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The first command Jesus issued to his disciples is “Follow me” (Mt 4:19; Mk 1:17). Note that the command to follow Jesus precedes the task they were called to. Who we are (followers of Jesus) defines what it is that we do (proclaim the Goodread more ➜

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There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.  καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐνread more ➜

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Below are some observations on Acts 17:16-34, often overlooked, from D. A. Carson’s The Gagging of God and his chapter “Athens Revisited” in Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. The Athenian context: The Roman world enforced all kinds of religious pluralism both politically and legally and Athensread more ➜

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So, my wife and I head up to the Grand Canyon this past weekend for some leisurely (cold) camping (average low temps on the rim this time of year are mid-20s). As we’re walking through the campground at night, our dog goes up to oneread more ➜

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“Once upon a time there was a man who thought he was dead. His wife tried everything she could to convince him he was very much alive. But try as she may, he would not change his mind. After several weeks of this, she finallyread more ➜

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For a being whose attributes consist, at minimum, of absolute justice and perfect love, there seems to be a dilemma on how that being could show love to unlovely creatures without compromising either his moral perfections or absolute justice. In other words, is there someread more ➜

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There is a sense in which God is in a fix; a kind of dilemma as it were. You see, God’s moral perfections and perfect justice demand that every person save One is punished for sin, yet God’s love and mercy demand restoration between humankindread more ➜

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“We are not the accidental product of nature nor the eternal oozing of some impersonal cosmic consciousness. God created us to have a personal, loving relationship with him. Eternal life with God means to know him personally. Jesus said “Now this is eternal life: thatread more ➜