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“The honeymoon phase of marriage at the most lasts only two years.”
You’ve heard this, haven’t you? It’s a commonly made statement that is found in many marriage books. Whoever originally started this lie ought to be shot! Continue Reading »
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Marriage is an environment exceptionally suited to practice this dying-to-self business. I plan to put this in a marriage workbook. Here is the link to the article. See what you think. Life in the Foxhole
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Lust is the spirit or attitude of discontentment. It is willfully choosing to be dissatisfied. Continue Reading »
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Before you fall in love, you would do well to learn to step into love, and to so cautiously. Continue Reading »
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Perhaps you have read about disastrous relationships that have been changed into sparkling lights of love and devotion. They are testimonies to God ways. His ways are right. His way works. Continue Reading »
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But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, For the form of this world is passing way. [1 Cor 7:27-31] What does this mean? Continue Reading »
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Some short definitions of the word “grace” and derivatives
Grace: The bestowal of blessing and favor apart from performance or merit.
Gratitude: The only proper response to receiving grace
Gratuity: Giving grace (unmerited money that isn’t due) to a waitress or waiter
Disgrace: Someone who lacks grace, graciousness, or gratitude
Ingrate: A person unthankful for grace received
Grateful: Grate-full: Full of grace and/or gratitude. The only proper response to receiving grace.
Gratified: Satisfied with grace.
Congratulations: Con-grace-ulations: Approval, praise, and joy given (freely out of grace) for one’s performance or personhood, or state.
Gratis: Freely given without charge
Grace Period: The time between birth and death.
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Coming to Christ
Before any person can receive forgiveness, grace, and mercy, that person, of course, must be convinced that he or she is in desperate need of it.
If I am convinced of one thing, it is this: Only beggars get into heaven. If a person is too proud to beg, they will never get into the Kingdom of God, they will never find grace and mercy, and they will never be saved. Everyone who came to Jesus (or perhaps anyone who got anywhere with, or anything from, Jesus) came to Him on their knees; they came as beggars. Are you such a person?
There is no other place to come to Jesus for salvation than at the foot of His crucifixion (or His throne), and that is done upon one’s knees. The doorway to salvation is a very, very narrow, small doorway. One can only enter through it on hands and knees.
More about grace soon.
Mike
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