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The Good and Powerful “Out of Our Hands”

| Jun 20, 2011

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The circumstances were volatile when the early community of believers in Asia Minor received this letter from the Apostle Peter. They were grieved, acquainted with trials, holding on to a Savior they had never seen (1 Peter 1:6, 8). Peter doesn’t shy away from the reality of their situation. This strikes me. I love that [...]

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Child of God—Anyone, But Not in Any Way

| Jan 17, 2011

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Reading the Bible is such an interesting adventure. Just when you might think the text is going to zig, it often zags. In John 1:12-13 we have the unqualified promise of the Gospel joined with the specific work of God necessary for someone to be saved. Everyone who receives Jesus Christ for who He really [...]

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