Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
[This is the first of two Addenda to the essay on "What God is Like."] God is not made of clay. We donāt get to mold him into whatever form pleases us. We get our information about him primarily from the Bible ā at least I do ā and I am convinced that the data …
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Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and …
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A few short weeks ago I posted a prayer request for a homeless traveller in Golden Gate Park that I called "Jake" (below he's called "Kendrick"). Aren't we sneaky with protecting anonymity? Anyway, he got saved and is on his way to a perfect discipleship environment for him in Colorado! Here's my friend Jerad's (his …
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āDo not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and it shall be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will …
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[This is the 2nd half of a brief chapter on God's justice. You might benefit from reading the 1st half first.] Heās compassionate in distribution Among us Evangelicals itās a well-known fact, if not a particularly well-appropriated reality, that God is āconsistent in retribution.ā We know that his justice is retributive, and when he forgives, …
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