Category Archives: Discernment

Matthew 1:18–25 Obedience of Joseph and Promise of God

Posted on January 20, 2014 by defendtheword

Matthew 1:18–25 Obedience of Joseph and Promise of God  Story : In 1990, at the age of five, Luo Gang was kidnapped and sold to a family in another part of China. Unable to remember his parents’ names or the … Continue reading →

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Matthew 3:1–12 Uncompromising message by the submissive servant

Posted on January 20, 2014 by defendtheword

Matthew 3:1–12 Uncompromising message by the submissive servant Preparing The Way Of The Lord (3:1-12) Who was John the Baptist? After four hundred silent years, God was speaking through a new prophet who called people to repentance and promised someone … Continue reading →

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2 Corinthians 5:14–6:2 Temporal and Eternal / Old and New

Posted on January 20, 2014 by defendtheword

2 Corinthians 5:14–6:2  Temporal and Eternal / Old and New 1.       Who here would not like a new beginning / 2nd chance 2.       Older person may wish “If I could go back and start over?” a.       Bad choices / unpleasant … Continue reading →

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What does Christ mean to you?

Posted on October 30, 2013 by defendtheword

Christ is not valued at all; unless He is valued above all. -Augustine Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your … Continue reading →

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When pain and faith collide

Posted on October 30, 2013 by defendtheword

It is at the point of pain that we are forced to review our beliefs, and when we learn what we stand for. – Defend the word “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or … Continue reading →

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What should Christians do about Forgiveness?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by defendtheword

“I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” ― C.S. Lewis

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Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. Forgiveness does not mean excusing. To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. CS Lewis

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More thoughts on religion and life

Posted on September 9, 2013 by defendtheword

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. – Blaise Pascal  Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. – Blaise Pascal There are only two … Continue reading →

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Thoughts of Blaise Pascal on Religion

Posted on September 9, 2013 by defendtheword

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, … Continue reading →

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Where are my priorities?

Posted on June 22, 2013 by defendtheword

What are my priorities “Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness”― Augustine of Hippo Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in, Aim at earth … Continue reading →

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