Tag: reconciliation
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And you, who once were alienated
Colossians 1: NKJV 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— + Jesus Christ! Friend or foe? No other Name evokes such controversy and alienation:…
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but you have withheld your love
Dearly beloved, dear sister in the Lord, Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. This is the urging of Paul and Timothy to Christ’s bride, His church at Corinth (therefore they speak in the plural to the brothers, who ought to instruct in the Lord their own Christian wife and children).…
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Is that all there is (of my life)?
And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. – Hebrews 9:27-28 ESV What is the meaning…
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GOD! Why have you forsaken me?
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!? The familiar words from Psalm 22 must have still been ringing in the ears of the mourners at the Cross. Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not…
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The Mirror of Church Hypocrisy – 2
Is Christ’s church not His betrothed, as Israel was chosen of the Lord? A word for the Church from Prophets of old: Jeremiah 2 English Standard Version (ESV) Israel Forsakes the Lord The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord, “I remember the devotion of your youth, your…
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The Multitudes He Did Not Serve
Sometimes we just don’t get it. We only want to see the nice things Jesus did. We only want to hear the nice things Jesus had say and even now speaks through Scripture and the Spirit. In case you missed the beginning of this series, we are following the early days of Jesus’ public ministry.…