Tag: Bible

Ever had to file your theology in the wastebasket because it did not fit what you’re going through?

November 23, 2011

One dies in full prosperity being wholly at ease and secure, his body full of fat and the marrow of his bones moist. Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of good. They lie down alike in the dust, and the worms cover them.” (Job 21:22-26) Ray Stedman, in a sermon, “Why Doesn’t … More Ever had to file your theology in the wastebasket because it did not fit what you’re going through?

J.C. Ryle: content to believe reverently, what we cannot grasp mentally or explain distinctly.

November 21, 2011

And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.  And whoever sees me sees him who sent me.  I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.  If anyone hears my words and does … More J.C. Ryle: content to believe reverently, what we cannot grasp mentally or explain distinctly.

My Redeemer Lives!

November 21, 2011

For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in  my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! Job 19:25-27 Here … More My Redeemer Lives!

The realness of Jesus guarantees for us the realness of God.

November 20, 2011

Tom Steller, of The Bethlehem College & Seminary, relates this story in a sermon from 1 John 5, “Little Children, Keep Yourselves From Idols” The movie The Wizard of Oz almost destroyed my faith when I was a little child. Or at least it opened the door to doubting the existence of God for the … More The realness of Jesus guarantees for us the realness of God.

Daniel: keep your eyes and heart open to see more of God’s wise, loving sovereignty

November 20, 2011

Even when times were tough, God  had not given up on His people. The book of Daniel is an encouragement that  God has a future  and a plan for His people, all His people. There are at least three statements in Daniel 1 which reveal the sovereignty of God (His control over men and creation).  God … More Daniel: keep your eyes and heart open to see more of God’s wise, loving sovereignty

Bildad: Distorted views on suffering

November 20, 2011

Dr. Kim Riddlebarger: One thing is now becoming clear–Job, the sufferer, is now longing to probe deeper into the mysteries of God’s providence, while Job’s friends focus entirely on the their distorted views of the suffering of the wicked. Bildad is clearly resentful of Job’s low estimate of his three friends’ theological abilities.Whereas Eliphaz tried … More Bildad: Distorted views on suffering