For followers of Jesus who like to chew over the faith
The Cogitating Christian
GREG DENHOLM
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The Righteousness of God
Most of us like to trumpet the virtues of our worldview at least once in a while. And why not? We ‘know’ our way of thinking is right. If only those on the other side would open their eyes and see sense! Then they too would be blameless and upright…
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A Cloud Hid Him From Their Sight
When He had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven… He was taken up before their very eyes…
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He is Risen
The place where Jesus’ body had been laid was empty except for the strips of linen that had been wrapped around Him. How could this be? Had the body been stolen? moved? Who had taken Him? Where had they put Him?
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And They Crucified Him (Part 2)
How awful it was for the disciples! They watched their cherished Lord, now dressed in His own clothes but still wearing that brutal crown, swaying and lurching His way through the streets of Jerusalem with a heavy crossbeam on His back…
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And They Crucified Him (Part 1)
Have you ever wanted to see Jesus with your own eyes? I certainly have. But I have to admit that when it comes to Jesus’ crucifixion, I’m glad to be a twenty-first century Westerner. Yet I am conflicted. Part of me yearns to be closer to what happened to my Saviour on that haunting day…
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God With Us (Part 2)
The ancient prophecies about Jesus’ birth had all come to fruition. The King that the Israelites had rejected was with them to save them. They had wanted a human king, and now, as never before, they had one. His splendour and power were well hidden, but don’t be fooled; they were shining brightly beneath the…
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God With Us (Part 1)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end…
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Turn to Me and Be Saved (Part 2)
If you and I live righteously—if we love God and neighbour and hold fast to our testimony about Jesus—then we, like David, are sure to be hunted… Satan is our great nemesis, the enemy from which we most desperately need God to rescue and protect us…
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Turn to Me and Be Saved (Part 1)
If you have ever been helped out of a place of critical need, you know the value of a saviour. When all hope seems lost, the very person who can rescue you turns up and is happy to help, no payment required. That’s the difference a saviour makes…
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The Law of the LORD is Perfect (Part 2)
You are standing amid a gathering of truth-seekers from all over Palestine and beyond, listening intently to the most radical preacher you have ever heard: Jesus of Nazareth. He has been touring around Galilee, proclaiming the arrival of God’s everlasting kingdom, healing every disease in sight, and casting out demons…
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The Law of the LORD is Perfect (Part 1)
You are standing amid a great multitude—perhaps two or three times the population of Adelaide—and staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the most fearsome sight you have ever beheld. Mount Sinai, to which your nation’s leader, Moses, has brought you, is in a state of upheaval…
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Freedom for the Prisoners
Through most of history, human beings have treasured the idea of freedom. We love being unrestricted, at ease, and able to make our own choices. When our freedom is under attack, we may fight or even die to protect it. We detest being confined or controlled against our will. We always seek to be free…
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Lord of the Sabbath
We Aussies love taking it easy, don’t we? A good number of us spend the working week counting down the days to that blissful moment when the burden of our work finally lifts off our shoulders. We exchange the customary ‘Have a good weekend!’ with our co-workers, stride cheerily toward the door, and make a…
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Greater Love Has No One Than This
urn on the radio at any time of the day or night, and there is every chance you’ll hear a song about—you guessed it—love. More than any other aspect of human experience, love is crooned about, reflected upon, sought after, and sighed over…
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Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty
God is set apart from uncleanness; He is spotlessly pure within Himself and totally removed from all evil. He cannot accommodate wickedness or impurity in any form, not even for a twinkling of a moment. He is eternally, incorruptibly holy…
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The Kingdom of God Has Come Near!
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news: the King of kings and Lord of lords has come into the world He created—the world that rejected Him as its Ruler—and set up His heavenly rule in the hearts of believers…
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