“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 to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do […]
According to Google, abundant (more) is fullness of joy and strength: “More abundantly” (John 10:10) means to have a superabundance of a thing. ‘Abundant life’ refers to life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for spirit, soul and body.” Abounding, beyond all define superabundance and a status we all can attain. It can
“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God himself will be with them as their God. … Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” (Revelations 21:3, AMP) A
God gave us minds. God gave us free willErgo and thus… He expected us to use them. I also suspect that He expected us to use logic and compassion in our applications. Those 2 standards are not incompatible. Then we face the knotty problem of how do we resolve the issue of obeying those in
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Being blindsided… happen to you? I suspect we all get blindsided at times… by ourselves as well as by others and other types of ‘triggers’. To be perfectly clear – being ‘surprised’ is not the same as being blindsided. Blindsided is always unbidden, unexpected, and not wanted. Sometimes it takes our breath away, sometimes it
What do you think? Do YOU have or exercise Free Will? Or, are you a fatalist? This position really does give you a ‘way out’ because you don’t have any responsibility if you have no control. This point is sufficient for me to NOT believe in fatalism. Fatalism is nothing more than a lame excuse!
Do you get those feelings that you’ve missed it? Or worse, blown it? That all you’re currently doing is marking time and or languishing somewhere at the back of a very dusty shelf? It may not be depression or melancholy you are experiencing, but there is a tangible and distinct feeling of disquiet and restlessness.
Ennui… (a moment of weakness?) Read More »
Some of the more remarkable statements Jesus made was to tell us, unmistakably, why He came. It is an incredible list of what He brings us so that we can live the abundant life. None of His ‘gifts’ are insignificant and they all provide us with a foundation. Do we appropriate them for ourselves and
You do realize that there is no way you can repay the Lord for what He’s done for you and keeps doing… yes? And that it has never been an understanding, perception that you deserve His consideration. Then again… that really isn’t the question. So what DO you do? Is it a bit like what
YOU are a trophy for God! Betcha you never thought of yourself in this light. I know I certainly didn’t. Can’t take credit for the revelation… a pastor was giving a message from Galatians and made the comment. Now before you dismiss it out of hand… think about it. And, you are not only a
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
