tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71126682748325480242011-12-31T14:03:36.225-08:00...for my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for who should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.Shawn J. Wilhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700175018731054145noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112668274832548024.post-2530813805116641412011-06-26T20:36:00.000-07:002011-06-26T20:38:21.624-07:00

I have not posted much on this blog in a long while. A few of my friends within the ministry have an on-going conversation about theology, ministry, counseling, preaching, etc.http://pastortopastor.blogspot.com/

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Lord, Help me stay faithful......help me stay motivated....help me finish.....

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After Christmas 08, I was reminded of a hobby I had once enjoyed. Throughout High School and College I would write poetry, but that was put on hold when attending Seminary. This poem was my gift to my dad and my dad-in-law:To my Dad, who has continually pressed me harder and harder to succeed at what I set my will and mind at. You have been my constant encouragement to keep diligently working

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3% of all the Christian missionaries are found in the "unreached" demographicHas the church doubted the sovereign presence of God (...I am with you always...Matt 28.20), acquired insensitive hearts for the cares of this world (Luke 21.34), or have an ever decreasing understanding of our message (Declare his glory among the nations....Ps 96.3)"The Gospel is only good news if it gets there in time"

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As you may know, name one man who does not struggle with a little bit of pride. Well, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't, just ask Ally. But today DEFINITELY is one of those days. A friend once asked me, "What are your three most valuable possessions?" I didn't know how to answer it until I envisioned my house on fire, what three things would I take. Assuming my wife is as smart as her

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A great hobby of mine is riding my road bike. While watching the Tour de France, I can think of nothing but riding my bike. However, I don't want to ride my bike like these guys below.....

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Though I am not typically a fan of video's of this genre, but for all its worth, it is thought provoking...Psalm 67.1-4 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the people praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the

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I typically don't want to say anything regarding where other people land on theological issues, especially if they are orthodox issues. However, in this link for the video, some will recognize certain names of people, ALL of which are much smarter than me and have a few more degrees than me. Even still, I still need to say something regarding this link.Some men from Dallas Theological Seminary,

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The emotions and eternity our heart longs for when suffering comes to mind or we have been ravaged by the devastating sins that plague this world. But who would have thought that even obedience brings about suffering???? The deep pangs of death haunt us. The unending hurt won’t stop. For some it’s the unimaginable pain that one cannot even comprehend and for others this pain has/is a current

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Please Pray....IRAN - Without international pressure, there is little to stop the Iranian government from ratifying a bill that will make apostasy (leaving Islam) a capital crime, warns human rights groups and experts. On Sept. 9, the Iranian parliament approved a new penal code by a vote of 196-7 calling for a mandatory death sentence for apostates, or those who leave Islam. The Christian and

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The Christian seems to be torn when it comes to politics [being kept distinct from paying taxes, and firmly believing God to have the ultimate say in establishing a government]. Is the Christian to vote for the republican party which may violate some biblical principles: i.e. Women in leadership, Pro-War. Yet stand for some biblical principles we gladly applaud: i.e. Pro-Life. Or is the Christian

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A couple in our church is getting ready to celebrate their 60th year of marriage. That is unfathomable because Ally and I are getting ready to celebrate 5 weeks of marriage. The incredible source of grace and joy and refinement that has come in this short time only makes me wonder what it will be like in a couple months, in a couple years, and in a couple of decades. To the best of my ability, I

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Jude 3 encourages us, urges us, gives us the mandate to contend for the faith. With spending time with my wife the other night, I was greatly reminded of this dear principle. It involves the deep concern of not only a deep desire to see the Word of God rightly divided but the exalted Christ clearly portrayed and defined. However the underlying principle that will make us think this way is know

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I read this book for the coming semester for one of my classes. It is supposed to be one of two books that are considered "THE" book for Amillennialism. Here is my report I wrote for my class* * * * * *IntroductionAnthony Hoekema’s The Bible and the Future[1] is one of the best books written on a defense for Amillennialism. It defends and calls for a correct understanding in eschatology given

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Well, in about 96 hours, I will be seeing my bride for the first time. The emotions of excitement and the nerves of anticipation are exceedingly great. How true it is that you marry your best friend. I love my friend. She is a rock of support, encouragement, and the means of refinement. She has huge dreams, brilliant insights, and an astute understanding of the Word of God. She loves me, not for

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Check out this new blog: http://theunknownchurch.wordpress.com/It seems to have been spurned on by students that have gone through Jeff Lewis' God's Heart for the Nations. This incredible resource explains the plan and the mind of God for the nations. This glorious salvation was intended to be known for the entire world, even from the beginning.View this resource at:http://www.amazon.com/

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This weekend is the one time a year where over 3,000 college students come to meet together to hear the biblical exposition of God’s word on this years topics of “Heaven and Hell” and raise their voices to sing of the glories of Calvary. It is called “Resolved,” named after the resolutions from Jonathan Edwards. Sunday evening John Piper spoke on one of the most vital issues regarding Hell. In

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There have been two passages that have been running through my mind constantly these past few weeks and I can't stop thinking about them. What is strange about the two of them is that, at first glance, they don't have any similarity between them. They are in different testaments for starters. One of them has direct correlation to suffering while the other talks nothing of it. However, the more

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John 17.1-5Jesus has just finished His last evening with the disciples and has now lifted His head towards heaven. Upon the coming expectation of His death, Jesus looks towards the abode of His Father in heaven. Jesus recognizes the specific hour has come. This hour throughout John had yet come until now. Jesus’ first request is the glorification/exaltation of Himself. Colin Kruse points out

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John 13.31-32The hour of Christ’s crucifixion was just hours away as Jesus was beginning His “Farewell Discourse” starting in chapter 13-17. Jesus in the preceding context not only tells exactly which disciple will betray him but tells him to do it quickly (13.26-27). Judas is the chosen advocate of the Father’s plan in crucifying Jesus. Once Judas exits the scene, Jesus is able to say with

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Exegesis of the Gospel of John[1]Only by means of this research project, the exegesis of each of the following passages will only focus on that relevant to the glory found in Christ. The gospel of John has a completely different understanding of doxa in that he focuses on the death-resurrection-ascension of Jesus in his glorification, rather than eschatological connotation.[2] George Ladd says of

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The Glory of Christ in Relation to the Christian and Non-ChristianNon Christians and unbelievers fail to see the one reality of Christ. They willingly deny the same things the Father treasures in Christ. In Edwards’s sermon entitled “Unbelievers Condemn the Glory and Excellency of Christ,” explains, “This doctrine may teach us the heinousness of the sin of unbelief, as this sin sets all the glory

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The Glory of Christ Seen in His Exaltation Above All things God the Father has all sorts of evils ordained in the world that seem to be so highly exalted above any other types of powers, but His intention is not to have the world in this sort of confusion. Rather, His original content is to have the supremacy of Christ reign gloriously over all things. Evil does not get the glory; Christ gets the

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Jonathan Edwards and the Glory of ChristThis is a brief overview of Jonathan Edwards’s view of the glory of Christ. His thoughts and ideas are mainly found in the sermons he preached. However, this topic in his writings cannot be exhausted for the length of this paper.The Glory of Christ Seen in Christ Seeking God’s Glory as His Ultimate EndJonathan Edwards presents Christ complete focus directed

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This is a paper that I wrote for one of my theology classes. Due to its length, I will break into the different sections. The deity of Christ is one of the major tenets in Christianity. We should go to great lengths to defend it to the day we die. Christianity stands or falls in one's view of Christ. It is especially important to see His exalted nature as the Son of man and His glorification in

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Sit and just wonder..... Is it worth it??? Is He worth it???? Is He more valuable than your most treasured thing in your mind... in you heart? Is He that valuable in your heart???Philippians 3.7-8: But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the

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This morning a very dear man went home to Glory. Growing up in a church that is predominantly older an age, it is bound to happen. But not this one. He was still younger than the average age in the church. However, for the second time his cancer came back but worse. It had spread to his bones, into his prostrate again, and produced tumors in his head. In a matter of four months this man went from

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I started reading Altogether Lovely by Jonathan Edwards and was completely broken by the sermon titled "God the Best Portion of the Christian." It was a sermon based of the text from Psalm 73.25, which is already one of my favorite portions of Scripture.Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. Here are some quotes taken from the sermon."He who has

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The sovereignty of God is an odd but comforting reality. God purposes all things to take place in our lives whether good or bad. What is interesting to see is the repetition of similar trials. Tracking your spiritual progress is primarily only seen in the rear view mirror of your life and is rarely visible right now. However, God is in the constant process of making His name holy in our lives so

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Isaiah is a matchless book. It traces the coming kingdom of YHWH. It is filled with the glory God. It uses such unique language to describe YHWH that is not found in any other book. Isaiah 44.6-8 is a rich passage. Seeing the sovereignty of God is a difficult object to grasp. It’s easy to see throughout scripture, it’s easy to see throughout the lives of other believers, but how easy is it to see

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Yes, I do admit to thinking this is one of the BEST Christmas song. Despite the wonderful 80's hair, despite the lacey shirts, despite 80's "sway," and yes despite the fact that I was born in the wrong decade (yes, I do admit all of this), this song is rich in theology. Enjoy the reason for the season. Stop judging me in your heart and enjoy this song.

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Joy in the Christian and the exaltation of Christ are interrelated. The amount of true, biblical joy is proportional to one’s thoughts about the Glory of God. Philippians 4.4 commands the hearer to have joy in Christ. In fact, the next three verses in light of v. 4 demonstrate placing complete trust and confidence in the character of Christ will produce the peace of God that will protect our

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My dear friend brought this quote to my attention. There was something within our friendship last semester that God was using both of us to refine each other. The main topics of our discussion were the "Exaltation of Christ" and how focusing on this, relishing on this, and basking in this deep truth brings ultimate satisfaction in a person's life and soul. Read Isaiah 2 and 66 and focus on the

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Justification is by faith alone (sola fide). This doctrine originated from a reaction to the catholic church during the reformation. However, the implications of this doctrine for a believer are staggering. My favor with God is not found in the amount of my bible reading or the amount of prayer, even though these are desperately needed for spiritual growth. My spiritual growth is dependant upon

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This will be the last region of our focused prayers. Days 26-30 will place our focus and attention on a few countries in South Asia.- Pray for workers committed to reaching this group. Christians need to be committed to learning their unwritten language.- Pray for the tiny group of Chittagonian believers as they bravely reach out with very limited resources. One Cristian worker says that it has

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Prepare your heart, grab a tissue, and count the blessings God has given you. Always have a thankful heart...even in the small things.http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/570/99-Balloons

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- Christians from other people groups in the region need an outpouring of courage, love and wisdom to reach the Berta with the Gospel in an understandable way.- Pray for the local believers to be filled with the Holy Spirit- Pray that the work of Bible translation could begin again among the Berta- Pray for more Berta to learn to read so that, when the Bible is completed in their language, they

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Days 21-25 will place our attention on Africa- In the past, tribalism, factions and leadership struggles have split the different ethnic groups. a civil war (1991-1994) officially ended in 2001. Mutual respect and vision for the future needed.- Pray that the city of Djibouti will become a haven of true peace and a lighthouse shining into Somalia, Ethiopia, and the Middle-East.- Several Christians

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- Pray for the sensitive situation of expatriate Christians who are serving in Brunei. May their lives be an example of Christ to those around them.- May the foreign believers provide encouragement to local Christians as the Lord helps them to build meaningful relationships for the sake of the Kingdom.- Pray for the royal family and their influence at every level. Remember the Sultan's 'second'

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Days 18-20 will place a specific focus on South East AsiaOver 90% of inhabitants of the island are Muslim...which accounts for 10% of the Muslim population worldwide- It is appoint of spiritual pride locally that Islam was first established in this region in Jave. Pray that appropriate humbling would take place so that people could see the glory of the Lord Jesus and live in awe of Him, the true

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- Pray for God's peace and love to be proclaimed effectively to all the different ethnic groups. South Asians are often pitten against Guyanese of African origin.- Pray that positive Christian music and TV broadcasts can be aired and that the Muslim youth will be influenced by them.-There are a number of Bible colleges in Guyana. Pray for the training of godly people of faith who can also reach

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- Pray that Canadian believers can show their Kurdish friends how to follow Christ. May the Lord Jesus CChrist be glorified as Kurds find the Way, the Truth and the Life.- Pray that Kurds will want to understand more of God's story through the Bible and Christian films- Continue to pray for the strength and dilligence in the Christian locals.Isaiah 66.18-1918 “For I know their works and their

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This marks the half way point in our time for praying for these specific countries where Muslim's reside. Ramadan is prevelent throughout these countries. Days 14-17 will place our focus our attention on Europe and the America's- Pray that more British Christians would see the need to reach out to the Mirpuris. Pray also that Christian workers from around the world would be willing to come and

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Well, I've been away from the computer all weekend. I was at a retreat in Frazier Park with my Bible study. We heard over 20 testimonies of how God has saved us from our sins. AmazingPeople are still witnessing the blinding work of Satan in the Muslim world. Plead for these people and the local workers for strength.- Pray for access for more workers, especially medical personnel, willing to serve

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- Pray that the Gospel will be presented in a culturally sensitive way to the Kazakhs of Mongolia and that they will put their hope in the God (Isaiah 40:31).- Pray that Mongolian Christians and others will make increased efforts to bring the Good News of the Messiah to the Kazakh minority in Western Mongolia.Isaiah 8.1313 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy. Let him be your fear,

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Yesterday was a busy day and missed the post. However, for days 8-13 the focus of our prayers will be directed towards the East and Central Asia.- Ask God to send Chinese Christians to live and proclaim the Gospel among the Dongxiang people. May there be opportunities to help them with medical, educational, social and agricultural projects.- Pray that God will open the hearts of the Dongxian in

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90+% of Qatar's population is Muslim. A 50 year lease was signed in May 2005 between the local government and Christians. Several Christian churches are able to own land in which they will be able to build six churches at their own expense. However, non-Muslims may not proselytize.- The Al-Thani family has ruled Qatar since the mid 1800's. Pray that they would know how to wisely lead the nation.-

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After seeing this skit, I had a flood of emotion run through me. This skit is very enticing and pulls at the emotions of the heart. However, what place do skits have in the Church setting? The church's duty is to equip the saints in biblical doctrine and understanding through the preaching of the word. Apart from scripture I would be unable to interpret this skit biblically. What are some of your

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This is a unique country bordering the country of Iraq. Yet, during anytime of the week about 40,000 Christians may gather to worship. Despite having a building for their services, they are forbiden to worship outside the church walls.- Many Kuwaitis are discovering Christ mainly through watching satellite television. Local Christns need to be able to disciple, train, and equip those who are

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- Pray for boldness for all believers (both current and new believers) resulting in the Gospel being shared thousands of times daily.- The Delta is filled with a spiritual atmosphere of fear, confusion, fanaticism, and magic. Pray that people will get to know the real Jesus, despite any errors they may have been taught.- Pray for entire families to come to Christ so that they will devote their

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Now starting day three, my heart is very distraught. Having the reality of people worshiping a wrong view of God is a form of idolatry. They are sincerely setting time aside for one month to seek Allah and try to earn Allah's favor. Fortunately I have Jesus Christ, at the point of suffering on the cross, He demonstrated His love for me. At the moment of salvation I obtained all the favor I could

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I forgot to mention that Days 1-7 will be focusing on the Middle East and North African areas. It’s a travesty that the Prosperity Gospel (which is not Christian) is surfacing in Africa. On top of the Islam insurgence in Africa, there are many other needs as well.Please pray for the country of Beirut. The country consists of 1.5 million people with half being Muslim.- Beirut’s Muslims cleanse

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Today is the start of Ramadan: the time where Islam, world-wide, will fast. They will be unable to eat, drink, or participate in a few other activities. In celebrating the first written words of the Quran, they are to put forth effort to attempt to read the Quran in its entirety and try to obey it's teachings. In short it will be a revival month for them. It will last about 29-30 days. Following

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The second quote is the most moving and has stuck with me for years.http://expositorythoughts.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/hows-your-prayer-life/#comments

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As a Christian, the one who submits himself to the authority of Scripture and embraces the Supremacy of Christ in all things, I don't understand how one can read the depths of Scripture and come out with a trivialized Jesus. In fact, I would go as far to say that people who hold to the popular views of Christ, a very low view of Christ and don't take seriously the demands He has laid forth in

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I came across a specific blog that was quite interesting:As a Christian, we have been given the God-Given command in Jude 3 "...to contend for the faith..." Unfortunately, new movements are "attempting" to discredit the authority, the veracity, the truthfulness, the inerrancy, etc. God will not be mocked. Standing for the truth in the midst of the 'post-modern' culture requires/demands

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Today's chapel message was on the beautiful passages describing God and His guidence of His children: Psalm 23. It is this covenant keeping God who directs us, restores us, and leads me for one ultimate purpose. This purpose is found in the wonderful phrase of 'for His name's sake'. All the leading and guiding and restoration and ultimate joy is found in Him (namely for the spreading of His fame)

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The puritan devotion "Valley of Vision" is a work which stirs the deep of affections of the heart towards a more Christ-Centered vision. This morning I read "God the Spirit" and it reads:O Lord God,I pray not so much for graces as for the Spirit Himself,Because I fel his absence,and act by my own spirit in everything.Give me not weak desires but the power of his presence,for this is the surest

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As I sit and study and study and study… and you know what, study a little more, it finally dawned on me. There are things in this world that pull you from every angle. Things that pull you off the narrow path. Little things such as waiting for that ‘certain someone’ to show up at your front door, or large things such as struggling with the same single sin issue since you were saved. However, this

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Before Christ had come, the Old Testament believers had something to look forward to. It was going to be the coming Messiah who would usher in the Kingdom and establish His reign and rule with His people. However, that was not the case. Instead the king was slaughtered and beaten and struck down and murdered for the sake of His name and a final sacrifice was made for His people. It was the last

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Why is the Gospel so Glorious? Is it really of value that you would be willing to give up all things? Is it really all that matters in life where all things seem as meaningless (even relationships and forfeit marraige)? Is it all that it is cracked up to be because all I have to do is believe and I get to go to heaven? But is it more than that?The Gospel is glorious because it is the grace of God

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A state of urgency is always needed when we come to the Father. God has given us the privilege to come to Him because of His Son. It should be worship. Prayer should be worship. However, in this day in age, it is the caffeine from starbucks that get us through the day or the extra half hour of sleep that only leaves us running out the door late to our next appointment. Unfortunately, it is not

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Ecclesiastes 3.9-12What gain has the worker from his toil? I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I preceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as

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Why is it when you feel convicted over certain sins, a fear of specific people flood your mind. The fear of them finding out is more worrisome than what God's reaction is to this committed sin. In essence there is a fear of man that is more intense than a fear of God. One becomes more concerned with a 'self-image' than a concern with a destroyed relationship with God. You beat yourself and become

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