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Names of God
Yahweh or Jehovah Is the English translation Of the unspeakable name YHMH Out of reverence Bible translators used LORD Represent this name of God El Shaddai Is God Almighty The all-sufficient one The one who nourishes The overpowerer The life-giver Adonai Is Lord The one who rules Christ Jesus has all these names
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Rebirth
Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit Do not be amazed that Jesus said…
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Gratitude
It is the mother of all graces An aroma well-pleasing to the nostrils of God Without it, men are prone to be devilish With it, a mark of the indwelling Spirit If there is one thing that would move the Spirit to act It is gratitude As reverential fear is a fitting attitude towards the…
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Gospel of Jesus Christ
Good tidings to all humanity An antidote to the root of all miseries It had been foretold of old Lived out in the person of Jesus Brought peace to men of all ages Reconciliation between God and men Good news that will never be tired of hearing
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Future glory
Saints will see Jesus face to face one day As if the sun shining in its strength Glory inexpressible Beauty unmeasurable We will not be mere spectators of such glory But partakers of His glorious holiness Reflectors of His great light Upon seeing the truth Himself We will be transformed like Him And reign with…
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Death
It is separation of God Spiritual, physical, eternal When sinners don’t want God God grants their wishes Fallen men can’t know God Bodies decay due to age Souls suffer torment But in the mercies of God He stops it with death
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Sin
It is not so much about committing great crimes against other humans It is against God It is to treasure anything else above God To long for broken cisterns that can hold no water It was a forbidden fruit then Now it can be anything
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Suffering
It is not a disproof to the existence of God It confirms it Evil exists. God must also exist Without God, there is no absolute good and evil If evil exists, sin exists Sin exists therefore suffering exists The solution to suffering then is not to remove suffering itself Rather, remove sin At the cross,…
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Discipline
The rod can be painful but necessary We might not want it but we need it God’s standard suffers no change It is us that need to make a difference It is us that need to buckle up It is us that need to bow God is always right And we need to learn
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Meditation
It is not eastern mysticism It is not freeing oneself, thinking about nothing It is not chanting repeated phrases It is thinking about God’s truth Digest it Distill it Possess it
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Thanksgiving
If we excel at anything If we possess any virtues If we acquire any wisdom Since the Lord is so generous with us Should we be stingy with our praise to God?
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Grace
Everyone takes it even without thanking God Air, water, food and shelter are some of the things we can thank God Christians are special because we take more from God Salvation It is a debt we can never repay Despite our unworthiness, God is still good to us The Lord is gracious
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Mercy
Everyone receives it if our conscience exists As rebellious as we have been, it is already a mercy if we don’t perish instantly And if some of us do, it is also a mercy that sinful state won’t last longer We are being treated far better than what we actually deserve Christians are special because…
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Prayer
Everyone can pray because God knows our thoughts But not everyone prays properly In Christ Jesus, the second veil was lifted up Upon entering to the holy of holies, the mercy seat becomes our direct access Eyes have not seen; ears have not heard This privilege was redeemed not with frivolous things but previous blood…
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