Years I spent in vanity and pride, Caring not my Lord was crucified, Knowing not it was for me He died On Calvary. By God’s Word at last my sin I learned; Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned, Till my guilty soul imploring turned To Calvary. There Your mercy and Your grace was…
Month: January 2017
Living In Exile – part 4
Gosh, that’s a lot so to summarize: Settle down and be happy because it’s okay to do so; build houses of faith; plant seeds of faith and live life “faithful in all (God’s) my house.” In these, and from these, the exiles – and we inmates – will find freedom within and after captivity and…
Living In Exile – part 3
Time to look at the meaning behind Jeremiah 29:5, “Build Houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit;” for prisoners. There are many references to houses in the Bible. It’s evident that both the structure and concept are of vital importance to God. Let’s look at a few verses that best illustrate…
Living In Exile – part 2
Continuing on with a look at Jeremiah 29:5 from last week, Living In Exile – part 1 … “Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.” What? I can’t do that literally. So what do these commands mean? To understand these I had to think back on scripture I had read…
Living In Exile – part 1
When I started writing for this blog I said I would not attempt to convert anyone to any particular belief. I also said I would not avoid talking about my place as a Christian. And so it is that the coming posts contain numerous Bible scripture references. To get the most out of the coming…
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