Tag: Guilt
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Why Should I Be Generous?
Often during the Christmas season (we have been using the term “Advent” on this blog) people feel a genuine desire to give more. From a secular standpoint, the point of Christmas is to be kinder, gentler, peaceful, and, of course, more generous. In the same way, some Christians reduce Christmas to set of principles and […]
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Biggest Out of Context Pet Peeve: Matthew 18:20
Out of all my pet peeves when it comes to verses taken out of context, Matthew 18:20 ranks at the top. The verse says, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them.” Let me tell you what it does not mean. It does not mean that Jesus is […]
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What does it mean to have the peace of God?
J.I. Packer gives the answer in his book Knowing God: Too often the peace of God is thought of as if it were essentially a feeling of inner tranquility, happy and carefree, springing from knowledge that God will shield one from life’s hardest knocks. But this is a misrepresentation, for on the one hand, God […]