“Ruminations”
DailyTheocentrism: “So they will know that I AM the LORD”-in one statement both grace and judgement from God, depending on who it befalls.
March 31, 2010 | 
Author This theme of the Book of Ezekiel has the same two-fold significance that any presentation of the Lord has – a judgment for those who do not know Him and more grace for those who do. The issue here is how one is related to Him. This is not a club, but an intimacy. We are not above others, but connected to Him who is above all. This is where the so-called “non-Lordship” guys really miss it – even those being judged know that He is the LORD.
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What it means to be held
This song was born out of dealing with the messiness of life and the results of a sin-wrecked world. He will never leave us – those who know Him through His Son – but, what comfort is there for those who do not?
May we weep for humanity and call with loud voices to the strong and able hand of the Good Shepherd.
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DailyTheocentrisms:Two great Twitter posts on some implications of Christ’s work
Because Christians find refuge, not in what we can do, but in what Christ has done, we don’t need to save face; we r free to admit r faults
Because Christians locate their identity in Christ’s achievement & not our own, we can admit our weaknesses freely without feeling deflated
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Wow . . . Randy Alcorn on whether or not our pets will be in Heaven:
I’m not sure if he’s trying to refer to Heaven or the Millennial Kingdom – but, wow . . .
Yeah, I checked Isaiah 60 as well – hhmmm. I suppose all of the camels will be coming from Midian and Ephah; from Sheba as well. I suppose the “You will also suck the milk of nations and suck the breast of Kings” is literal too.
Alcorn’s Heaven, not a book I am running out to buy anytime soon.
At least Greg Laurie doesn’t make it all about himself . . .
Randy Alcorn on pets in heaven
I am not quite sure why I am taking up space with this post, except for the fact that I have heard this A LOT and it is this kind of “over-systematizing” systematic theology that has created a massive catalog of doctrines that crowd out the point. The video could be any number of things, I suppose.
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Francis Chan on speaking truth
I am not very familiar with this pastor yet, but I have to say – I think I am liking him a lot. There is something about taking apart the machine that we have built that WE call Christianity and leaving it behind to walk with the LORD and actually believe the Scriptures and do THEM. If we believe this biblical . . . what are we going to do then? . . .
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