violence
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A Ridiculous Revelation of God
Can you imagine anything more ridiculous than the almighty God having a lamb-like nature? And yet that’s exactly what we must conclude if, in fact, Jesus reveals the nature of God. He not only died as the lamb of God, he lived as the lamb of God to show us what God is like. This… Continue reading
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Look at the Cross, Look at the Angels
Two verses before John 3:16, the best known verse of the Bible, Jesus says he will be like the snake Moses lifted up (John 3:14). Jesus alludes here to the Old Testament story where the Israelites were bitten by snakes because of their disobedience. God tells Moses to make a bronze snake, put it up… Continue reading
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Why Have Even Christians Had Faith in Violence?
As we close out 2021 let us reflect on the contrast of the angels’ Christmas greeting, “peace on earth, good will to all,” with how the year began i.e. even professing Christians violently storming the capitol building of the United States. In my last post we saw that Jesus perfectly reveals God’s nature. He did… Continue reading