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Through Jesus, God makes himself known to us as the One who loves. To understand this “love” we must not begin with our own ideas of what love is.  We must rather pay attention to who God is as made … Continue reading →

Through Jesus, God makes himself known to us as the One who loves. To understand this “love” we must not begin with our own ideas of what love is.  We must rather pay attention to who God is as made … Continue reading →

God is both Father and Judge, but should we put God as Judge before God as Father?  If we do so we may see God as one who primarily seeks a legal settlement with us rather than a restored relationship. … Continue reading →

The good news announces that God is love and even though we reject his love he does not cease to love us.  Rather, in Christ, he has acted to reconcile us to himself.  That’s because God is love and he … Continue reading →

From time to time we are reminded that we can only be right with God through Jesus.  These reminders fix our faith fully on all that Jesus is for us so that we are turned out of ourselves to Christ … Continue reading →

The Father’s Son became one of us to take our place even unto death. Now, he stands before his Father in our place and by his Spirit we know that his abba is ours. There is no need for us … Continue reading →

The God of grace began his good work within us and he will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  Of course, we work out the good work of God in our daily lives but only … Continue reading →

Why does God bother with us?  We all reject God shattering any sort of relationship with him. Nevertheless, God acted in Christ reconciling us to himself.    We cannot provide a “why” for all this.  We simply say God is … Continue reading →

The God who reconciles us to himself is truly different from us.  He is the Creator and Lord of all.  He exists in majesty beyond all. He is right and true in all his ways.  In contrast, we are mere … Continue reading →

The risen and exalted Jesus encounters us personally as the one who is our salvation. Through this living encounter with Jesus by the Spirit we come to know the true God.  And as he repeatedly encounters us we know ever … Continue reading →