Good Friday. Crucifixion by Giotto
Born to Die for Our Sins
and
Reconcile Man to God
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Good Friday. Crucifixion by Giotto
Born to Die for Our Sins
and
Reconcile Man to God
Continue reading “Good Friday – Holiest Day on the Christian Calendar”
Good Friday. Crucifixion by Giotto
Born to Die for Our Sins
and
Reconcile Man to God
Continue reading “Good Friday – Holiest Day on the Christian Calendar”
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In the recent past we have seen calamitous events which have included the death of innocents. We wonder why. Why does God allow such misery. Our human experience provides no answers. Some ask, “Does God really exist?” Others are steeled by their faith God and His Bible. God has a plan for each of us which is beyond our understanding. Gods plans have been being fulfilled for millions of years. We must pray, worship God, make His Son, Jesus, our personal savior and look for that glorious day when Jesus will return and shout, “Come up!” waking the dead in Christ and raise them and the living church to Heaven. Jesus said that no one but, the Father knows the hour of His return. O Happy Day! —GoodOleWoody
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself – That is, that hidest thy counsels and plans. The idea is, that the ways of God seems to be dark until the distant event discloses his purpose; that a long series of mysterious events seem to succeed each other, trying to the faith of his people, and where the reason of his doings cannot be seen. The remark here seems to be made by the prophet, in view of the fact, that the dealings of God with his people in their long and painful exile would be to them inscrutable, but that a future glorious manifestation would disclose the nature of his designs, and make his purposes known (see Isaiah 55:8-9): ‘My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways’ (compare Psalm 44:24; the notes at Isaiah 8:17).
The Saviour – Still the Saviour of his people, though his ways are mysterious and the reasons of his dealings are unknown. The Septuagint renders this, ‘For thou art God, though we did not know it, O God of Israel the Saviour.’ This verse teaches us that we should not repine or complain under the mysterious allotments of Providence. They may be dark now. But in due time they will be disclosed, and we shall be permitted to see his design, and to witness results so glorious, as shall satisfy us that his ways are all just, and his dealings right.
THE BIBLE
Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God‘s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. …
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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Good Friday. Crucifixion by Giotto
Born to Die for Our Sins
and
Reconcile Man to God
Continue reading “Good Friday – Holiest Day on the Christian Calendar”
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.