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Thy Will Be Done (opens the original)
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This is part of a series of communion meditations considering the Lord’s Prayer We’re meditating through the Lord’s Prayer, and we now come to Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven . What is the Lord’s will? How is the Lord’s will done in heaven? Let’s start with the first question. Classically, Christian theologians have spoken of God’s will, the Lord’s will, in two main senses. First, His will of decree, or His secret will. It’s in this sense that the 17th Century English theologians a
Our Father (opens the original)
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This is the first in a series of communion meditations considering the Lord’s Prayer. Today, we are beginning a consideration of the Lord’s Prayer. And the first thing to notice about the Lord’s Prayer is that in common Christian speech, it goes by two different names: The Lord’s Prayer, and the Our Father. Both names make sense and are simple to explain. It is called The Lord’s Prayer, because it is the prayer that our Lord Jesus taught to his disciples. Pray then in this way , he said to them.
A Basic Guide to Reading the Bible for Yourself (opens the original)
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One of the most frequent comments I hear when I talk to people about reading the Bible is “it just doesn’t make any sense to me.” This little guide is my attempt to give some guidance on getting started. (video version at the bottom of the post) I. What What is the Bible? The Bible, in short, is the very Word of the Living God. When I refer to the Bible, I am referring to the 66 books which include the Old and New Testaments. Included in this “canon” are the 39 books of the Old Testament that ma
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