Last night at Bible study we discussed 1 Corinthians 13 and in this brief report I will limit myself to the first three verses. "Though I should speak the languages of men and of angels, ...
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Thoughts on the sacrifices
We have often talked about how important it is to thank and praise God our Father and the Lord Jesus for the work on the cross of Calvary. The other day we ...
Read more ...There was no breath left…
We have had the commemoration of 500 years of the Reformation. I have seen parts of it, images from Wittenberg and Utrecht. In both places the reformation was portrayed as a church renewal that should still take shape today ...
Read more ...An uneven yoke
Paul's call "Do not form an unequal span with unbelievers (...)" (2 Corinthians 6:14) has been much applied to marriage. A warning not to marry an unbeliever. Now as far as I'm concerned that may ...
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The second letter of John[1] is an extraordinary letter. It is short, I already knew that, but suddenly I realized that most of my posts on this site are much longer. Well, John ...
Read more ...Ann Voskamp – an open letter (2)
I read your book 'A Thousand Thanks' with a mix of feelings. Admiration because of the way you write. I can't quite put into words what that's like, but it's certainly ...
Read more ...The unity of the Spirit (2)
When Christians do not know what it is to 'walk in the Spirit' they will live a life according to the flesh. The consequences for the unity of believers are disastrous. We can learn this from the first five chapters of the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
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