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Category Archives: Judgment
Parables: Counting the Cost
“It cost something to be a real Christian… There are enemies to overcome, battles to be fought, sacrifices to be made, an Egypt to be forsaken, a wilderness to be passed through, a cross to be carried, a race to … Continue reading
Parables: Rejection
“He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him – the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” ~ John 12:48 Let us consider one “rejection” parable. The wicked … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Parables, Textual study
Tagged Matthew 21, Parables, rejection, the wicked vinedressers
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Parables: The Great Divide
“As the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be… Noah entered the ark… the flood came and took then all away (destroyed them all – Luke 17:27).” – Matthew 24:38-39 “Two men … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Parables, Textual study
Tagged division, fish, judgment, kingdom parables, Matthew 13, Parables, the dragnet, the wheat and the tares
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Parables: Preparation
“There’s a great day coming, a great day coming, a great day coming by and by; when the saints and the sinners shall be parted right and left, are you ready for that day to come? Will Thompson Let us … Continue reading
A Time to Every Purpose
“To everything – turn, turn, turn; There is a season – turn, turn, turn; And a time to every purpose under heaven.” Such are the words of a popular song from 1965 by the Byrds. Yet, these words are sourced … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Judgment, Meaning and Purpose, stewardship, Textual study, Time
Tagged byrds, Ecclesiastes, judgment, purpose, Solomon, there is a season, time, under heaven, under the sun
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Life In A Fish Bowl
Like it or not, you and I are being watched nearly all the time when in public, and perhaps even when we think we’re in private. Welcome to life in the 21st century, life in a fish bowl. The surveillance … Continue reading
Posted in God`s eye, Judgment, Technology
Tagged fish, God`s eye, surveillance, technology
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Judah’s Justice
Judah married a Canaanitish woman (Genesis 38:1-2). He and his bride produced three sons during their marriage (Genesis 38:3-5). We’re not told how long they were married; However it, evidently, was for some long time: They lived together long enough … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Judgment
Tagged harlot. hypocrite, judah, justice, loneliness, tamar. prostitue
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Sheep v. Goats, Wheat v. Tares, Wheat v. Chaff
America has become increasingly urban. The twentieth century dawned with about 40% of the population living in urban areas and 60% living in rural areas; By 1990, it was 75% urban and 25% rural (www.pbs.org/fmc/1population.6.htm). Farmers and farm workers made … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Nature, science, Stats
Tagged chaff, division, goats, judgment, Luke 3, Matthew 25, Matthew 3, rual v. urban, separation, sheep, tares, wheat
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