“Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and […]
First, I’m not talking about you feeling you are taken for granted. Nor am I referring to You taking another person for granted. I’m talking about do you take the Lord for granted? The answer is a rousing – YES. But we all do. The fact that we all do is not a license that
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It’s really kinda sad (I think) and slightly frustrating but I don’t think ‘mature’ will ever be descriptive of me. I think it would be rather grand to be viewed in my world as wise, kind, gracious. Sigh. Not gonna happen… ever. Why? What, Which ‘why’ are you asking? Why am I sad or frustrated?
Have you ever thought about God having feelings? Too trite or insignificant or maybe too disrespectful? Why? Put away those reactions and think about the question – there is a reason. Do you believe the Triune God has feelings? “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised but I’ve just discovered that I am terrible about compromising. It’s not that I view myself as infallible – I’ve been so very wrong so many times. I think it’s based in the fact that I am pretty much black or white. Rarely, if ever. both simultaneously. and not
Do you ever take the time to put teachings, verses together when one confirms the other. I certainly do – example: “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe [Me] because of the [very] works themselves [which you have witnessed]. I assure you and most solemnly say
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I wonder #2 is a series of ponderables or wonderings. Mostly it’s asking and not answering questions. Each a study in contemplation? Perhaps. <<<>>> TeachableDo we realize that we react based on our experiences, definitions, and understandings? One of the most apt questions and wonderings from this is: am I teachable? And, what do I
Trustable. Are you trustable? It probably would help if I provided my definition for this word so you’d know how I was defining and expressing this word. I do realize that most people would use ‘trustworthy’ which is a great word and more well known and understood, but I like ‘trustable’. In my world of
Can you even get your head around how the God of the universe acts toward His creation? How do you explain, understand – grace. “God’s grace is usually defined as undeserved favor. Grace cannot be earned; it is something that is freely given. We count on God’s grace and the bridge He built in our
How do you consider your free will? A privilege? A burden? Impossible? A challenge? If you are a nurture v nature person, you might consider free will as impossible because people are as their environment gives experiences. Actually the nature advocates use that as their reasoning too… they just substitute family/friends rather than experiences. Both
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
