Upon one occasion, Jesus told a parable in which there was a father who had two sons, and the younger of the sons approached his father to receive his share of the inheritance before his time, and he took it off in a far land, wasted it, and was living in utter misery, upon which …
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“Do not judge. For with the measure with which you measure, it will be measured back to you.” “If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father who is in Heaven forgive you your sins.” What if forgiveness is something more, but never less, than the remittance of punishment deserved for wrongs? What if …
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God is Love. The wrath of God is what His Love looks like from the vantage point of evil, of that which would threaten or destroy the beloved. Thus, there is no conflict at all between the wrath of God and the Love of God. God's wrath demands nothing other than what His love demands. …
Enthralled By Love 