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Judges

Judges 17:1-21:25 No Controlling Moral AuthorityJudges 21:25 Go Deep: That line pretty well sums up the sad story of the book of Judges.  Several times in the last few chapters the author gives us several variations of this statement: “In those days, Israel had no king; all the people did [...]

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Judges 12:1-16:31 Flawed Leaders When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed himas he grew up. And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him.Judges 13:24-25 (NLT) Go Deep: Samson’s story in Judges 13-16 is a real head-scratcher. Obviously he was an amazingly talented [...]

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God is a just God, and sin brings his justice. But God’s redemptive love is more powerful than his righteous wrath! That is not to lessen or negate the consequences of sin—the law of sowing and reaping is a universal law—but what we observe in the history of God’s dealing with his people is that his compassion outweighs his indignation…when there is repentance.

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Job number one for a Christian parent is not to ensure their child will have nice things, make all the latest techno-gadgets available to them, get them into all the cool activities available to kids these days, make sure they’re in the best school, or buy them a hot little car when they come of age. Those are all secondary, at best. The greatest responsibility and the best gift dad and mom can give their child is an active and intelligent faith in God.

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