~ Did You Get It Right? ~
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~~~~ bible
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question: How many miracles are
recorded in the four Gospels?
answer: There are 62 miracles
recorded in the four Gospels.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God Is Glorious ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Scripture ~ “The
Word [Jesus Christ] became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We
have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
“God,
who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by
the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has
appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who
being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and
upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged
our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so
much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent
name than they” (Hebrews 1:1-4).
Comment ~ Think
and meditate on this: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror
the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Test Your Bible Knowledge ~
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question: How many miracles are recorded in the four
Gospels?
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will be provided in a future blog.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
~ Walk In New Citizenship ~
Series
Introduction ~ The New Testament has much to say about how a
believer should live their life.
Christians should never have to guess about the life that pleases
God. In this series we look at a variety
of passages that speak about the Christian walk on earth.
Scripture ~ “Brethren, join in
following my [Paul] example, and note those who so walk, as you have us
for a pattern. For many walk, of whom I
have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies
of the Cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and
whose glory is in their shame — who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from
which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will
transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body,
according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to
Himself” (Philippians 3:17-21).
Comment ~ People
sometimes ask me about my heritage and I reply that I am a tri-citizen. When they inevitably look puzzled, I reply:
I’m a citizen of Canada where I was born, a citizen of the USA where I reside,
and then I point upwards and say my true citizenship is in heaven!
Quote ~ “To walk with someone means you are aware of their
presence. And this is true with
God. If you’re to walk with Him, you
must be continually aware of His presence.” —Kay Smith {Pleasing God)
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ In Jesus We Have Eternal Life, 18 ~
Introduction ~ In this
series we look at a few of the verses which state what we have when we are “in
Christ.” Consider our series theme
verse:
“God,
who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even
when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus. For by grace you have
been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians
2:4-10).
Currently
we are posting some of the many verses which talk about eternal life?
What
is your definition of “eternal”?
Scripture ~ “But you, O man of God, flee these things and
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the
good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also
called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses”
(1 Timothy 6:11-13).
Comment ~ I like to
consider one-word descriptions of the Bible.
There are many but my favorite is “forgiveness.”
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God Is With You ~
This
Series
~ God has made many promises to His people. This series of posts looks at some
(100) of the many attributes of God. It
is not an exhaustive list.
Key
Factor
~ God not only makes promises to His people but He also keeps all of His
promises.
Scripture ~ “But now,
thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel:
‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are
Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through
the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you
shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you” (Isaiah 43:1-2).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Fools Speak Without Thinking ~
Series
Note ~ In
this series we look at some of the passages in the Book of Proverbs – wise
sayings that are generally true – that describe a fool from God’s perspective. Some may surprise you.
Scripture ~ “A fool vents all his feelings,
but a wise man holds them back” (Proverbs 29:11).
Quotes ~ “Better
to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak
out and remove all doubt.” Abraham
Lincoln
“A smart person knows how to talk. A wise person knows when to be silent.” Roy
T. Bennett
Important
Truth ~ “The
fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God’” (Psalm 53:1a).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ 3 Key Responsibilities of Godly Stewardship ~
Work
For His Name
~ “Beloved, you do faithfully
whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of
your love before the church. If you send
them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, because
they went forth for His name’s sake,
taking nothing from the Gentiles. We
therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the
truth” (3 John 5-8).
Witness
About His Truth
~ “And He said to them, ‘It is
not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own
authority. But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you
shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
end of the earth’” (Acts 1:7-8).
Watch
For His Coming
~ “But of that day and hour no
one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the
Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who
left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and
commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when
the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing
of the rooster, or in the morning—lest, coming suddenly, he find you
sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” (Mark 13:32-37).
~
Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God Is Self-Existent ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Introduction ~ God
has life in Himself and depends on no one or anything.
Scripture ~ “For as the Father has life in Himself, so
He has granted the Son to have life in Himself” (John 5:26).
“Then
Moses said to God, ‘Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to
them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you,” and they say to me, “What
is His name?” what shall I say to them?’ And God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’
And He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, “I AM has
sent me to you.’’” (Exodus 3:13-15).
Comments ~ 1.) Without
getting too technical is sufficient to say that the meaning of the Great “I AM’
in the original language makes it clear that God is self-existing.
2.
Jesus Christ clarifies how He, the Son of God, is the Great “I AM” in a number
of explicit statements in the Gospel of John.
Quote
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[Chapter] 14 True Perpetual
Motion: Self-Existent
“Like
many people, I enjoy good food. I especially like to go out to a fine
restaurant with my wife or with friends and enjoy a time of fellowship around
the table. Have you ever considered how different our lives would be if we did
not have to eat? But eat we must! But why do we eat?
“Our
bodies derive necessary energy for survival from the food that we eat. Horses
eat their hay and their oats. We put gasoline into our cars to provide the
energy to propel us down our highways. We live in an energy-conscious age and
are becoming increasingly more sensitive to the amount of energy we use and the
way in which we use it.
“The
universe runs on energy. The great ocean liner the Queen Mary propelled itself
thirteen feet forward for each gallon of fuel consumed; and maybe for a ship
that weighed in excess of eighty thousand tons and pushed a depth of
thirty-nine feet of water aside at a speed of 30 knots, that’s not too bad. But
thirteen feet per gallon is over 400 gallons per mile.
“The
first space shuttle, Columbia, consumed approximately eight tons of fuel per
second during lift-off. This is approximately equivalent to the fuel consumed
by 25 fully loaded 747 jumbo jets. We live in an age of energy consumption, and
we have been told there is an energy crisis.
“We
have seen previously that the sun is giving off vast quantities of energy. But
we must be careful to note that because of the vast size of our star, it is for
practical purposes remaining unchanged, that is, it does not require constant
refueling. “We may say that each square inch of the sun’s surface is only
losing about a twentieth of an ounce a century.”
“Compared
to man’s frame of reference and time scales, the sun, our source of physical
light, is self-existing. It has no need of external refueling.
“While
we live in an energy-conscious age, we are also great consumers of energy.
Provision of suitable sources of energy is becoming a worldwide concern. The
sun, the ultimate supplier of all our energy, is giving off vast quantities of
energy. Even so, by any human time standard, the sun is in no need of
refueling.
“The
amount of energy being given off by the sun is of little consequence because of
its enormous size. The sun is perhaps changing slower than anything else that
we can possibly observe. Even though the sun is giving off vast amounts of
energy, it will take a period of about two billion years for it to lose one
seven-thousandth of its total matter. “The lifetime of a human being is measured in decades; the lifetime of the sun
is a hundred million times longer.”
“For
all practical purposes the sun symbolizes true perpetual motion.
In
a universe where everything is dependent upon something else in order to exist,
the sun is the most self-existent object that could be used for analogy to a
self-existent God. (The theological term is “aseity.”)
“When
we contemplate the majesty and uniqueness of the self-existent God, it should
humble us. He has given us a written record, the Holy Bible, so that we may
learn of Him. John in three words, “God is light,” provides us a profound image
of the self-existent God of the cosmos.
“Sunlight
/ Sonlight
“Sunlight
exists without the need for care, maintenance, or refueling.
“Sonlight
is self-existing without the need of any outside resources.
—From
the book “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight” (eBook ISBN: 978-1393359371,
ASIN: B083L97PZV ~ print book ISBN: 979-8223228738)
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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