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The Son Who Came To Make Sons: How He Arrived
(Galatians 4:4c)
The book of Galatians is one of Paul's earliest works. In it, he combatted the idea that faith plus works lead to salvation. He warned his audience about the danger of trying to obtain God's favor through the keeping of the law (and losing God's favor when disobeying the law). (4 Minutes/900 Words)
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Jesus Made A Loving Family
Archival Post
Against this backdrop of societal change, along with pressure against the Christian faith, it is crucial for believers to understand and embrace the family of Christ. More than ever, the church must demonstrate family life.
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You Are God's Child -- Who We Are: God's Sons and Daughters
(1 John 2:28-3:1)
We were created to have dominion, God said. The idea was beautiful and simple. By His sovereign will, God created. He spoke things into existence. His Word divided water and land, the atmosphere and outer space, and the species. On the first six days of creation, God expressed His dominion and will. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)
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Get Your Head Up!
Archival Post
Humanity was supposed to wear a crown — not one made of gold and jewels, but of God's glory and honor. We were supposed to be a regal people, free and self-controlled. Love and joy and goodness were intended to flow from our lives and hands and hearts.
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Your Genealogy: The Creation of Humankind
(Genesis 1:26-27)
One of the first things readers often fixate on is the way God said, **Let *us* make man in our image**. Who is the *us* and *our* to whom God refers? The ancient rabbis thought God was speaking to the angelic realm, a sort of heavenly court who watched His every move. (5 Minutes/1200 Words)
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How Jesus Helps Us Work Hard
(Proverbs 20:4)
Nearly everyone has a vision of the good life. We can all easily project out to our latter years. We all have an idea of the ideal future. It will look different for each of us, but there will be some common themes. (10 Minutes/2600)
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Marriage's Little Foxes
Archival Post & Podcast
The Song of Solomon is the greatest love song ever written. In it, romantic love is evidenced from start to finish, from the beginning of life to the very end. It is a great ideal, a wonderful possibility, a straight up life goal for any married couple.
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Christ Control
(Hebrews 2:8)
Did you know that God created humanity to be in control? When in times of chaos and upheaval, it's hard to imagine, but the world was supposed to be in subjection to mankind. God crowned humanity with glory and honor and put everything in subjection under his feet (Psalm 8:5-8). But unfortunately because of the fall, because of sin, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. (1 Minute/300 Words)
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Jesus Made a Loving Family
(Hebrews 13:1-6)
I have many friends in Christ who, growing up, had terrible families. It has always fascinated me how they gravitate to their new family in Christ with such appreciation. For them, it's like they're relearning everything they previously knew about human relationships. The loving family of the church is not stale or old news to them, but a fresh social experiment filled with adventure, risk, and love. (14 Minutes/3600 Words)
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If you have ever seen a child walk off a roller coaster with a huge grin on their face, especially if they stepped onto it with a grim one, then you know what this next psalm is all about. The people who sing it had been attacked by a monster, threatened by a flood, and trapped by a fowler. But God rescued them from every calamity, and they remembered His rescues by singing about Him. (14 Minutes/3700 Words)
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