Job was someone the Lord Himself described as “a man of perfect integrity” (Job 1:8). That’s high praise…sort of. Why do I say “sort of”? Because the book of Job is largely about the fact that God wanted something more than perfect integrity for His servant. For many of us, perfect integrity is the…
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Buddha, Bahaullah, & the Other Jesus-es
“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves. […] They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people…
Taking a Break…..
Image from http://www.drewsdirections.com/2010/06/04/will-return-clock/ Howdy. Just wanted to let everyone know I’ll be taking a short blogging break over the weekend. Grandma is taking the kids so my wife & I can have our first weekend off in 8 years!! Thanks, Grandma! Anyway, I don’t want to give my wife the impression she has to compete with…
Petrified
“The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins” (2 Peter 1:9). We have been cleansed from our sins by the cross and resurrection of Christ. Our cleansing is twofold: 1) we are forgiven, absolved of any fault, relieved of any guilt; 2) sin ceases…
Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 2)
Continued from “Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 1)” “…he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires” (2 Peter 1:4). The phrase “participating in the divine nature” can seem a little inaccessible. What…
Let Freedom Ring!
“Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1, HCSB) Slavery? To what? What is Paul talking about? Other verses in Galatians show us slavery is a performance-based relationship with God. In other words, like slaves, we have a place in God’s household…
Participating in the Divine Nature (Part 1)
Image from http://www.cafepress.com/artoffoxvox “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused…
Suggestion Box
A post with this same title appeared awhile back on The Voice of One. In it, I asked readers to suggest things they’d like me to post about. At that time, one person asked me to post about the supremacy of Jesus in Revelation, and I did. As a way to foster interaction, I’ve decided…
Camp of the True Vine (Tabernacles Part 1)
From the 15th through the 22nd of the seventh month, the Israelites were to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths (Lev. 23:34). Throughout this feast, the Israelites were to live in tent-like structures called tabernacles or booths. This served as a reminder that the Lord had His people dwell in booths after He brought…
True Fasting (The Day of Atonement Part 4)
Drawing by Patrick Murphy http://inspiredsketch.blogspot.com/ As mentioned, people were to practice self-denial or fast throughout the Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:32). This appointed fast is discussed in Isaiah 58. Through Isaiah, God communicates the spirit of the fast on the Day of Atonement: “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the…
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