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The Gospel of Jeffrey Dahmer

...dness and mercy of God, so that if even Paul can be saved, then so can anyone. 1 Timothy 1:16But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. Jeffrey Dahmer was definitely “the worst of them”, yet not beyond the reach of our ever-loving saviour, Christ Jesus. I understand the human desire to want to see the vilest of people punished or condemned to hellfire, and even the Apostles and other believers were wary of Paul’s conversion and claim to have faith, understandably so. “When he had come to Jerusalem,...

Evidence of the Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures

...will have mercy on the house of Judah, will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword or battle, by horses or horsemen.” The speaker is Elohim who says He will have mercy on the house of Judah and will save them by the instrumentality of YHVH, their Elohim. So Elohim number one will save Israel by means of Elohim number two. Not only is Elohim applied to two personalities in the same verse, but so is the very name of God. One example is Genesis 19:24which reads: “Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.” Clearly we have YHVH number one raining fire and bri...

Support Israel? OK, which Israel?

...d showing mercy to the Gentiles through the Jews disobedience, God can in return, show mercy on them again through the Gentiles in order than none can boast, but all may be humbled by God's overwhelming grace (Rom 11)! This is Paul's theme throughout his letters to the churches and the new believers, making the point over and over that natural Jews are now no different than Gentiles when it comes to the promises of God. Through Jesus, God has created a new humanity — a new race of people, who are heirs and descendants to Israel's promises! Eph 2:14-16 For he [Jesus] is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the divid...

New Covenant Israel is no longer physical (nor literal)!

...d showing mercy to the Gentiles through the Jews disobedience, God can in return, show mercy on them again through the Gentiles in order than none can boast, but all may be humbled by God's overwhelming grace (Rom 11)! This is Paul's theme throughout his letters to the churches and the new believers, making the point over and over that natural Jews are now no different than Gentiles when it comes to the promises of God. Through Jesus, God has created a new humanity — a new race of people, who are heirs and descendants to Israel's promises! Eph 2:14-16 For he [Jesus] is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down t...

David, Saul, And How We Respond To Broken Leadership

...l sign of mercy and restraint. David humbled the oppressor without himself becoming oppressive, showing that true strength lies in trusting God and overcoming evil with good. As I was thinking about, and working on this article, someone shared the following quote with me in a WhatsApp group, and I thought it would fit perfectly with this topic: Peacemaking doesn’t mean passivity. It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer, the act of finding a third way that is neither fight nor flight but the careful, arduous pursuit of reconciliation and justice. It is about a revolution of...

Do Christians And Muslims Really Worship The Same God?

...ng to his mercy…” Romans 4:4–5 — “Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift… But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.” Islam: Salvation is based on obedience, works, and balancing one’s good and bad deeds. Allah may forgive — but not based on a sacrificial substitute. There is no atonement. Muslims must follow the Five Pillars of Islam and submit to Sharia. Qur’an Examples: Surah 23:102–103 — “As for those whose scale is heavy [with good deeds], they will be successful. But those whose scale is light — their refuge is Hel...