tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post8950362857182198888..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: God as the refuge of His peopleDJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-81975632206726091872010-08-24T22:48:52.922-05:002010-08-24T22:48:52.922-05:00"The name of the Lord is a strong tower...
o..."The name of the Lord is a strong tower...<br /><br />ooowah, I like thatStrong Towerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834108238546908018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-43159654105999588492010-08-24T19:20:15.968-05:002010-08-24T19:20:15.968-05:00And Deuteronomy 32:4:
"The Rock, his work is...And Deuteronomy 32:4:<br /><br />"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He."<br /><br />***<br /><br />The Sermon on the Mount used to be one of my favourite parts of the Bible...that, and Jesus' parables.<br /><br />Then I was saved, and discovered Jesus Christ as the eternal Word, the writings of Paul, the apostolic Gospel, eschatology, Calvinism, typology, redemptive history, grammatico-historical hermeneutics, the third use of the Law, and all kinds of other good things.<br /><br />I need to keep anchored* on the simple stuff, though...so it's good to be reminded that Jesus Christs' warning to build one's house on the rock of "these words" are His concluding words to...the good old Sermon on the Mount.<br /><br />*Metaphor intended.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-65420439822349628362010-08-24T11:34:36.058-05:002010-08-24T11:34:36.058-05:00Astoundingly beautiful thought and picture.Astoundingly beautiful thought and picture.Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-25976871656867794362010-08-24T09:31:37.069-05:002010-08-24T09:31:37.069-05:00It made me think of the verse:
Jesus, what a help...It made me think of the verse:<br /><br />Jesus, what a help in sorrow,<br />While the billows o'er me roll;<br />Even when my heart is breaking,<br />He, my comfort, helps my soul.Steven R. Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006680708848791982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-29955064258707187822010-08-24T08:05:39.122-05:002010-08-24T08:05:39.122-05:00What I love about these words is the concreteness ...What I love about these words is the concreteness of the ideas, and how the authors could see God in the most natural things. <br /><br />A good lesson to take from these verses is that the storms and winds will come. There's no promise here of smooth sailing. But in the midst of the storms, our trust in God is a refuge from them.<br /><br />I'm glad I clicked here today...takes care of my morning devotional.<br /><br />Thanks, DJP. As usual...excellent.Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-83542307896693419562010-08-24T07:40:58.720-05:002010-08-24T07:40:58.720-05:00Yeah, well, I was wonderin' about that apparen...Yeah, well, I was wonderin' about that apparent <i>Proverbial</i> omission on your part!<br /><br />~8^PNoLongerBlindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442745304762344386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-63197860098840867012010-08-24T07:35:56.933-05:002010-08-24T07:35:56.933-05:00Great one, NLB. I love that as well (surprise!).Great one, NLB. I love that as well (surprise!).DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-56964191619964845272010-08-24T07:33:43.685-05:002010-08-24T07:33:43.685-05:00Another verse this brings to mind:
"The name...Another verse this brings to mind:<br /><br />"The name of the Lord is a <b>strong tower</b>; the righteous man runs into it and is safe." (Proverbs 18:10)<br /><br />(As an aside, I wonder if the guy in the picture got wet from that torrent...?)NoLongerBlindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442745304762344386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-88449569742299505762010-08-24T07:21:00.150-05:002010-08-24T07:21:00.150-05:00I'm actually trying to prepare a lesson for SS...I'm actually trying to prepare a lesson for SS on the passage from Matthew. I think it is important for us, as Christians, to realize that the storms will come and our foundations will be tested. If we are trusting in the Lord as our Rock and Refuge, then our house (faith) will stand. However, if we are counting on something else for our peace/refuge, then our house (faith in those things) will fail.<br /><br />Praise God that He is our Refuge that will never fail to protect us.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.com