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What does it mean for a church or parachurch ministry to be inclusive? The word inclusive refers to including people and avoiding excluding people. To be fully inclusive is impractical for conservative churches and ministries. A church cannot accept into full fellowship idolaters, sorcerers, adulterers, or anyone who is actively in rebellion against God. Nor can a conservative church or ministry accept those […]
U Luki 9:49-50 nalazimo prilično neobičan izvještaj. Ivan vidi čovjeka kako u Kristovo ime izgoni demone i kaže mu da prestane. Kaže Gospodinu da je to učinio jer čovjek „ne ide s nama“. Riječ slijediti je riječ za učeništvo. Taj čovjek nije bio jedan od užeg kruga učenika. Ovaj razgovor neposredno slijedi raspravu među učenicima […]
In the movie Elf, starring Will Ferrell, Santa Claus’s magic sleigh is powered by belief. Since there are no longer enough people who believe in Santa, his sleigh crashes and gets stranded in Central Park. While Buddy the elf tries to repair Santa’s engine, his friends get their fellow New Yorkers to believe again. In this movie, Santa is helplessly reliant on humanity for his powers. Some Christians think Jesus […]
Я называю 49 главу Бытия «Судилище Иакова». Иаков, также называемый Израиль, судит своих сыновей и выдает им “награды”. Эти главы Писания предвещают Судилище Христово над верующими. Иаков судит своих сыновей в порядке их рождения. Первые шесть упомянутых сыновей это сыновья Иакова и Лии. Следующие четыре это дети его наложниц. Последние два сына, которых он благословил, […]
But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. Pastor Chet called the other day and suggested that the vices listed here are like those listed in 1 Cor 6:9-11, Gal 5:19-21, and Eph 5:5-7. All three of those refer to believers who will not inherit the kingdom, that is, […]
He titulado Génesis, capítulo 49, “El tribunal de Jacob”. Jacob, también llamado Israel, juzgó a sus hijos y repartió recompensas. En este capítulo encontramos un anticipo del Tribunal de Cristo para los cristianos. El orden en que Jacob juzga a sus hijos corresponde a sus madres. Los primeros seis hijos mencionados son los hijos de […]
Pinamagatan ko ang kabanata 49 ng Genesis na “Ang Hukuman ni Jacob.” Si Jacob, na tinawag ding Israel, ay hinatulan ang kaniyang mga anak at namahagi ng mga gantimpala. Sa kabanatang ito ay makikita nating nasasalamin ang Hukuman ni Cristo para sa mga Cristiano. Ang pagkasunod-sunod ng paghukom ni Jacob sa kaniyang mga anak ay […]
Ho denominato il capitolo 49 della Genesi “Il tribunale di Giacobbe”. Giacobbe, chiamato anche Israele, giudicò i suoi figli e distribuì ricompense. In questi capitoli troviamo una prefigurazione del tribunale di Cristo per i cristiani. L’ordine in cui Giacobbe giudica i suoi figli è in linea con quello delle loro madri. I primi sei figli […]
I recently came across a rather disturbing bit of folklore: The Icelandic Yule Lads (Jólasveinar). It’s a 17th-century tale of thirteen figures, or lads, each representing a different threat, who arrive on the days leading up to Christmas. One is called Spoon-Licker. He represents the importance of eating your food. In a time and culture in which malnutrition was a real threat during winter and waste was dangerous, he encouraged children to eat all their food. Another lad was Window-Peeper. He looks through windows, […]
În Luca 9:49-50 găsim o scenă puțin surprinzătoare. Ioan vede un om care scoate demoni în Numele lui Isus și îi spune să se oprească. Apoi îi explică Domnului că a făcut asta fiindcă acel om „nu mergea după noi”. Expresia „a merge după” are de-a face cu ucenicia. Omul acela nu făcea parte din […]
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