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 | | From: | rhuff163 | | Subject: | Christianity defined | | Date: | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:09:37 GMT |
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 | Devotional Guide
For the week of January 9, 2005
CHRISTIAN CALLING
Christianity defined
To Read: Micah 4,5
To Know:
"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his
Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers..." (Rm. 1:9)
One winter when our oldest son was still in high school, he was cast in a
Shakespearean play at the Palace Theater in Manchester New Hampshire. He was
not noted for his sense of direction nor was he at that time an experienced
driver. His mother and I knew that despite the late nights, the navigational
challenge on his way back and forth to Manchester, and the ever present
peril of winter weather, this would be good for our son. It is true to say
that on rehearsal nights and during performances he was never off my mind.
From after supper until he was back in the driveway, our son was uppermost
in my concerns. Certainly whenever I prayed Andrew would be mentioned.
Paul tells the Romans that they are never off his mind. He prays for them
without ceasing. Doubtless the apostle means that whenever he sets about to
pray the Romans always receive mention. It was love for my son that made it
impossible for me to neglect his situation by failing to ask God to protect
and prosper him. So too Paul wants the Romans to excel in their faith and
enjoy the blessings that have come to them in Christ. By telling the Romans
of his love for them, Paul is giving the believers in the capital city of
the world a powerful motive to obey what he writes in the epistle.
To Do:
We obey God in proportion to our knowledge of his love for us. The better we
know the love of Jesus Christ the more anxious we will be to do what pleases
the Lord. The Christian life is not lived out of a rulebook. Christianity is
the love of sinners for their savior.
To Ask:
Father, open my eyes to see the love of your son for me personally. Remind
me that your words are meant to convict me of sin and convince me that you
willingly save sinners.
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| | From: | SunDancingGuy | | Subject: | Re: Christianity defined | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:24:53 -0500 |
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| On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:09:37 GMT, "rhuff163"
wrote:
>"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his
>Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers..." (Rm. 1:9)
A single pair of hands working accomplish more than a thousand clasped
in prayer.
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| | From: | Kevin V. Russell | | Subject: | Re: Christianity defined | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:20:55 GMT |
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"SunDancingGuy" wrote in message
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> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 05:09:37 GMT, "rhuff163"
> wrote:
>
>>"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his
>>Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers..." (Rm. 1:9)
>
> A single pair of hands working accomplish more than a thousand clasped
> in prayer.
If you believe the fundamentalist crew you must accept that Yeshua was
actually God incarnate as well as being the son of himself.
Oh, and he was also born without any exchange of bodily fluids.
We on planet earth know this is a lot of hooey.
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