Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic. Jean Sibelius
CRISES
Crises bring out the best in the best of us, and the worst in the worst of us. Author unknown Character is not made in a crisis – it is only exhibited. Author unknown When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. … Continue reading “CRISES”
CREEDS, EARLY
Baptism service When the person being baptized goes down into the water, he who baptizes him, putting his hand on him, shall say: “Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?” And the person being baptized shall say: “I believe.” Then holding his hand on his head, he shall baptize him once. And then he … Continue reading “CREEDS,
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CREDULITY
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves. Edmund Burke The characteristic of the present age is craving credulity. Benjamin Disraeli Credulity is the man’s weakness, but the child’s strength. Charles Lamb
CREATION AND GENESIS
The six days of creation in Genesis 1 can represent (1) literal 24-hour days of creation, (2) literal 24-hour days of divine revelation of creation, (3) extended geological ages or epochs preparatory for the eventual occupancy of humankind, or (4) a revelatory framework to summarize God’s creative activity (Col 1:16). M.F. Unger
CREATION, THE FIRST “DAY” OF
God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. The Bible, Genesis 1:5
COVENANT THEOLOGY
It is a new heart-righteousness which the prophets foresaw as one of the blessings of the Messianic age. “I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts,” God promised through Jeremiah (31:33). How would He do it? He told Ezekiel: “I will put My Spirit within you, and cause … Continue reading “COVENANT
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COURTESY
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship. St Basil
COURAGE AND FEAR
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it. Martin Luther King As I stood at the table, and just before I opened my mouth, the words of God came forcibly to my mind, “Only be strong and of good courage.” Lord Shaftesbury, remembering the moment he introduced … Continue reading “COURAGE
AND FEAR”
COUNTERFEITS
That there are some counterfeits is no argument that nothing is true; such things are always expected in a time of reformation. If we look into church history, we shall find no instance of any great revival of religion but what has been attended with many such things. Jonathan Edwards