"The logic of gift does not exclude justice, nor does it merely sit alongside it as a second element added from without; on the other hand, economic, social and political development, if it is to be authentically human, needs to make room for the principle of gratuitousness as an
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 31, 2010
If in his gifts and benefits [God] were more sparing and close-handed, we should learn to be thankful. The greater God's gifts and
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Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. Robbins
1. The ministry of Spiritual Gifts originates in the New Testament, commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ. After He established His church on the earth and ascended to Heaven, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to equip His church with power and
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1265 - Thomas Aquinas wrote about the gift of tongues in the New Testament, which he understood to be an ability to speak every language, given for the purposes of missionary work. He explained that Christ did not have this gift because his mission was to the Jews, "nor does each one of the
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Charles Swindoll has this to say about this gift called grace that came from Jesus: "To show grace is to extend favor or kindness to one who doesn’t deserve it and can never earn it. Receiving God’s acceptance by grace always stands in sharp contrast to earning it on the basis of works. Every time
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Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius
A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make
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Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Oct 21, 2007
The magi carried gifts from afar and came to worship the newborn baby. King Herod said he wanted to worship the baby. Though Herod and the magi uttered the same word, worship, their intentions were different. King Herod did not plan to worship the child. He wanted to be all
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Holiday and Holy Day, Christmas is more than a yule log, holly or tree. It is more than natural good cheer and the giving of gifts. Christmas is even more than the feast of the home and of children, the feast of love and friendship. It is more than all of these
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 9, 2008
Someone gave Brett a knife for Christmas. His dad took it out and found that it could cut the hair on his arm like a razor. So his dad decided to hold on to the knife for Brett’s good. In the same way, God does
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 9, 2007
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Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and put an end at Thy good pleasure to this my miserable life; for justice and truth are not to be found among the sons of men…Be merciful unto me, O Lord…Now after many battles, I find nothing in me but vanity and corruption. For in quietness I am negligent, in
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Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
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Someone speculated what the first Christmas might have been like if Wise Women had come from the east instead of Wise Men.
First of all, they would have asked for directions and made it to Bethlehem on time. Second, they would have helped with the delivery, cleaned up the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Regarding not the day, let us give God thanks for the gift of His dear Son. ... If it be possible to honor Christ in the giving of gifts, I cannot see how while the gift, giver, and recipient are all in
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
What are your spiritual GIFTS? What comes easy to you that is not so easy for others?
A man is pulled over by a police officer for a broken headlight. The cop looks in the car and sees a collection of knives on the backseat. "Sir," he says. "Why do you have all those knives?"
"They’re for my
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Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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A woman was doing her last-minute Christmas shopping at a crowded mall. She was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines. She was tired of fighting her way down long aisles looking for a gift that had sold out days before. She was sick and tired of Christmas and wanted
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