I remind you that we live in a spiritually troubled time in history. Christianity has gone over to the jingle-bell crowd. Everyone is just delighted that Jesus has done all of the sorrowing, all of the suffering, all of the dying.<\/p>\n
Christian believers are emphasizing happiness. They no longer want to hear what the Bible says about death to self and the life of spiritual victory through identification with Christ in His death and resurrection. The number is great of those who will no longer admit that spiritual victory often comes through wrestling in a long, dark night of the soul.<\/p>\n
Genesis 32:24; Galatians 2:20<\/p>\n
Men Who Met God,<\/i> 67, 68.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I remind you that we live in a spiritually troubled time in history. Christianity has gone over to the jingle-bell crowd. Everyone is just delighted that Jesus has done all of the sorrowing, all of the suffering, all of the dying. Christian believers are emphasizing happiness. They no longer want to hear what the Bible … Continue reading “TRIALS:
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