Words wither and blogs fade away…
Forgive me if you’ve heard this song before, but I've decided to stop blogging at He is Sufficient. I truly appreciate all of the wit, wisdom and words of faith that you have shared with me over the past few years. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, whatever they may be and wherever they may lead you. “God is sufficient for the needs of His people”. Amen!
Category Archives: bible verses
Giving thanks not for silver or gold…
2 Maccabees 12.34, 39-45 (REB):
Battle was joined and a small number of Jews fell. [...] Next day they went to collect the bodies of the fallen, as by now had become necessary, in order to take them for burials with their kinsfolk in their family graves. On each one of the dead they found under [...]
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A quote for open theism to chew on
1 Samuel 15.29 (REB):
God who is the Splendour of Israel does not deceive, nor does he change his mind, as a mortal might do.
My initial reaction is that open theism does not presuppose that God’s mind was determined in the first place, therefore the openness of his reaction or response to a situation is not [...]
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How should the wicked worship?
1 Samuel 12.20-22 (REB):
Do not be afraid; although you have been so wicked, do not give up the worship of the Lord, but serve him with all your heart. Do not turn to the worship of sham gods which can neither help nor save, because they are a sham. For his great name’s sake the [...]
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Signs of the sufficiency of Shaddai
HT: Suzanne
In 1990, Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903-1994) summarized an interpretation of the meaning of El Shaddai by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (1135-1204), popularly known as Maimonides:
[Maimonides] explains El Shaddai in terms of “the God for whom it is sufficient (shaddai lo): the God who is sufficient in Himself, whose essence is Himself, not in functions [...]
Reflections on the messianic daughter and the image of God
In his book, In the End – The Beginning, Jürgen Moltmann writes that in contrast to the tradition of the Messiah as a male child as written in Isaiah 9.6 (“to us a child is born, to us a son is given”, there is another messianic tradition in scripture, the Wisdom tradition, that “identifies the [...]
Regarding the cross, trees and gibbets
As part of my Wednesday wilderness of words reading, I was looking at a 2004 article by Michael Marlowe on Against the Theory of ‘Dynamic Equivalence’ via a link from John Hobbins. In his essay, Marlowe cites an example from the NLT1 that failed to preserve internal references to the Hebrew language by NT authors:
Now [...]
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Skulduggery and James 3:14-18
Some verses for all of us to keep in mind when discussing the differences among Bible translations (or any other divisive topic):
“But if you are harbouring bitter jealousy and the spirit of rivalry in your hearts, stop making false claims in defiance of the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes from above; it [...]
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Meme: what has God been teaching me?
I’ve been tagged by TC Robinson for a meme started by Roger Mugs.
In an effort to keep it simple, short, and easy to follow, I’d like to challenge you to quote one verse (not one chapter). And then say what the Lord has been teaching you in one sentence (not one paragraph). Then tag 5 [...]
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The chaos of fear and trembling
I’m trying to wrap up my much-prolonged reading of Harold Best’s Unceasing Worship, however I seem to keep getting distracted by other projects and books. That said, a passage in his chapter, “What creative people can learn from God’s creation”, struck me yesterday.
Best is discussing the contrast between our rational need for order, symmetry, harmony [...]
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Linus’ questions