When I was a little boy, a girl down the street told me that God the Father was mean and angry, and that only Jesus the Son was merciful.[1] Have you heard this idea? It goes hand-in-hand with the oft-repeated trope that the Old Testament tells the story of a God of vengeance, and theContinue reading “Old Testament Mercy. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.”
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HOW CAN JESUS CLAIM TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN? Acts 4:12.
If God provided a way for sinners to be rescued, why are people so unhappy about it? I have often heard people rail against Christianity for its claim to exclusivity: “How can you say Jesus is the only way, when there are millions of people around the world who never heard of Jesus?” The answerContinue reading “HOW CAN JESUS CLAIM TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN? Acts 4:12.”
Authority. Luke 5:24.
When I began practicing law, the word Authority took on new meaning. I remember stepping out of a mediation to call the boss. I passed along a settlement offer from opposing counsel and his answer was, “I can’t agree to that. I don’t have authority.” What he meant was that his defendant-client had not givenContinue reading “Authority. Luke 5:24.”
WHO IS THE JUDGE? John 5:22-23.
A cliché says God the Father is a mean, angry judge, but Jesus, the Son, is merciful. FALSE. God is ONE—and Jesus Himself said, “I and the Father are one.” John 10:30. God is both holy and merciful. (Four of the five verses that follow are the spoken words of Jesus.) “The Father, in fact,Continue reading “WHO IS THE JUDGE? John 5:22-23.”
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