What Makes God Laugh?
The armies in heaven… followed Him Rev. 19:14 Many people have asked, “Does God laugh?” In reaction to the ironies of life, others suggest that God must have a sense of humor. Both statements might mask other questions: Does God have...
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What Makes God Sorry?
“Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow…” Lamentations 1:12 To read in Genesis 6:6, “And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart,” gives us...
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What Brings God Delight?
Rejoice with Me We are emotional creatures. We know how to love and hate, to rejoice and grieve. Our heart is part of God’s creative design, patterned after Himself. God, who can love and hate, rejoice and grieve, made us like...
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What Makes God Sing?
Heaven’s hymn book The Bible is filled with singing and songs. The creation of the universe was accompanied by a heavenly oratorio (Job 38:7). The earth was still relatively young when Lamech penned the earliest recorded pop song: a distasteful ditty...
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What Makes God Rejoice?
“The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.” Psalm 104:31 The precise linguistic distinctions between joy and rejoicing is a matter this article will leave for others to detail. Nonetheless, it is fair...
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The Remaking of Ben Sloetjes
I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as...
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An Apostle’s Legacy
When we are young and healthy, it is easy to feel (or presume) that we have many decades ahead of us on this Earth. But once a person senses that the end of his earthly sojourn is approaching, there is...
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Inspiration & Inerrancy
Every word is pure When we speak of the inerrancy of the Bible, some object, saying: “The Bible contains material on doctrinal, ethical, and moral matters and is accurate in what it says about these things. Other material on incidental matters...
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The Uses of the Word
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” 2 Timothy 3:16 The story of how God’s living Word came to man stretches throughout history, but it is described...
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