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If God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another

Post Series on 1 John 4:7-21: If God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another (1 John 4:7-12) Whoever Abides in Love Abides in God, and God Abides in Him (1 John 4:13-16) But Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:17-21) In the letter we call 1 John, the Apostle...

God’s Stubborn Mission

When Jonah tried to flee God’s call to preach to Nineveh, God sent a storm to destroy his getaway ship. When the sailors threw him overboard in terror, God appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah up for three days. When Jonah prayed for deliverance, God caused...

When Yahweh’s Troubling Becomes a Door of Hope

As if Yahweh flipped a switch from his wrath to his mercy, Hosea 2:14-15 portrays a God who refuses to divorce, and commits to remarrying, his bride Israel: 14Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. 15And...

How Can God be Faithful, but Still Just?

Post Series on 1 John 1:5-2:6: God is Light, and in Him is no Darkness Whatsoever – 1 John 1:5 Reforming the Speech of Pharisaical Hypocrites (Like Me) – 1 John 1:6-10 How Can God be Faithful, but Still Just? – 1 John 1:9 Reforming the Lives of...

A Vow to “My People”

In Ezekiel 37:1-14, YHWH promises to raise his people from their graves, just as he miraculously raises the dry bones in the sight of Ezekiel. In v. 11-13, the words YHWH uses to vow his dedication to this task are touching: Then he said to me, “Son of man,...

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