Bootstrap theology says “try really hard to eradicate anger”. The Gospel says otherwise.
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For you the matter may not be complicated. However, I can only honestly answer the first one: yes....yes I am glad Baghdadi is dead. But, I have to tell you, I don’t feel valiant or even patriotic to say that.
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Honor and Shame can be a difficult concept to understand for many Western thinkers. But the notion of true Honor is God’s idea!
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The first case of identity theft was committed by shame, and he took what rightfully belonged to humanity and has been exploiting it at considerable loss and harm to men and women ever since.
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Adam and Eve were complete, lacking nothing. This was the essence of their identity, people created in God’s image. But Eve, inebriated by the lie and heady with temptation, forgot who she was.
To limited eyes that can only see what’s temporal, it seemed as if all was lost—that nothing remained but indescribable loss and utter defeat. But sin and death would not have the final word.
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So I wonder...how can we, as beloved Brides of Christ, withhold Truth from Muslim women? How can we claim to be un-offensive or at all loving while hiding a love story which could be her own?
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In Part I we were discussing how apathy can slip into our walk with the Lord unchecked. Here are three other surefire ways to allow complacency to flourish.
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No one wakes up one morning and thinks to themselves, “I really hope five years from now, for sure 10 years from now, that I’m an apathetic, complacent Christian.”And yet it happens too often.
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It is easy for a reader even today to look at the text and see that God and Jesus are one in nature. And that brings us hope.
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If we are spending more time listening to others’ opinions about Him than reading His own letter to us about Himself, we will draw wrong conclusions that lead us far from Truth.
When people make heinous choices, it can feel natural to hate. But God’s Word teaches a more nuanced response to evil, and provides hope for overcoming even the worst wrongs.
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All cultures have shame, though they carry it differently. Whether the shame is communal or individualistic, Jesus is the only true covering.
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The current culture wants us to believe that we can define our own meaning and morals without experiencing any fallout. The truth is much more sobering.
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Although Jesus was the great healer, miraculous encounters with him did not mean that suffering went away permanently. Why?
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There is no middle ground on one’s position with Christ. Is Jesus God? The question pierces a dark world of injustice, war, and corruption.
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I asked my husband the four words every man hates: “how do I look?” His response wasn’t exactly what I hoped, but it did remind me of a valuable lesson.