#2 Corinthians 5:19

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Reconciliation

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. — 2 Corinthians 5:19 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Psalm 32:2; Romans 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Colossians 2:9

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This is Worth a Repost

I was shocked, confused, bewilderedAs I entered Heaven’s doorNot by the beauty of it allBy the lights or its decor. … … But it was the folks in HeavenWho made me sputter and gaspThe thieves, the liars, the sinnersThe alcoholics, the trash. There stood the kid from seventh gradeWho swiped my lunch money twiceNext to him was my old neighborWho never said anything nice. Uncle Bill, who I always…

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Reconciliation with God

In his letter to the Christians at Corinth, the apostle Paul wrote that “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them” (2 Cor 5:19). The word reconcile translates the Greek word katallassō (καταλλάσσω), which refers to “the exchange of hostility for a friendly relationship.”[1] According to Merrill F. Unger, “Reconciliation, therefore, means that…

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"THAT CONTAINER IS LYING ABOUT ITS CONTENTS"

Matthew 7:15, “Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you LOOKING LIKE SHEEP on the OUTSIDE, but on the INSIDE they are really like wild WOLVES.” (GNT) My two favorite seasons are Winter and Fall! Winter, because I love Christmas, snow, carols, decorations and the like. And Fall, because I love the colors, Thanksgiving, the start of the scent of fireplaces, but most of all,…

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The Armor of God (Part 3) (261) - August 31 2024

Choose your Podcast App to Play this episode Catrice teaches on the application of the Armor of God for today’s world. Effective spiritual Armor for spiritual attacks. This program covers the following Scriptures from the Amplified Classic version (AMPC): Ephesians 6:13-18; John 1:1; Philippians 4:7; Isaiah 55:11; John 8:32; 2 Corinthians 5:21; John 15:4; Romans 8:11; Romans 8:14; 2 Corinthians…

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July 24, 2024 Promise Of God

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Solomon Was Given a Mission, But the Temple Didn't Just Build Itself!

Solomon King of Israel, was given a mission, ordained and blessed by the God of the universe. Since you’ve also been given a mission, I thought it would be instructive to see what Solomon did with his! Any life hacks that Solomon’s story provides? Any ancient YouTube DIY videos we can follow? Here’s what Solomon had to say about it: “I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the…

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The Scandal at the Center of Christian Failure

Your Bible is Worthless . . . If You Do Not Read It! Here are some of the scandalous facts about America Christians. I am going to quote some statistics that are 14 years old. Normally, that would be unreliable data. But in this case I don’t know of a researcher alive who would say that any of these numbers have gotten better. Every one of these measurements I can all but guarantee has gotten…

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“What does 1 Corinthians 3:16 mean?” By Bibleref.com:

“Verse Commentary: This verse creates the third metaphors that Paul uses to describe the local church in Corinth. First, he compared them to a field being planted and watered by himself and Apollos as God's workers (1 Corinthians 3:5–9). Then, he compared their community of Christians to a building being constructed on top of the foundation of Jesus Christ by other teachers and leaders (1 Corinthians 3:10–15).

Now Paul compares them to the temple of God. The word for "you" here is plural, not singular. He is asking his readers, as the local church in Corinth, if they understand that they together are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in them.

This would likely have been an unusual idea to those living in this area. Those who had seen it would likely have pictured the massive, sprawling Jewish temple in Jerusalem, truly an impressive structure. By comparison, the church in Corinth likely had no building of their own, meeting instead in smaller groups in the homes of various members. How could they possibly be God's temple?

Paul's answer is to the point: God's Spirit lives in them (1 Corinthians 2:12; 6:19). To be clear, God's Spirit lives in each believer individually, but Paul shows here that in this way the Holy Spirit occupies the collected believers known as the church. Thus, they become the temple of God, even without a physical structure to meet in. As Christians often say, "the church" is the people, not the building.”

Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌

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how to read the Bible

this is in order!

1. John

2. Mark

3. Matthew

4. Luke

5. Genesis

6. Exodus

7. Leviticus

8. Numbers

9. Dueteronomy

10. Romans

11. Galatians

12. Colossians

13. Proverbs

14. Ecclesiastes

15. Job

16. 1 Peter

17. 1 Corinthians

18. 2 Corinthians

19. Ephesians

20. Philippians

21. 1 Thessalonians

22. 2 Thessalonians

23. 1 Timothy

24. 2 Timothy

25. James

26. 2 Peter

27. 1 John

28. 2 John

29. 3 John

30. Jude

31. Psalms

32. Joshua

33. Judges

34. 1 Samuel

35. 2 Samuel

36. 1 Kings

37. 2 Kings

38. 1 Chronicles

39. 2 Chronicles

40. Ezra

41. Nehemiah

42. Jeremiah

43. Lamentations

44. Ezekiel

45. Joel

46. Amos

47. Obadiah

48. Nahum

49. Habakkuk

50. Zephaniah

51. Haggai

52. Zechariah

53. Malachi

54. Micah

55. Hosea

56. Luke

57. Esther

58. Jonah

59. Song of Solomon

60. Acts

61. Titus

62. Philemon

63. Hebrew

64. Isaiah

65. Daniel

66. Revelation

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

I didn't have time to work on my reflective essay today, but that's okay. I can work on it Sunday if I need to. A lot is going on Sunday, but I will have a bit of time here and there to take a look at it.

Maybe I have too much in a day that I need to get done along with my extracurriculars. Then again, if my day wasn't packed, I would be lost. That happened some this summer, which is why outside of camp weeks, I kept adding things to do and creating schedules. Yes, I am a schedule and list person. I do allow room for flexibility, but I really love my lists and color coded schedules!

The next three days are my busiest, so if I do not post, that is why. I will do my best as I enjoy writing about the day!

Tasks Completed:

Algebra 2 - Completed worksheet on applications of systems of linear equations

American Literature - Copied vocabulary terms + read about Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" + read an excerpt from "Civil Disobedience" + typed up a response to literature (30/30)

Spanish 3 - Practiced reading my dialogue from yesterday + read the dialogue out loud to my dad (25/25)

Bible 2 - Read 1 Kings 7

Early American History - Read about Maryland, Carolina, and Georgia + read more about the original 13 colonies + read excerpt from The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 + answered question + explored a world major historical event timeline for this period of history

Earth Science with Lab - Answered questions from yesterday's reading

Music Appreciation - Watched the listening guide on Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra + listened to the concerto + wrote out a music description using music vocabulary

Khan Academy - Completed US History Unit 2: Lesson 2.7-2.8

Duolingo - Studied for approximately 30 minutes (Spanish + French + Chinese) + completed daily quests

Piano - 60-minute piano lesson + practiced for two hours

Reading - Read pages 154-180 of The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

Chores -  Laundry + took trash and recycling out

Activities of the Day:

September Study (John 14:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Matthew 28: 18-19, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Peter 1:4-7, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Jude 1:24)

Personal Bible Study (Luke 1)

Ballet

Pointe

Journal/Mindfulness

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Ambassadors for Christ

For God was in Christ, and reconciled the world to Himself, not imputing their sins unto them; and has committed the word of reconciliation to us.

Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God is exhorting you through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God! — 2 Corinthians 5:19-20 | Revised Geneva Translation (RGT) Revised Geneva Translation of the Holy Bible © 2019 by Five Talents Audio. Cross References: Psalm 32:2; Isaiah 27:5; Malachi 2:7; Romans 4:8; Romans 5:10; 1 Corinthians 13:5; 2 Corinthians 6:1; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 1:20; Colossians 2:9

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Hyper Grace & Hyper Literalism = Universalism

When you moved on from denominationalism and became a Mid-Acts Dispensationalist, your eyes were opened as you were saved by believing the gospel of God (in contrast to the gospel of satan which you had previously believed), but sadly, never grew spiritually over time because all you saw was God’s reconciliation without as much as a smidgen of thought going into the fact that He is also…

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sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do you know if you are just calling yourself Christian vs you actually are Christian? Especially if works do not play into it

Works do play into it, but they do not earn us our salvation. James 2 tells us that faith without works is dead. Galatians 5 tells us explicitly what the outward fruit of the Holy Spirit in a person is. So we know that if a person claims to be a Christian, yet lives a sinful worldly lifestyle, they probably are not a Christian (and necessarily never were). A.W. Tozer once said:

"The Holy Spirit never enters a man and then lets him live like the world. You can be sure of that."

The person who is actually Christian will feel conviction and true remorse for sin (rather than ignore it). They will love the law of God (rather than resent it). They will have rough patches (I consider myself in a bit of a rough patch at the moment because making myself sit down to read the Bible feels like pulling teeth), but the true Christian looks to Christ's life, death, and resurrection for their assurance of salvation, as well as their assurance of sanctification (the Holy Spirit's refining us in holiness). Baptism is a symbol of this covenant and a means of grace (though not of salvation), which is why John Calvin wrote:

"As often as we fall away, we ought to recall the memory of our baptism and fortify our minds with it, that we may always be sure and confident of the forgiveness of sins." (Institutes, 4, xv, 3)

I find that much of assurance can be found in the healthy resignation Paul voices all throughout 1 Corinthians 15, but especially in verses 12-19 (emphasis mine):

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

The Christian who feels she might not be a true Christian should look, not to her feelings, but to her faith in Christ. Is Christ able to save? If yes, she is saved. If no, then it doesn't matter.

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"THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE"

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK IN JEREMIAH: God’s call and anointing upon Jeremiah’s life as a prophet began in the womb. God reveals to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5 AMPC). This reveals that the…

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He Cares For You Affectionately and Cares About You Watchfully (247) - May 25 2024

Play on other Podcast Apps 1 Peter 5:7 (AMPC) – Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. This program covers the following scriptures from the Amplified Classic version (AMPC): 1 Peter 5:7; Matthew 11:28-30; Romans 8:1-2; Matthew 6:33; 1 John 4:19;…