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Honor and Shame in the Psalms (Zabur), Part 5 – The Honor of the King (God’s Anointed One)

Posted in Honor/Shame on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A king naturally holds a position of honor—he is the king. It is clear, however, in the Hebrew Bible that the honor of the king is entirely dependent upon God, for he is the one who chooses who is to be king. He is the one who chose Saul and gave him the kingdom (1 [...]

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John Calvin on Jesus Christ as our peace

Posted in Peace on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Christ is called the Prince of Peace, and our peace (Isaiah 9:6; Ephesians 2:14), because he calms all the agitations of conscience. If the method is asked, we must come to the sacrifice by which God was appeased, for no man will ever cease to tremble, until he hold that God is propitiated soley by [...]

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US names special envoy to Islamic communities

Posted in Understanding on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Obama administration continued its outreach to the Muslim world Wednesday, introducing a special envoy for Islamic relations tasked with improving international dialogue at the grass-roots level. Read the rest.

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Honor and Shame in the Psalms (Zabur), Part 4 – The Shame of Sin

Posted in Honor/Shame on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Because of our sin we are enemies of God (see Romans 5:10) and we boast in our perceived greatness. “For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts [...]

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