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Brothers, Keep Your Swords Unsheathed |
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Written by Brian Rowe
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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All over Scripture, as we read through the gospels and epistles of the New Testament or the teachings of the prophets and law of the Old Testament, we find encouragement to be watchful and obedient. Perhaps my favorite of these exhortations comes from Paul in his letter to the Romans, chapter 13, beginning in verse 11—“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep”. It is high time to awake—the time is at hand to put off apathy and inaction, to step forward and obey. “(11 cont) for now our salvation is neared than when we first believed. (12) The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light.” The time is at hand, yes, and thus we must prepare for battle by putting on the armor of light. He continues, to give us detail about what we should do once we have strapped on our armor—“(13) Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. (14) But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” Odd as it may seem, when I think of Paul telling me to put on the armor of light, I am reminded of a scene from Peter Jackson’s rendering of Tolkien’s classic “The Two Towers” from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. |
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Written by Brian Rowe
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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I believe that God is who He claims to be. It sounds fairly simple on the surface—that a ‘being’, for lack of a better word, that has always existed, decided in His infinite wisdom, to create the universe as we see it, along with everything in it, down to the last quirk and genetic anomaly. Yet it’s not that simple, is it? We require greater specificity, and for that we look to the Bible as the authoritative and infallible word of the almighty, living God. I believe that over a period of seven days—seven gorgeous sunrises and seven gorgeous sunsets—the triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, wrought a creative work the likes of which man shall never see. The stars were brought into being, the planets were hung in orbit, the earth was formed into the perfect habitat for the creature God would call ‘man’. Earth was a paradise, ready for mankind to prosper and grow ever called to glorify God in His creation and wisdom and perfection. Mankind, however, had different plans... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 July 2008 )
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Written by Brian Rowe
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Sunday, 10 February 2008 |
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Galatians 2:17-21 (NKJV quoted) Things to Ponder Before Reading: - How could the doctrine of grace lead to a license to sin?
- How do people try to mix Law and grace
- Why is a Christian not free to sin even though he/she is not under the Law?
- What does it mean to you to be ‘crucified with Christ’?
Sir William Thatcher, Heath Ledger’s character from A Knight’s Tale, lives by the philosophy that a man can change his ‘stars’. Thatcher is a lowly squire, tasked with helping his master with his armor and armaments as he travels to jousting competitions. When his master suddenly dies in the middle of a competition, Thatcher is struck by a crazy idea—they must finish the joust, or risk a return trip to England with no master and no money, so Thatcher dons the armor of his master and completes the tournament. The salient point, however, is this – Thatcher believes firmly that he should be more than he is, that his skill in the arena is the important facet. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 February 2008 )
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