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Grace and Judgment
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It used to be, so they say, that preachers thundered about hell so much that it seemed nearly everyone would go there. Today, they emphasize God's love and grace. That's good, except that in love, God extends grace to rescue people from sin. We don't hear enough about sin these days, and without that, we hear only cheap grace. My intention is to hold grace and judgment in close juxtaposition in order to explore a proper balance.
- Added on: Oct 30th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: David Guion
- Listed in: Christianity Living Well
- Tags: christianity Bible grace sin devotionals judgment
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Joseph: the Forgotten Man at Christmas
I just heard a speaker say she had searched the web for contemporary Christmas songs about Joseph and found only three. I know of a few more than that from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Most of them are secular pieces that mock him for being a cuc...
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There is an old Medieval carol that speaks of Adam's sin in eating the forbidden fruit, but it ends by saying, "Blessed be the time the apple was taken. Otherwise, our lady would never have been heavenly queen"--basically giving thanks for sin so tha...
Unbelief stops God, usually: a pre-Christmas miracle
Luke begins his gospel by introducing Zechariah, a very minor priest. Politically important priests lived in Jerusalem. Zechariah, on the other hand, lived in the countryside and visited Jerusalem only when his team was on duty, twice a year for a we...
Double meanings at Christmas time
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Sin and grace in the Book of Ruth
In Saturday's blogpost, I examined the four women mentioned in the genealogy that opens Matthew's gospel. In order to stick to one point, the necessity of the virgin birth of Jesus, I had to pass over some important lessons on grace in the Book of Ru...
The sin in Jesus\' family tree: why his mother had to be a virgin.
Most readers of Matthew's gospel, I suppose, skip the first chapter entirely. After all, it is only a boring genealogy. But at least look at the first six verses. Genealogies in the Bible do not often mention a man's mother, but Matthew took time to ...
