by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2020 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
What does it mean to pray in Jesus’ name? In Old Testament times, prayer was offered only in the context of sacrifice. God’s people brought an offering when they came into his presence: it cost them something to draw near to God. As they called on his name, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 21, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Suffering, Witness
From earliest times, God has tested his children with suffering of one kind or another in order to try their faith and equip them to carry greater responsibilities in his work of bringing his eternal purposes to pass. Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses and David were among...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 17, 2020 | God, Inspiration, Jesus, Suffering, The World
In the first chapter of the book of Hebrews, the Spirit of God paints a vivid and majestic picture of the pre-incarnate Christ. He portrays him in all the glories of his eternal and coequal existence with the Father., ‘God of God, Light of Light, very God of very...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 13, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World
If we are to know any comfort in our suffering and find strength to bear it in a truly Christian manner, we must first set ourselves to understand it as well as is humanly possible. We must have a thorough grasp of what the Scriptures teach about evil, for evil is the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 10, 2020 | Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Suffering
Margaret Clarkson (1915-2008), prolific hymn writer, teacher and author was born with chronic headaches and juvenile arthritis which caused her much pain. A second arthritic attack when she was twelve settled in one arm, leaving her wrist and hand swollen and partly...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2019 | Atheism, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World
There has been much discussion recently on the growth of religious unbelief among young people. I have been asked what it would take for young people to become Christians. Here are some of my answers. A sense of guilt. The “requirements of the law are written on their...
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