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Paul Arrives at Jerusalem
15After this we packed our things and left for Jerusalem. 16Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers. 17When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly.
18The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the …
Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
1After saying farewell to the Ephesian elders, we sailed straight to the island of Cos. The next day we reached Rhodes and then went to Patara. 2There we boarded a ship sailing for Phoenicia. 3We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
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9God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. 10And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 11Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,c for he chose us in advance, and he makes …
Greetings from Paul1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus,a who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
2May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Spiritual Blessings
3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
Yep, that’s right, today I had a fight with God, and I won!
So this morning during my prayer time I came to Galatians, chapter 5, and specifically verses 19 through 23:
“19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, …
I was struck this morning by how often proud people mocked Jesus. I’ve been reading the Gospel of Matthew and reached the section about Jesus’ trial and crucifixion. I was amazed.
If we are trying to understand God, Christianity, and life, this is foundational. We have to have a choice to love or hate, or it isn’t love at all.
Let’s imagine for a second that we are God and we want companionship. Well, that turns out to be a bit too simplistic. What do we mean by companionship?
A rock, log, or doll could be considered companionship. I think we …
I hate this type of post. It seems so redundant to display the fault in an argument that displays its own faults to obviously!
On page 51 of “The God Delusion”, Richard Dawkins attempts to make the creation of life (though he is not talking about life at all but merely the creation of something similar to DNA) seem like an obvious outcome of simple probability (chance, odds, whatever you …
This post is an email exchange between an atheist friend and myself. I will add to this as the conversation continues.
Dear Friend,
I have a story below I would like to use to initiate a conversation. Please don’t look at this as a set up for a trap and try to find a way around it. You know I’m not out to “win” and I won’t “rub your nose …
It appears to me very few people appreciate the huge difference intelligence makes and why this difference makes the existence of God so much more reasonable than atheism. Follow this simple example.
Imagine I take ten “coins” and number them 1 through 10, put them in a basket and draw them out one at a time. On average, the odds of me drawing them all out in order (first the …