Month: April 2021

Christian Character Traits Christian Topics Devotions

A Few Thoughts about God’s Character Traits from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Part 1

By Len | by Len

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a WEL Love is very patient and kind; love is not envious; love doesn’t brag about itself, is not haughty, 5 Doesn’t behave improperly, is not self-seeking; love isn’t easily aggravated, doesn’t keep a list of wrongs, 6 Doesn’t rejoice in injustice, but rejoices with the truth, 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, calmly endures all things. 8 Love never falls away, The actions of love are in public…

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Doctrine Pastoral

A Few Thoughts about God’s Character Traits from the Fruit of the Spirit

By Len | by Len

Galatians 5:22-23 WEL But, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Ephesians 5:9 WEL For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. We can learn about God from His character traits. Another list of His character traits is the fruit of the Spirit. The list: B1 Love C1 The Greek word is ἀγάπη…

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Discipleship Doctrine

A Few Thoughts about God’s Character from Exodus 34:6-7

By Len | by Len

The traditional Jewish mercy traits of God from Exodus 34:6-7 Exodus 34:6-7 JPS And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: ‘The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; 7 keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the…

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Doctrine Questions

A Few Thoughts about the Impassibility of God

By Len | by Len

Impassibility defined plus a few articles B1 Divine Impassibility By R. C. Sproul B2 The Impassibility of God Classic Christian orthodoxy teaches that God is impassible—that is, not subject to suffering, pain, or involuntary passions. In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God is “without body, parts, or passions, immutable.” The doctrine of the passibility of God has to do with the theology of the “suffering” of God. Does God suffer? Can He…

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Bible Study Doctrine Evangelism

A Few Thoughts on Jeremiah 6:15-17

By Len | by Len

A short thought on free will in the Scriptures Jeremiah 6:15-17 NIV Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD. 16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good…

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Discipleship Doctrine

A Few Thoughts about Hell Version 4

By Len | by Len

Some facts B1 Created for devil and his angels C1 Matthew 25:41 EMTV Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. C2 Evidently some fallen angels are in a holding cell with chains of darkness. Some have mocked the idea of chains of darkness, because they have never seen one. There are a lot of things we…

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Christian Topics Doctrine

A Few Thoughts about Hell Version 3

By Len | by Len

Modern views B1 Restored Church of God: C1 The most common image of people “roasting in hell” pictures a God willing to burn people for all eternity without ever totally burning them up. Apart from what the scriptures teach, ask yourself, what kind of God is capable of this? Modern “human rights activists” recognize the terrible evil of torture—even in its temporary forms. Would the loving God of the Bible design an everlasting torture chamber?…

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Abuse Christian Living Devotions Pastoral

A Few Thoughts about Identifying Fakes

By Len | by Len

John 7:24 NKJV Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. Do Scriptures teach us how to identify fake friends, partners, marriage possibilities, business partners, etc.? A society and every person doing God’s will leads to B1 Peace See Romans 2:10 and Colossians 3:15. B2 Our lives being decent (the opposite of shame) and orderly (the opposite is confusion and chaos) See 1 Corinthians 14:40, Romans 13:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:12, etc. Decisions…

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Christian Living Christian Topics Doctrine Pastoral

A Few Thoughts about satan’s Program

By Len | by Len

As soon as any person believes and trusts Jesus Christ alone for salvation, satan begins his program to destroy that faith. Truth into doubt Freedom into slavery Joy into sorrow Paul states in 2 Corinthians 2:11 NIV in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. How does he do this? B1 Manser suggests: C1 The process of seduction (The outline below Manser’s but I edited it for…

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Christian Living Christian Topics Family

A Few Thoughts about Mark 4:18-19

By Len | by Len

Mark 4:18-19 MKJV And these are those being sown among thorns; such as hear the Word, 19 and the cares of this world, and the deceit of riches, and the lust about other things entering in, choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. When the Lord Jesus teaches, He uses many different methods. Here He illustrates spiritual and practical principles of life. The Lord Jesus speaks of seeds being sown and some landing among thorns.…

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