Psalm 119.19 says; ‘I am a stranger on earth.’ These words introduce, within the longest of the psalms, a theme of conflict. The follower of God finds himself in a hostile environment. In such an environment the word of God remains our guide. It is striking that the previous verse, familiar to many, refers to… Read more »
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Christ and the gospel among Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes!
We can now realise the scene, and understand the mutual relations. The existing communities, the religious tendencies, the spirit of the age, assuredly offered no point of attachment – only absolute and essential contrariety to the kingdom of heaven. The “preparer of the way” could appeal to neither of them; his voice only cried “In… Read more »
God wins – but He values our commitment and prayers!
There are numerous tensions in Scripture; apparent contradictions which contain great truth and provide inspiration and motivation for the followers of Jesus Christ. Two quotations from Revelation highlight this: They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was… Read more »