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Torn and Smitten part 2

09/10/2018 19:42

The natural, carnal mind seems to operate under the idea that we have to go through suffering in order to earn a reward. As if to say we have to go through the bad in order to get to the good. We have this idea that God has to tear and smite us before He can heal us and bind us up. But that's not...

Torn and Smitten part 1

09/09/2018 19:45

It kind of bums me out a little bit that I feel the need to Rant about this... but... it seems like a large majority of people--especially "religious folk"--are ready, willing, and able (and even happy!) to blame God for the things that happen to them. Even so far as talking about physical illness...

Live by Faith part 5

09/08/2018 19:19

We live by faith... by walking by faith. Putting our money where our mouth is. And, like I've been trying to say--we DO live by faith, no matter what. Its just a matter of having our faith in the right thing. And here's where I want to make a very clear and loud distinction: There is a difference...

Live by Faith part 4

09/07/2018 19:27

Here's the thing: You can't live without living by faith. The trick is choosing what to put your faith IN. Because, whether we realize it or not, we DO live from the inside out. What we believe is inside comes out. Always. You can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you do have....

Live by Faith part 3

09/06/2018 19:37

I've been thinking a lot about the term "the just shall live by faith." And today I took out two words from that phrase. I took out "the" and "shall." Which left me with "just live by faith." And I think that's how strongly I need to say it: Just live by faith. Don't worry about anything else....

Live by Faith part 2

09/05/2018 20:03

Faith kind of gets a bad rap sometimes, in my opinion. Because we use it when we mean "hope." Like we want to try to will something into existence--something that we hope would happen--and we call it faith. That's not faith. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things...

Live by Faith part 1

09/04/2018 19:49

There are four verses in the KJV that say, "The just shall live by faith." Well, one of them says, "The just shall live by his faith." But you get the point. So its funny to me that we always hear about WALKING by faith but not LIVING by faith. And, really, they are kind of the same thing. God made...

Honey part 5

09/03/2018 19:38

Revelation is so vitally important to this "Christian" life. This walk--this life--of faith. Because you can't believe in something that you don't know. And that's what revelation is: Its knowing the truth. Look at Revelation 1:1, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew...

Honey part 4

09/02/2018 19:39

Honey makes things taste good. Which is one of the things I think we miss when we're dealing with the gospel. We make it about doom and gloom. We make it about fiery end times. We make it about "get right or get left." We make it about anything and everything BUT love. And I think part of the...

Honey part 3

09/01/2018 19:36

I'm a pretty simple guy. So I try to make things simple. Especially when it comes to God. I have a bachelor's degree in theology. Which is in no way bragging, just to put it out there that I have (and do, and will continue to) study this stuff. Because I'm kind of obsessed with it. Obsessed with...

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