I thought Selwyn’s conclusion was good: “Let God help you turn your pains into pearls, so that others can walk through them into joy and encouragement.” The Scripture selected by Selwyn – comes from John’s Revelation – the language in this book is spiritual, it’s is not to be taken as a description of natural, [...]
I think the important point which Selwyn makes is that miracles still happen – there are some who think that God ceased using His power in this natural world when the last of the apostles died. They are wrong! However, in general, the miracles we read about in the Gospels are to do with the [...]
The main message coming out of today’s study is: “Just as Jesus’ wounds give Him a special empathy for us in our struggles and sorrows, so our own wounds can be used to soothe and strengthen those who hurt.” And, the verses selected for reading and meditation by Selwyn, are excellent – in that they [...]
The subject of today’s study is: ‘to note the way Jesus responded to the wounds He received’. As Selwyn says, Jesus did not nurse His hurt in an attitude of self-pity; nor did He harbour unforgiveness. His response to the greatest crime ever committed – was to plead, on His enemies behalf, by crying out [...]
As Selwyn mentions in his opening comments – the cry of dereliction, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ is used by theologians to describe the feelings of abandonment experienced by Christ, as He died on the cross. Now, my dictionary (Macquarie), has the following meaning(s) for dereliction: 1. culpable neglect, as of [...]
In today’s study, Selwyn discusses the possibility that the feeling of being abandoned by God may be due to ‘psychological malfunctioning, such as having a faulty concept of God, unrealistic expectations, perfectionist standards, irrational fears and so on’. In a certain sense, I agree that psychological ‘illness’ can have a profound affect on ‘what’ we feel. In [...]
He’s been there!
I thought Selwyn provided an excellent conclusion to this study (below). Often, I’ve felt, that I’ve a slightly different view of God’s sovereign powers, as compared to the view expressed by Selwyn - yet they are were, in general, minor differences of opinion. As, I’ve said in earlier posts – I think the Bible gives a sufficient knowledge of [...]
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