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Our Adoption Means That There Is Continued ...
Contributed by David Tack on May 25, 2009 (message contributor)
Our adoption means that there is continued forgiveness. Were God only our Judge, our past sins would all be forgiven, but we would have no assurance of forgiveness of future wrongs... Our adoption and God’s forgiveness are eternal.
Milliard Erickson: Christian Theology (Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academics: 1998) 976.
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In His Book In The Eye Of The Storm, Max Lucado ... PRO
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 4, 2005
In his book In the Eye of the Storm, Max Lucado tells about something that happened to him while he was in high school. Every year, he and his family used to go fishing during spring break. But one year, his brother and his mom couldn’t go, so his dad let him invite a friend. They looked forward ...read more
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Woody Allen In Addressing A Harvard Graduation ... PRO
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
Woody Allen in addressing a Harvard graduation said, "You have entered a crossroads of life. Down one road is despondency and ...read more
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I Recall The Story Of The Sea Captain Who Was A ... PRO
Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005
I recall the story of the sea captain who was a Christian and given to much prayer. A great storm was blowing and someone came the wheelhouse where the Captain was. It was a great storm. A man shouted to the Captain, "Why are you not praying?" The Captain said, "I pray during the calm and when the ...read more
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I Want To Share In Closing A Poem, Based In Job ...
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 6, 2005
I want to share in closing a poem, based in Job 13:15, written by a lady named Mary Kimbrough: “Though He slay me, I will trust Him,” Said the sainted Job of old; “Though He try me in the furnace, I shall then come forth as gold. “Though the ‘worms of deep affliction’ Cause this body to ...read more
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Becky Pippert Tells A Wonderful Story, An Old ... PRO
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
Becky Pippert tells a wonderful story, an old legend really or three trees that make this very clear for me. “There were once 3 ambitious trees on a mountain who were small and were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. The 1st tree said, "When I look at the stars and see them ...read more
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