From time to time there may be some thoughts or verses I’d like to share, but not turn into a more formal writing.
The Lord Speaks But Man Does Not Comprehend
In Job, God tells us that He is speaking and doing so in more than one way, but we have the tendency not to hear what He is saying.
14 Indeed, God speaks in one way, even in two,
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Drawing upon the history of Israel, specifically the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (aka Ephraim) as representative of our current situation in the 21st century is complex subject and there is no way to present it as definitive truth. What I am doing with this series of articles is giving witness.
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Introduction
There are many people I have heard refer to the God of the Old Testament as a harsh God while the God portrayed in the New Testament is more loving.
In reality, God’s character has not changed. Both His severity seen in places in the Old Testament and His love portrayed strongly in the New Testament are present throughout history.
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God’s Pattern of Prophetic Speaking
The following was also shared in the primer article. It is worth sharing again here because much of what God says to the Northern Kingdom fits this same pattern of speaking.
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Brief Visual History
United Kingdom Split into Two Kingdoms in 925 B.C.
There were three kings of the United Kingdom (Saul, David and Solomon). When Solomon died, God chose to split the kingdom into two parts because of some of the idolatry that Solomon introduced to Israel through his wives.
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Before diving into this study, it is important to provide a bit of a primer to help the reader digest what I am about to present. The following items will help provide some foundation for how this study was approached.
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Background
That title is a mouthful. This is a big topic which will not be easy to share. As introduction, I want to provide a brief testimonial account of how I came to this subject and the process I went through with it.
First of all, I was not seeking out this topic.
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Part 3 – Departing/Falling Away from the Faith
Preface
It will be hard for some (maybe many) to understand the point of view presented in this part of the series.
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5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:5 (LEB)
Being born again (salvation) is just the beginning. It is how we are “justified in Christ” and will receive eternal life.
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