The game is on – God is real, and His oneness may not be what we expect. Are we merely spectators of God’s oneness, or can we actively participate with Him? Do we passively watch from a distance, or can God dwell among us as we engage with Him? Those who are connected participate more deeply than those who observe from afar. Which would you prefer – a spectator or a partaker?
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Searching for the Sacrificial Lover’s Identity
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s (1806-1861) poem gives the marriage identity and the sacrificial lover’s identity. Their exclusive relationship reflects the divine-human relationship.
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Understanding the Absurdity between Yahweh’s Oneness and Allah’s Oneness
How can we understand the difference between biblical Oneness and Islamic Oneness? The absurdity of God’s oneness often becomes a debated point. The conversation started on a Central Asian Kot, where a believer asked about the Trinity.
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Beyond Absurdity with God’s Oneness – looking at Trinity and Tawhid
God is God, and he can declare His Oneness the way he wants! Confusion about God’s Oneness often leads to irrationality. Is Oneness numerically or a Unity of Persons? Let’s consider the absurdity of God’s Oneness.
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The Way of Covenant Holiness
The way of covenant holiness stood out to me when the Advent Candle reader recited Isaiah 35 in our International church. The words, even if they are fools, they shall not go astray (v. 8). Wow, I thought, we who are in God’s covenant way, the Way of Holiness – even when we are fools, even when we go astray, even when we say or do stupid things – the loving Lord who provides a covenant connection will still redeem us! He provides a way of covenant holiness.
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Arc of Triumph in God’s Mercy
Our Muslim taxi driver in Paris offered his take on Allah’s mercy as he mentioned that he trusted in God’s mercy for any hope in the afterlife. We attempted to share the hope of salvation found in Christ Jesus in response.
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