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Ethan Treptow
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Do you think that criticism is always a bad thing? If you find it difficult to take criticism, it’s because you haven’t believed what the cross says about you. The cross is the most blatant statement of criticism ever displayed. It says
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Path after path will be relentlessly explored to the very point at which it comes to nothing. In the end, only one way will be left.”
― The Message of Ecclesiastes
― The Message of Ecclesiastes
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“Do you think that criticism is always a bad thing? If you find it difficult to take criticism, it’s because you haven’t believed what the cross says about you. The cross is the most blatant statement of criticism ever displayed. It says that you deserve to die. You deserve to be stripped naked and humiliated and then to receive the righteous wrath of a just God for all eternity. That’s what we all deserve. But we have been given grace, forgiveness, and relationship with him. You would need to defend yourself from criticism only if you didn’t have a Savior who loved sinners.”
― Counsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of Christ
― Counsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of Christ
“Who was the author? What was his background? When did he write? What was the nature of his ministry? What kind of relationship did he have with the audience? Why was he writing? Who was the biblical audience? What were their circumstances? How was their relationship to God? What kind of relationship did they have with each other? What was happening at the time the book was written? Are there any other historical-cultural factors that might shed light on the book?”
― Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
― Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
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