told Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac. This was the son that God had given to Abraham and Sarah after they were well beyo...
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Romans 12 is a great passage full of examples of God’s teachings being different from human nature. In verse 15 Paul tells us that we should rejoice with those who are rejoicing and weep with those who are hurting. Our nature does not always want us to do that. Maybe it i...
Joshua 6:3-5And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. And it shall come to pass, that when they mak...
Matthew 5:38-42 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to...
Matthew 5:43-47 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his ...
Judges 7:7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. God asked Gideon to go against an army of 135,000 with a band of only 300 men. Gideonstarted with 32,000 men which was still a small number against the ...
Jonah 1:1-3Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and w...
Romans 4:2-5For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, ...
Job 13:15, 16Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. Job learned to trust God in his time of horrible personal loss. He lost his children and all his possessions. He was even plagued by illness and companions who accused him ...
Oct 1, 2021 · We “suppress the truth,” as Romans 1 puts it (v. 18). And Paul says, “God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Here are 15 attributes of God, what they mean and why they matter: 1. God Is Infinite – He is Self-Existing, Without Origin. "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." - Colossians 1:17. “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure” – Psalm 147:5.
Jul 19, 2023 · The chasm that separates imperfect man from perfect God is emphasized all through the Scriptures. We see it in the division of the Old Testament tabernacle and the New Testament temple into the Holy and Most Holy places.
Apr 25, 2022 · So, clearly, God is no different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament. God by His very nature is immutable (unchanging). While we might see one aspect of His nature revealed in certain passages of Scripture more than other aspects, God Himself does not change.
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Most Christians believe God and man are different types of being (Mormons are a notable exception). What passages in the Bible support this? Or is it inferred by the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of only one God?
