For more photos of our birthday boy, check out Katherine Bernau Photography.
Also, it's become tradition for me to write a birthday letter to my little ones and you can read it over at our family blog.
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Showing posts with label Wordless Wednesday. Show all posts
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Galatians 3 & Almost Wordless Wednesday
Two posts in one? Sure, why not!
Despite the fact that I am now feeling worse - in addition to a cold (which I fear might be a sinus infection) and no voice, I have pink eye - I am so enjoying this study of Galatians. Seriously, for the first time in a long time, just like reading a really good fiction book, I cannot put my bible down!
In Galatians 3, Paul continues his discussion of works versus faith, but calls the people who are believing these false teachings into the church "foolish Galatians". When I looked up the word foolish in Strong's concordance, it says fool means "not understanding" or "unwise". Proverbs 10:14 says, "The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near." Paul goes on to say they have been "bewitched". My Strong's concordance says this word means to "slander, speak ill of, bring evil on one by feigning praise, charm, lead away into error by wicked arts". That last definition really convicts me. I need to be really careful to discern the truth from lies, lest I be lead away into error by wicked arts.
Paul brings up the example of Abraham and how he "believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness" (Genesis 15:6). Abraham's righteousness was not because he did good works, but because He believed God. When Abraham was told to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar, he obeyed, because he believed God. I can imagine he probably didn't know God would intervene when he did, but I'm sure he believed that God knew what he was doing. When Abraham was told to leave the land he grew up in for the Promised Land, even though he had no idea where he was going, he obeyed, because he believed God. He knew that God would lead the way. And, because he obeyed, God told him that "in your offspring shall all the nations be blessed" (Genesis 22:18). Jesus was one of Abraham's offspring and, in His death and resurrection, all people were given the gift of salvation.
In the rest of this chapter, Paul explains how the law was a curse to the people who were under it. The word "curse" means "given up to barrenness" and "liable to the appointed penalty" according to Strong's concordance. Through the law, we realize our emptiness, our great need and our complete guilt. Romans 3:20 says, "For by works of the law no human being shall be justified in His sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin." But, the wonderful thing is that the story doesn't end there. When Christ came to this earth, He came to become a curse for us. He took our sins upon His shoulders. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). So, the law can't save us, but Jesus Christ can. Praise the Lord!
Galatians 3
Despite the fact that I am now feeling worse - in addition to a cold (which I fear might be a sinus infection) and no voice, I have pink eye - I am so enjoying this study of Galatians. Seriously, for the first time in a long time, just like reading a really good fiction book, I cannot put my bible down!
In Galatians 3, Paul continues his discussion of works versus faith, but calls the people who are believing these false teachings into the church "foolish Galatians". When I looked up the word foolish in Strong's concordance, it says fool means "not understanding" or "unwise". Proverbs 10:14 says, "The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near." Paul goes on to say they have been "bewitched". My Strong's concordance says this word means to "slander, speak ill of, bring evil on one by feigning praise, charm, lead away into error by wicked arts". That last definition really convicts me. I need to be really careful to discern the truth from lies, lest I be lead away into error by wicked arts.
Paul brings up the example of Abraham and how he "believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness" (Genesis 15:6). Abraham's righteousness was not because he did good works, but because He believed God. When Abraham was told to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar, he obeyed, because he believed God. I can imagine he probably didn't know God would intervene when he did, but I'm sure he believed that God knew what he was doing. When Abraham was told to leave the land he grew up in for the Promised Land, even though he had no idea where he was going, he obeyed, because he believed God. He knew that God would lead the way. And, because he obeyed, God told him that "in your offspring shall all the nations be blessed" (Genesis 22:18). Jesus was one of Abraham's offspring and, in His death and resurrection, all people were given the gift of salvation.
In the rest of this chapter, Paul explains how the law was a curse to the people who were under it. The word "curse" means "given up to barrenness" and "liable to the appointed penalty" according to Strong's concordance. Through the law, we realize our emptiness, our great need and our complete guilt. Romans 3:20 says, "For by works of the law no human being shall be justified in His sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin." But, the wonderful thing is that the story doesn't end there. When Christ came to this earth, He came to become a curse for us. He took our sins upon His shoulders. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). So, the law can't save us, but Jesus Christ can. Praise the Lord!
Almost Wordless Wednesday
Cake for breakfast? My grandma always says "Life is short; eat dessert first!"
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Lovely Photo Wednesday
I am so in trouble..
(...and it's a good thing we only live a few blocks from the hospital...)
(...and it's a good thing we only live a few blocks from the hospital...)
Reminder: Join me next week Tuesday (and every Tuesday for five weeks) for A Walk Through Psalm 103.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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