There is a lot of controversy in certain circles about the way this age of the world will come to its end, about the final things that will precede the Judgment and Revelation of the Lord, and about how those who belong to Him will join Him in unshadowed bliss without the sin that mars …
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Simon from Cyrene
The Soldiers looked around and caught A man named Simon from Cyrene Simon then came forward trembling From Rome's command he could not run The Man who stooped beneath the cross Then looked on Simon from Cyrene And Simon felt at once His eyes In return Simon met His gaze The Soldiers called him King …
You Only Will Be My Crown
For You, O Christ, I renounce the world And You only will be my crown And You only will be my crown And You only will be my crown For You, O Christ, I despise the world All its riches I cast off as loss Its fame, recognition, and values And I follow You, Christ, …
Christian Marriage and Virginity (or Single Life): Glorious Privilege
I do not understand why some Christians think that the married life is inferior and less glorious than certain other vocations. I do not understand why some Christians think any life without marriage is, well, inferior to marriage, less happy than marriage, less fulfilling than marriage, and so forth. Marriage is – like martyrdom – …
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The Death By Which Peter Would Glorify God: Grace, Forgiveness, and Gratitude
After Jesus rose from the dead, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, three times he asked Peter, who had denied Him three times during His trial, “Do you love Me?” The third time, Peter was grieved because He asked Him the third time, and said, “Lord, You know all things. You know that …
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The Reward of Christ and the Glory in His Saints
“He is coming, and His reward is with Him and His recompense accompanies Him.” Whenever I read or remember these words I see two pictures in my mind, that mean the same thing: I see Jesus, coming, with all His holy ones, redeemed by His blood, around Him, the reward of His suffering, the recompense …
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