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The Law part 1

01/02/2020 19:53

Don't get turned off by the title. I don't think this Rant series is going to be about the Law of Moses. Which, by the way, is a law that was given to the people of Israel, not to... you know... you. I'll just leave that there. What I want to talk about for the next few days is simply Romans...

Creation part 5

01/01/2020 18:46

This is how it always works: God blesses us... to be a blessing. He loves us... so that we can love. He created us... so that we can create! That's the Divine Order of things. All good and perfect gifts come down from the Father of lights and light us up so that we can shine. We experience these...

Creation part 4

12/31/2019 19:22

We looked at the first time the word "Create" is used in the KJV. Now let's look at the last time. Interesting side note, that word is only used 8 times, and all of them in either Psalms or Isaiah. David crying out for God to create in him a clean heart and a right spirit... and the great prophet...

Creation part 3

12/30/2019 20:21

I love this. Law of first mention, right? The first time the word "create" is used in the King James Version of the Bible is Psalm 51:10, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." Creation is linked directly to the heart. The heart of God consuming the heart of man....

Creation part 2

12/29/2019 19:44

In the beginning God created. If you want to talk about the Law of First Mention (and I often do), we need to understand what a powerful statement this is. The first thing God is recorded as doing... is creating. That defines Him. He is The Creator with a capital T and a capital C. Let me put it...

Creation part 1

12/28/2019 20:14

There are two ideas that I want to link together in this Rant series. The first one comes from Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Right from the very beginning (literally) God is established as a Creator. And not just "A" Creator, but THE Creator. The Creator of...

Inheritance part 5

12/27/2019 19:09

One of the biggest misconceptions I see, especially in this holiday season, is that people think they can give you a gift and also control what you do with it. When the straight truth is: Once you give it... it's gone. It's out of your hands. Out of your control. You don't give someone something in...

Inheritance part 4

12/26/2019 19:26

Our inheritance--love--is a gift. Freely given. It's not something we are entitled to, and it's not something we have to (or can, even) earn. But here's the key: Look at 1 Timothy 6:12, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good...

Inheritance part 3

12/25/2019 19:53

There's a lot I want to say tonight, so it might (probably will) spill into tomorrow's Rant. Which, realistically, is why I started doing my Rants in five part series. But let's quit wasting time and get into it. There's a story in the Bible about a prodigal son. One who couldn't wait for his...

Inheritance part 2

12/24/2019 21:03

Here's the thing we need to understand--our inheritance isn't just BECAUSE of Jesus... our inheritance IS Jesus. Look at Ephesians 1:11, "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will." In...

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