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Indeed, special laws forbade mistreating those who are blind or lame with the threat of the offender incurring God’s wrath.
“the Heidelberg Catechism asks, “What comfort is there that Christ shall come to judge?” Answer: “That the one who comes to judge is the very same person who previously came to be judged for my sake and has removed all curse from me.”8”
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
“But to call God “almighty” does cause problems for some. J.I. Packer says, “Men treat God’s sovereignty as a theme for controversy, but in Scripture it is a matter of worship.”
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
― Rooted: the Apostles' Creed
“Contempt is murder committed by the intellect, as hatred is murder committed by the heart.”
― 365 Meditations from George MacDonald's Fiction
― 365 Meditations from George MacDonald's Fiction
“To say to an Orthodox Jew, “I would like to have dinner with you,” is understood as “I would like to enter into friendship with you.” Even today, members of Orthodox Jewry will share a donut and a cup of coffee with you, but when they extend a dinner invitation, they are saying, “Come to my mikdash me-at, my miniature sanctuary, my dining-room table, and we will celebrate the most beautiful experience that life affords—friendship.” That is what Zacchaeus heard when Jesus called him down from the sycamore tree,”
― A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred
― A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred
“For many of us, the effects of this fallen world seem like distant theological concepts that carry little weight in everyday life. As a result, we live with expectations befitting a pre-fall Eden, rather than a sin-broken Earth. We expect to live healthy, fulfilled lives. We expect to have marriages in which we perfectly understand and communicate with our spouses. We expect to become pregnant easily, carry our babies full-term, and deliver them in perfect health. Our hearts yearn for the creation to function as God intended it to, and thus we don’t naturally expect pain, discord, or death. Yet, this is exactly the inescapable inheritance we’ve received from our first parents.”
― Inheritance of Tears: Trusting the Lord of Life When Death Visits the Womb
― Inheritance of Tears: Trusting the Lord of Life When Death Visits the Womb
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