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The Light of Men

In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. (NIV) John 1:4 & 9 During Christmas time in America the lights are on. … Continue reading

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Light and Darkness

John proclaims what he had seen and heard about Christ. He begins with contrasting God’s light versus the world’s darkness. God’s perfection is seen in the phrase “in him there is no darkenss at all.”  John wrote extensively about light … Continue reading

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The Presence of Peace

When reconciliation occurs, the result of the removal of hostility is the presence of peace. Leon Morris writes in “The Cross in the New Testament” that, “peace means more than an end to hostilities. In the New Testament it is … Continue reading

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Hopeless

No man is worthy of a relationship with a holy God because of Adam’s sin. . . “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, … Continue reading

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When it Seems that Wrong is Winning

He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth. (NIV) Psalm 96:13 Does it seem that your unethical co-workers prosper? That you try to live according to God’s ways and yet you are always overlooked? taken … Continue reading

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