JOHN 16:33 Peace as the Absence of Hostility At times, “peace” indicates the absence of hostilities. In texts where the term “peace” contrasts with warfare, it likely communicates a mere cessation of warfare instead of friendship (Deut 20:10; Judg 4:17; 21:13; 1 Sam 7:14; 1 Kgs 2:5; 5:12; Jer 25:37; Ezek 7:25; Mic 3:5). Ecclesiastes … More Saturday’s Soldiers Devotional – 12/30/2023
Psalm 77 CONTEXT: The Psalmist write about being in a state of near desperation v.1-9 until he begins to recall the all the great works God has done v.10-20. He climbs from despair to hope, by seeking the Lord in his day of trouble. Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/10/2020
Reagan Rose | April 2, 2019 Growing up, I had a tiny, white Maltese named Poppy. Poppy could not handle conflict. Whenever there was an argument in our house, Poppy would begin to shiver and whine like a teakettle beginning to boil. If the raised voices carried on, he would carry his shivering white body … More Cloaked Cowards: A Theology of Conflict
FLATTERY Neither at any time were they found using words of flattery – 1 Thessalonians 2:5 (R.V.) Flatterers are the worst of tame beasts. – Thomas Fuller Let a flatterer be in your Paternoster*, but not in your Creed; pray for him but trust him no more than a thief. WAR The grievousness of war … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 07 & 08 June
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of … More A Prayer for Engaging in Gospel Warfare
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