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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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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"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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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 28, 2000
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think it was C H Spurgeon who had a lady come to him saying that she felt called to the ministry. Spurgeon asked about her home and family and when he heard she had 13 children he exclaimed, "Well, praise God, not only
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2007
“I Give Thee Humble Thanks”
I give Thee humble thanks:
For all the gifts that Thou dost send,
For every kind and loyal friend,
For prompt supply of all my need,
For all that’s good in word or deed,
For gift of health along life’s way.
For strength to work from day to day.
I give Thee humble
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