Question – Jesus, 105

 ~ Regarding Reasoning, 5of5 ~

 

Introduction  ~  This series is about questions involving Jesus.  Some were asked by individuals involved with Jesus Christ while He walked on earth.  Others are questions that Jesus Christ asked others.  We will look at questions on about 130 topics (some may split into two or more posts).  Even so, it is far from an exhaustive list.  

 

Scripture  ~  “There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish’” (Luke 13:1-5). 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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God Is My… (Psalms), 73

 ~ God Is My Shield, 5 ~

 

Introduction  ~  Previously from July 16, 2017 through January 6, 2019 ALN posted a series of 60 posts of “Jesus is…,” and now we look exclusively at who “God is…” from the Book of Psalms.  While not a complete list these posts occur are in the same order they are in the Psalms. 

 

Passage  ~  “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your Word” (Psalm 119:114). 

 

Other Passages  ~  “But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head” (Psalm 3:3).

“For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield” (Psalm 5:12).

“I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:1-3).

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him” (Psalm 28:7). 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Myth, 111

 ~ Angels And Demons Are Eternal Beings ~ 

 

Myth  ~  That angelic and demonic beings were not created but rather are eternal beings. 

 

Reality  ~  All things were created by Jesus Christ and the triune Godhead. 

 

Scripture  ~  We have this testimony in both the Old and New Covenants. 

 

Old Testament  ~  “Praise the Lord!  Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights!  Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts!  Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light!  Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens!  Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created.  He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away” (Psalm 148:1-6). 

 

New Testament  ~  “He [Jesus Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.  All things were created through Him and for Him.  And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:15-17). 

 

Comment  ~  Only the triune God is eternal! 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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