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God's holiness
Notice the emphasis on the word Holy - it is written three times, which implies extra ordinary emphasis! No other attribute of God is pointed out like that, not even Love. Yes, God is love, but we need…
Created over 3 years ago
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Lust worse than the devil
We are asked to put on the armor of God and withstand the devil himself, but when it comes to youthful lust, we ought to run away. Youthful lust is therefore worse than the devil himself! A carnal man…
Created over 3 years ago
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Cup of wrath
What Jesus means with the cup is the cup of God's wrath. He knows beforehand that he'll need to experience the God's wrath to the fullest, because of the sins of the mankind that he took on himself. We…
Created over 3 years ago
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Message, directed at believers
Jesus is very straightforward here. He wants to warn the believer that after finding (responding to the gospel) and passing the narrow gate (decision for Christ) there is a hard and a narrow way (path…
Created over 3 years ago
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Threat of death could not be taken serious
Even though God's threat of death was real, it was hard for them to take it seriously, because they had never experienced it. No one has ever died before.
Created over 3 years ago