The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #40): Crucifixion
Jesus brings peace to the world by showing favor on us and dying in our place.
Jesus brings peace to the world by showing favor on us and dying in our place.
The redemption motif that began in chapter three now continues in this concluding chapter of Genesis. God redeemed the evil acts of Joseph’s brothers because He is faithful and His promises are sure.
Ken Boa teaches on Genesis 8, the beginning of the post-Flood world, in which Noah is commanded to repopulate the earth and, as a part of His mission of deliverance and redemption, God makes a promise never to destroy the earth again with a catastrophic deluge. This is
Ken Boa begins discussing contemplative spirituality by sharing a parallel theme from The Little Prince.
Ken Boa considers meditation on the created order as a means to knowing and growing in Christ. He explains that God’s ways, works, world, and Word all reveal His attributes to those who wish to know Him.
Ken Boa identifies the warfare as a “present cosmic-earthly conflict.” Numerous specific accounts of this “pervasive supranatural” warfare are presented from the Old and New Testaments.
Dr. Boa focuses on two verses (1 Peter 3:8-9) a little transitional section dealing with our relationship with the believing community as well as our relationship to those who oppress and oppose us. It is a lifestyle of love.
Dr. Boa continues his discussion of the practical application of the spheres of God ordained authority. Peter transitions from governing authorities to that of the work place. There is no dichotomy between the sacred and the secular. We are called to do our work as to the Lord rather than for men. As we look to Him as the Source and to Him for the outcome, we pursue a higher standard than we would otherwise.
Peter transitions from addressing the richness of our salvation in Christ to practical application and the pulls that wage war against our souls. Dr. Boa discusses this inner-outward conflict that we all encounter and encourages us to live in such a way that our words and our works and our lives and our lips coincide.
We all have broken stories and Peter wants us to understand that we can rewrite our story. We can imbed our story in a greater narrative that begins and ends well. When we are a part of God’s story our life matters. When we keep an eternal perspective we understand that the adversity and afflictions of this life will only be brief and the glory will endure.
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