Scenes of Kolkata – Hope Amid The Havoc
how, God, could anyone live in this place? with the disease, the heat and the homeless with too many people, and not enough space?
how, God, could anyone live in this place? with the disease, the heat and the homeless with too many people, and not enough space?
God needed a sacrifice in order to put sin in it's place. He had tried letting man make this sacrifice himself - but since he was born with a sin nature inherited from Adam - straight after making the sacrifice he would start sinning again!
When I am finally exhausted from my private little pity-party, I am ready to repent of my lack of faith. I am ready to look outside of my minute little bubble, and view the world from God's outlook.
"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed"
half my time is spent in queuesextinguishing my shortening fuse
When we are in trouble we need a saviour, someone who will save us. It is one thing to get away from danger as fast as we can, but it is pointless if we don’t know where we are running to, for it may be headlong into even more strife.
“The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1)
Me: Well firstly you do not believe that Jesus is God, and that is fundamental to our salvation.M: He isn't God. God created Jesus.I pointed out that Jesus was there in the beginning (John 1), and created the world (let 'us' make man).Me: If Jesus wasn't God, then He died in vainMichael frowned and was taken aback M: That's a very bold statement to make, Craig!
'For scarcely for a righteous man will one die;" (v7) Would God bother offering up the life of His only Son for a perfectly righteous man? Scarcely. Why? Because a righteous man doesn't need saving. He has done nothing wrong. He has kept the law to perfection. There is no condemnation owing to Him.
He waits at the side of the road. I approach, and the starter turns over, the pistons dance, the exhaust coughs out. Stupidly, I climb aboard.