Tag: Eternal

By micoots
07/07/2016 0

Thought for the evening of Thu July 7, 2016

Verse: “When I passed by thee, I said unto thee, Live.” — eze 16:6
Thought: Saved one, consider gratefully this mandate of mercy. Note that this fiat of God is majestic. In our text, we perceive a sinner with nothing in him but sin, expecting nothing but wrath; but the eternal Lord passes by in his glory; he looks, he pauses, and he pronounces the solitary but royal word, “Live.” There speaks a God. Who but he could venture thus to deal with life and dispense it with a single syllable? Again, this f..

By micoots
07/07/2016 0

Thought for the morning of Thu July 7, 2016

Verse: “Brethren, pray for us.” — 1th 5:25
Thought: This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader's memory upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly implore every Christian household to grant the fervent request of the text first uttered by an apostle and now repeated by us. Brethren, our work is solemnly momentous, involving weal or woe to thousands; we treat with souls for God on eternal business, and our word is either a savour of life unto life, or ..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Six (or Seven) Models of God’s Providence

There are a number of realities that bump into God’s providence, or God’s superintending guidance of the world. What does it mean for God to love us? Is this a one-way gushing flow of God’s love to us without impact on God? Is one-way love genuine love (as we know it)? Or does love — for it to be love — require interactive responsiveness to be love?
Why pray? Is prayer interactive with God or is prayer simply the conforming of our will to what God will do anyway? If so, does God “answer” prayers..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

Heritage Baptist underscores CP’s eternal difference

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47174/heritage-baptist-underscores-cps-eternal-difference

Heritage Baptist underscores CP's eternal difference

MONROE, Mich. (BP) — Churches, such as Heritage Baptist Church, talk frequently about the eternal difference the Cooperative Program makes in the lives of individ..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

What Is The 10th (Tenth) Commandment In The Bible?

What is the 10th Commandment in the Bible? Is this Commandment still in effect today?

The Ten Commandments
When Moses brought down the Ten Commandments to Israel, they had already broken most of them by the time he came down the mountain, but these commandments were not from Moses but from God, written by God Himself in tablets of stone, which signifies their permanence. Moses did bring some laws and these were the Mosaic Laws but even these weren’t his ideas but from God, however the Mosaic La..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

A Nicene Life

Visible traces (on shore and in water) of Constantine’s summer palace.
What does it mean to be “Nicene”?
I am not patristic scholar and I make no suggestion of it in what follows but, rather, I want to sketch the conclusions of one who is: Lewis Ayres, in his exceptional study Nicaea and its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology. Ayres’ work is intense, specialized, academic and widely acclaimed. I highly recommend it and I recommend that you savor it by reading it slowly.

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

How Did Jonathan Edwards Preach on Melchizedek, King of Salem?

One of the most intriguing sections in the Book of Hebrews is its discussion of Melchizedek and his priesthood. Hebrews 7:1-3 says that “Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having n..

By micoots
03/07/2016 0

Sayers: down to earth indeed

Sunday, July 3, 2016
Feast of Thomas the Apostle
Meditation:
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly ou..

By micoots
03/07/2016 0

Thought for the evening of Sun July 3, 2016

Verse: “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him.” — 2ti 2:12
Thought: We must not imagine that we are suffering for Christ, and with Christ, if we are not in Christ. Beloved friend, are you trusting to Jesus only? If not, whatever you may have to mourn over on earth, you are not “suffering with Christ,” and have no hope of reigning with him in heaven. Neither are we to conclude that all a Christian's sufferings are sufferings with Christ, for it is essential that he be called by God to suffe..

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By micoots
03/07/2016 0

7 Bible verses to help you celebrate and value your dependence on God

As millions of Americans get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday marking their nation's Independence Day, we take a look at our dependence on God.

For non-believers, the thought of being dependent on someone or something is often seen as a sign of weakness. For example, there are people who want to have a drink before they feel confident enough to be sociable.

But a dependence on God makes us strong because He is the source of the greatest power. Through Him we don&#039..