Tag: God
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Midweek Devotional: Salt Without Savor
Salt without Savor by Kim Larsen Mark 9:50, “Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace with one another.” We have had an ongoing dilemma at our house recently. I have been eliminating processed foods out of my diet, just because…
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ABC’S of Prayer: Unselfish
Dear Lord, I am told that selfishness precludes answers to prayer (James 4:3). Are You willing to change my selfish spirit? Ezekiel points us to the fact that God wants to create in us “A new heart also will I give you, and, a new spirit will I put within you” (Ezekiel 36:26). It was Christ…
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Galatians: Gospels in Conflict part 4c
A Note on Justification For us to fully understand Paul’s teaching in verses 16-20 of Galatians chapter 2 we need a better grip on his view of justification. Way to often it is described in terms of a court of law that condemns people or declares them guilty but then justifies or declares them not…
