Tag: faith alone
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I Can’t Do All Things Through Him Who Gives Me Strength
Over the last couple weeks, we have been working up to the battle between David and Goliath. We still won’t get there. Anticipation will build for one more week. Most of us are familiar enough with this story to know that David prevails over Goliath. At this point in the story, no one knows whether…
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No, Jesus Didn’t Teach That!
Come to Me I went through several versions and titles before deciding how to present this book to you. I am constantly reminded and troubled by the tendencies of so many authors and speakers in our day, who put words in Jesus’ mouth. Such is the case with daily devotionals like Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling…
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Tobit Helps Us Understand Why The Holy Spirit Came at Pentecost
Tobit 2:1-8 In this passage, Tobit tells of how he intended to invite one of his impoverished countrymen to eat with his family. When his son reported to him that there was a murdered Israelite in the street, Tobit “sprang up, left the dinner before even tasting it, and removed the body from the square.”…
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Faith is Not a Chair!
I remember this illustration about faith that I always heard growing up and I hear it still today. Faith in God is like having faith in a chair. We sit on a chair and have faith that it will hold us up. So, too, is our faith in God. I find this illustration troublesome. Faith…