“Take the stone away!” Jesus ordered. Martha, the dead man’s sister, answered, “There will be a bad smell, Lord. He has been buried four days!” Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believed?” John 11.39-40.
Doxa, the Greek word for “glory”, is a key word in John’s [...]
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He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. Proverbs 15.32.
To many Christians, “discipline” is almost a dirty word. Mention the need for it and their immediate response is: “I’m not under law; I’m under grace!” Yes, of course you are … But what has that to do with the need for [...]
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I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel [...]
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