Ten Things I Wish Jesus Never SaidCrossway, 2006 - 297 páginas Only when we have a healthy realization of our spiritual needs can we understand how surrender brings peace and freedom. With honesty and humility, Kuligin examines ten of Christ's difficult sayings and offers practical advice for following Christ. Blended into each chapter are personal anecdotes, a healthy quantity of biblical support, and reflections from historical figures. |
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Página 17
... God , the more you come to realize how far short you fall of that perfection . The nearer you approach the Light , the more your imperfections are exposed . Consider a porcelain vase . From a distance it appears smooth and blemishless ...
... God , the more you come to realize how far short you fall of that perfection . The nearer you approach the Light , the more your imperfections are exposed . Consider a porcelain vase . From a distance it appears smooth and blemishless ...
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... God is embod- ied in material and physical comforts . Of course , any blessings may rightly be said to come from God , but it is when we believe that mate- rial blessing forms the heart of God's approval that we quickly fall from grace ...
... God is embod- ied in material and physical comforts . Of course , any blessings may rightly be said to come from God , but it is when we believe that mate- rial blessing forms the heart of God's approval that we quickly fall from grace ...
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... God wants us to be happy . As it is self - evident that happiness is directly tied to our physical and material well - being , they claim God must desire for us health and financial security . They conclude that if our personal expe ...
... God wants us to be happy . As it is self - evident that happiness is directly tied to our physical and material well - being , they claim God must desire for us health and financial security . They conclude that if our personal expe ...
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... God ? If you were told nothing other than these details , which church would you say God favored ? Our small church believes the Bible to be God's inerrant Word and a sure authority for our lives . We preach the gospel in its full- ness ...
... God ? If you were told nothing other than these details , which church would you say God favored ? Our small church believes the Bible to be God's inerrant Word and a sure authority for our lives . We preach the gospel in its full- ness ...
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... God's blessing . We have a tendency to attribute all the bad , nasty things that happen to us to Satan , while all the good things come from God . The latter is not all wrong , of course , but the former is not all right either ...
... God's blessing . We have a tendency to attribute all the bad , nasty things that happen to us to Satan , while all the good things come from God . The latter is not all wrong , of course , but the former is not all right either ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
ART OF SPIRITUAL asked attitude become believers Bernard of Clairvaux Bible biblical chapter Christians Christians today church comes command commitment concerning condemned consider cross Dallas Willard disciples disciples of Christ endure enemies eternal evangelical evil example expect eyes fact faith false fasting Father forgiveness genuine give glory God's godly gospel grace hate heart heaven holy human involves Jesus Christ Jesus's John Calvin judge judgment kingdom Lance Armstrong lives look Lord Martin Luther material blessing Matt mercy mind missionary Namibia never one's Oswald Chambers ourselves pain parable Paul persecution person Pharisees Philip Schaff postmodern Christianity poverty of spirit pray prayer prosperity prosperity gospel reason recognize salvation Satan saved Scripture self-love Sermon servant sinners sins slander someone speak spiritual poverty suffering teaching of Jesus Testament things Thomas à Kempis thought told truth understand walk Windhoek words yoke
Passagens conhecidas
Página 188 - Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's foes will be those of his own household.
Página 126 - Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Página 37 - Is open ? or will God incense his ire For such a petty trespass ? and not praise Rather your dauntless virtue, whom the pain Of death denounced, whatever thing death be, Deterr'd not from achieving what might lead To happier life, knowledge of good and evil ? Of good, how just ? of evil, if what is evil Be real, why not known, since easier shunn'd ? God therefore cannot hurt ye, and be just: Not just, not God; not feard then, nor o.bey'd.
Página 100 - * All to leave and follow Thee ; Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shalt be. Perish every fond ambition, All I've sought or hoped or known ; Yet how rich is my condition ! God and heaven are still my own.
Página 46 - For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin.
Página 277 - Firm concord holds ; men only disagree Of creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly grace...
Página 7 - You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy,' But I tell you; Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.
Página 43 - Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood.
Página 273 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Página 105 - My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.