For those of us who understand our call to love even our enemies, this is perhaps one of the most difficult parts of Scripture. I believe the full answer, while clear, is not a simple one. God's love for Jacob and His hatred for Esau (Malachi 1:2-3; Romans 9:13) must be understood within the broader… Continue reading How Could God “Hate” Esau?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnEWwbxNxQY You too can memorize Scripture! I was going for complete mastery of Romans chapter 9 from the ESV version, which I did not accomplish here (see my list of mistakes below). Scripture tells us to let God's Word "dwell" in us "richly" and to have it "hidden" in our hearts. There is no better… Continue reading (Almost all of) Romans Chapter 9 ESV – From Memory
Occasionally, I have received this question, and I would like to answer it here: “Why did God place the tree of knowledge in the garden if he knew full well what would happen?” This topic is near to my heart. There was a time I pondered this myself a lot and I have relatives who… Continue reading Why Did God Put That Tree In That Garden?
“...devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture…” (1 Timothy 4:13) When we consider what it is that we “devote” ourselves to, what comes to mind? A close friend? A spouse? Children? Certainly many Christians would say, “God.” But how is it that we do this? Regarding the verse from 1 Timothy above, Jesus sent… Continue reading Devoted To The Public Reading Of Scripture
Today the activity of memorization, for memorizing anything, is simply seen by many people as an antiquated activity for ages past. The more technology we have, it can seem like our brain’s capacity for memory is not necessary. Not only that, but we can see our ability to remember as so flawed compared to a… Continue reading Christ’s Example of Memorization
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