As Christians, we believe that God's Word is inspired in its entirety. But, let's be honest, there are just some verses that are hard to understand! For example, how are we to understand the following verses? These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands …
Reflection Paper 2: Mercy & Judgment
If you missed my first Reflection Paper for Liberty University's Theology 104 class, you will find it here. My teacher graciously gave me 100% on this assignment. Mercy & Judgment INTRODUCTION Sometimes it is hard to understand how a loving God could wipe out entire nations in the Old Testament, not to mention destroying the …
Reflection Paper 1: Love & Morality
I completed this assignment for Theology class about three weeks into the term. The point of this assignment was to reflect on certain principles and ideas that had been touched on in our Theology class so far. We were not supposed to just restate the thoughts in our course materials, but instead were to make the …
Sermon Highlight: A God Afar Off?
Something a special speaker said at our church a couple weeks ago really jumped out at me and touched my heart, amazing and humbling me. Take a moment to think through the following with me.... Sin separates us from God (Is. 59:2). Why? Because the holy, righteous God cannot dwell in the presence of sin. …
Sermon Highlight: Love Can Only Be a Choice
We've all heard the phrase, "Turn or burn!" and the question, "How could a loving God burn people forever in hell?" I know that quite a few of you will say, "Ah, but God doesn't burn people forever in hell! At the end of time, the fires of hell will consume the wicked and until they …
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I'm not sharing this (or I should say: re-sharing** this) because I've attained anything close to what it presents, but because it reverberates the greatest longing of my heart: To love God with all that I am! This is my goal; my aim. And with His help it is attainable! **A thank you to my …
Sarah E. Brown 