Tag: providence
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God is in Control
“Christians cannot promise that life on earth will get better as time goes on; we have no assurance that it will. It is perfectly possible that our civilization will decline as ancient Rome did, and that our descendants will live through another dark age. The sinful passions of fallen man have not been defeated, and […]
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Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” (Genesis 50:20) “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” […]
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Reflections on Genesis 1
I’ve started my 2014 Bible reading plan and first on the list is Genesis 1:1-2:3. Here are some of my reflections: 1. The Creative Power of God. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (1:1) Creation owes its existence to God; all creatures owe their existence to God. By God’s Word out […]
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My Times Are In Your Hands
“But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hands.” (Psalm 31:14-15) Faith is a commitment in the context of relationship. It is the response of intimacy, issuing or arising from the sense or realization that that relationship has been in place all along, from the […]
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What is Man? What is Your Life?
What is man? A vessel that the slightest shaking, the slightest toss will break… A body weak and fragile, naked, in its natural state defenceless, dependent upon another’s help and exposed to all the affronts of Fortune.” (Seneca, quoted in Alan de Botton’s The Consolations of Philosophy) The New Testament says something similar; the difference […]