From time to time there may be some thoughts or verses I’d like to share, but not turn into a more formal writing.
Introduction – Experience of Life and Peace
During my life, I have had times where I have felt closer, more connected to God and times where things seem to be quiet. By quiet, I mean that I do not sense or experience the presence of God and/or fellowship with God.
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Introduction
While listening to a christian minister via YouTube who has now passed away, I was introduced to something new. This christian minister spoke about the importance of proclamation or proclaiming. It isn’t required, but he made a practice of proclaiming passages of Scripture which he felt God wanted him to proclaim as part of his messages.
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The Lord Speaks But Man Does Not Comprehend
In the Book of 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,
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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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