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Thinking Christians: August 2004
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Monday, August 09, 2004. A follow-up to Thursday's post. Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us." 2 Corinthians 7:9. Sorrow isn't an emotion that's comfortable. It's not something that we wish on ourselves or our loved ones. Yet it is the instrument that God uses to change us - not for the sake of change itself, but to change us to be more His. Yet we rejoice, beca...
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Thinking Christians: October 2005
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005. Fruit of Spirit, Fruit of Flesh. It seems that when God wants me to pay attention to something he repeats it over and over. Lately, the theme has been Walking by the Spirit. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. FRUIT OF THE FLESH. FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. A fri...
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Thinking Christians: The Tongue
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006. According to the Bible, the tongue is a spiritual barometer. Consider these verses:. Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. Luke 6:39 basically says the same thing. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Also see James 3 on the power of the tongue. Fruit of Spi...
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Thinking Christians: Our own understanding
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Thursday, June 22, 2006. Trust in the LORD with all your heart. And lean not on your own understanding;. In all your ways acknowledge him,. And he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes;. Fear the LORD and shun evil. I think this warning applies to our Biblical understanding as well. While the Word of God is absolute truth, unfortunately our understanding of it is not so absolute. I have come to believe that prayerless obedience is not really obedience at all. James 1:5 says ".
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Thinking Christians: September 2004
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Monday, September 20, 2004. Voices of the Seven Thunders. Revelation 9:3 says, "and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices. Have you ever wondered what are the seven thunders or what did John have in mind when he wrote this? Psalm 29:3-9 says, "The voice of the LORD. Is upon the waters; The God of glory thunders, The LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD. Is powerful, The. Voice of the LORD. For it was Ada...
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Thinking Christians: Thanksgiving Verses
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005. Paul says that he learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I believe that one technique he used to learn such peace is described in the previous verses:. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! We can't understand it, but if we thank God for all of the things happening in our life (good and bad) then we will experience His peace. This is a wonderful promise - and quite a challenge! Posted by Josh R @ 3:06 AM. Take care and God bless. Contentment is...
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Thinking Christians: July 2004
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Friday, July 09, 2004. God has made 'good deed' appointments for us [see Ephesians 2:10. He not only created the good deeds. He created us for them! This week's question: Is it more important to perform these good works, or that we do them in the right spirit (frame of mind; heart attitude)? Is obedience the higher call, or relationship? I believe these go hand-in-hand. But when you're just not 'feeling the love,' do you go ahead and act in obedience anyway? Posted by Bert @ 10:33 AM. And God placed all ...
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Thinking Christians: Is it ever okay to be angry?
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Friday, March 17, 2006. Is it ever okay to be angry? Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." - Luke 23:34. How many times a day could we repeat this prayer? Sin is sad. It is a sign of our faithlessness and that we still buy into some of this world's deceptive ideas. Often our reaction towards sin is anger. I do not think this is a healthy response. Matt 5:22 tells us "But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.". Notice that...
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Thinking Christians: Reflections or distractions?
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Sunday, December 25, 2005. Today is the day we celebrate:. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." All of celebration today should illuminate this wonderful truth. My question of the day is how do we utilize our Christmas traditions to illuminate Christ? It seems like by nature, many of our traditions are more of a distraction, then a reflection on God's gift to us. Posted by Josh R @ 10:20 AM. Fruit of Spirit, Fr...
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Thinking Christians: February 2005
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Friday, February 18, 2005. As Christians, what are our freedoms? What defines our freedom? Are all things truly permissable? All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.". This idea tugs at the first:. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.". How does this manifest itself in Christlike behavior? Or is there a more obedient (less sinful) way? I believe that thi...
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