Bible Gems

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Two Liberating Definites

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This week I wanted to keep the gem short and share two liberating definite facts from the Bible that have been inspiring me lately. Are you looking for freedom? For joy? For peace? These are emotions and feelings which are pleasant and many people long to experience. From my study and experience, feelings are based on our thought patterns and can be deceiving if based on lies. That’s why I love how the Bible, if taken as our foundation for truth, can refute the many lies we tell oursel...

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The Need For Heroic Fidelity To God

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H eroic fidelity to God. What does this mean?  In this week's Gem, we will focus our attention on one example of this in the Bible. Now I'm sure that most of us will know what Heroic Fidelity might mean. Right? The term heroic can be associated with an act of bravery where thought for one's own wellbeing is given second place to the need or safety of another; or an act of loyalty where one's courage in a perilous situation is exercised, disregarding their natural fe...

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The Christian and Desire

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One day, I was laying on my bed feeling discouraged and lonely. I missed people, feelings, and experiences I’d had in the past. I wanted them back. But then I felt a prompting: what if each of these desires is meant to point me back to God? What if God wants to satisfy my longings in a much deeper way than I am imagining? Could He be meaning to fulfil my desires to an extent only found in Himself? It reminded me of this quote:  ‘It would seem that our Lord finds our desires...

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Forced Wealth Redistribution or Voluntary Poverty Relief?

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Have you discovered the joys of selfless giving? Christian liberality is a wonderful gift, straight from God! This article is a short study on 2 Corinthians 8. Did you know that liberality, or generosity, makes the Christian rich? Or that liberality is proof of Christian love?   Article outline God gave liberality to the church (a gift of grace) (2 Cor 8:1) Riches out of deep poverty and affliction (2 Cor 8:2-3) Why giving yourself to God makes all the difference...

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In the Midst of the Storm

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After the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus bids His disciples to get into their boat and sail across to Capernaum. While in the middle of the sea a tempest picks up. The waves and winds take control. After a perfect day on a hillside listening to the words of Jesus, the disciples aren’t prepared for the violent storm that has swept upon them. As they’re in the middle of the tempest trying to keep themselves from sinking, they see someone… “And when the disciples sa...

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He Careth For You

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"Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?" ~ Job‬ ‭38:22‬  This year, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing snow fall for the first time in my life. I’ve always lived in places in Australia quite far away from snow, but after moving this year to a place where it does snow sometimes, it has seemed like such a novelty to me to watch it fall. After a snowfall, I’ve spent quite a bit of time in wonder trying to see individual snowflakes. Those I&rsquo...

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Whose Child are You?

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~ John 8:31, 32 ~ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that i...

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