Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Part of it, but only part…

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As we extend these concepts beyond the scope of Israel, it is probably not unreasonable to maintain that God’s people have been given an ide...

'Tis Mystery All! (Tozer for Tuesday)

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So many things in the spiritual realm remain a mystery. Where we get into trouble is trying to define and describe all of the mysteries. Many...

We Lift Our Hearts to Thee

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492 We Lift Our Hearts to Thee 1 We lift our hearts to thee,    O Day-star from on high!    The sun itself is but thy shade,    Yet cheers ...
Monday, December 30, 2024

That slippery word QDŠ

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The English word moral does not match the semantic range of Hebrew qdš ; a closer English semantic equivalent to qdš is divine. We might n...

O God, Before Whose Altar

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486 O God, Before Whose Altar 1 O God, before whose altar    The stars like tapers burn,    At whose inscrutable decree    The planets whee...
Sunday, December 29, 2024

O God of Earth and Altar

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484 O God of Earth and Altar 1 O God of earth and altar,    bow down and hear our cry,    our earthly rulers falter,    our people drift an...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

O Holy City, Seen of John

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481 O Holy City, Seen of John 1 O holy city, seen of John,    Where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign,    Within whose foursquare walls shall co...
Friday, December 27, 2024

Ah yes, the proof-text…

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Years ago Donald McCullough spoke about trivializing God and referred to this tendency as treating God as the “God of My Cause.” We decide w...

Thou, Whose Almighty Word

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480 Thou, Whose Almighty Word 1 Thou, whose almighty word    chaos and darkness heard,    and took their flight;    hear us, we humbly pray...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Editing funny

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In working through the bibliography of books you sometimes run into funny things. This one shows that people are quite ignorant of Latin: C...

Selective scripture

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If we apply the derived principles approach only selectively, then we are the ones deciding what does and does not have value as God’s Word....

O Day of God, Draw Nigh

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477 O Day of God, Draw Nigh 1. O day of God, draw nigh    in beauty and in power;    come with thy timeless judgment now    to match our pr...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The problem of reducing Torah to a checklist

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The key is to have clear sight of the goal and to be committed to doing whatever represents the current wisdom in order to achieve that goal...

Eternal Son, Eternal Love

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471 Eternal Son, Eternal Love 1 Father of everlasting love,    Take to thyself thy mighty power;    Let all earth’s sons thy mercy prove,  ...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

About those Ten Commandments...

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Others locate the moral law even more strictly in the Decalogue alone. The base assumption is fueled by the equation that morality is achiev...

There is a first-aid kit! (Tozer for Tuesday)

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I believe there is such a thing as being cleansed from sin, walking in the Spirit and not fulfilling the lust of the flesh. And I believe th...

Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation

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469 Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation 1 Father eternal, Ruler of creation,    Spirit of life, which moved ere form was made;    Through the...
Monday, December 23, 2024

The presence of the kingdom—in the Hebrew Bible!

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God’s plans and purposes did not do something to the Israelites (other than give them a status as his people); his plans and purposes worke...

The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow (John Milton)

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468 The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow 1 The Lord will come and not be slow,    His footsteps cannot err;    Before him righteousness shall...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Father, in Whom We Live

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465 Father, in Whom We Live 1 Father in whom we live,    in whom we are and move,    the glory, power, and praise receive    of thy creatin...