Tag: why does God
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What is the Gospel?
On October 31, 1517, after an arduous inner conflict concerning works-based salvation, Martin Luther pinned his 95 Theses to the doors of Castle Church in Wittenberg, hoping to have a conversation about his questions within the context of Roman Catholicism. In short, The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) reacted by excommunicating Luther and eventually standing on…
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When God Regrets His Own Deeds
In the previous passage, we saw one of the most difficult theological ideas people must wrestle with in our time. God is sovereign and good, and His wrath is always just. When we elevate God’s love as His single attribute and assume that He is only interested in the acceptance of people, we have ignored…
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Does God Do Things That Make His People Cry?
In the previous passage, God worked things together in such a way that His own word was fulfilled. Hophni and Phinehas accompanied the Ark of the Covenant into battle and they were killed in action. Glory is an interesting concept. People fight in the name of glory and they die in the name of glory.…
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Why Do People Have To Die?
Submit your questions using the contact form, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Death is the most excruciating ailment and the unbreakable enemy of every person. That is the way that we perceive it. We witness death in the world. A family member is with us one moment and it seems like in the next breath…
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Joy in Sorrow?
There are moments in our lives that make us stronger. I remember being in the second grade and being sent to the principal’s office at school. I walked into the principal’s office and as soon as I saw the principal, I started sobbing uncontrollably. My infraction was minor and I was only going to receive…
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God and Suffering
On Wednesday evening, we were under a severe weather threat. We had cloud rotation to our south and tornadic activity to our north. Kati and I had our emergency bags packed just in case (and we actually have a “justincase” that Kati’s cousin, Justin, bought us one year for Christmas in case we needed it).…
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Does God Enjoy Punishing Us?
So far in our study of the book of Judges, we have seen two very important things about God. The first is that He will give us over to the idols we worship. God is just and he will allow us to choose whether we will serve Him or not. When we serve Him, we…