20 Feb

Thoughts on Age for Pastors and Everyone

Posted by tyrellh in Devotional, Personal, Reflections, Religion. Tagged: , , , , .

The other day my wife and I watched a particularly enjoyable film called ‘Midnight in Paris’. One major theme was the ubiquitous desire to live in another era- in the movie in question it was some past golden era. Similarly most of us have at some time or another felt that desire in a different way. If its summer, we complain it’s too hot, if it’s winter, we whine that it’s too cold, yet all these times have been given to us for a reason. I am also sure that you can relate to the desire to be a different age than you are. If you are on the older side of the ‘line’ you envy those who are younger, and if on the younger side, you envy those who are ‘older’.

I don’t think pastors are immune to this either, those on the younger side of the ‘line’ see its weaknesses (hopefully) and long for that remedy that age brings. Perhaps those on the ‘older’ side look at the capacity of the ‘younger’ to engage tirelessly is such a variety of activities.

I came across this scripture that speaks, I believe, to this issue, “The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendour of the old.” (Proverbs 20:29). I see in this,God’s encouragement that different phases of life brings with it different strengths. As a man on the younger side of the ‘line’ (whatever that means) I have energy levels, a “longer candle” now than I will have in the future… this is strength to glory in, as opposed to moping about because of my lack of gray hair. In the same way, when I do hit that ‘older side’ then my experience, wisdom and insight which should make for far more effective ministry will not be something to bemoan. I should not have envy in my heart at a hyper-active doing-everything younger pastor, but rejoice that God’s army has a variety of strengths.

What I have found to be helpful in my ‘strength’ phase  (rather than despising my  youthful flowing brown hair), is to rejoice in my ability to do much, and surround myself with as many who appropriate the lack of hair/grey hair to help guide me. We younglings must learn from the mistake of Rehoboam in 1 Kings 12, who ignored the advice of the older men and suffered for it. I try to make it a practice to surround myself with those older than me in the ministry and seek their counsel as often as I can.

Likewise, when I am ‘older’ I pray that I would learn from Moses’ father-in-law in Exodus 13. Moses the wise-old-one knew that his glory was his grey hair and not his strength anymore, thus he took his father-in-law’s advice and appointed helpers. Instead of decrying my lack of strength, I pray that when I am old I would surround myself with many young, strong and active soldiers for the kingdom; just maybe my grey hair will guide their action to more efficiency and usefulness.

Believer! Fellow pastor! Whoever! Rejoice in the glory of the time God has brought you to. Use the strengths of those in other stages to most resourcefully build the Kingdom that God Himself is building.

19 Jan

You Were Predestined to Make These 3 Mistakes: Common Misconceptions of Calvinism

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity.

This is a Guest post by Clint Archer. He is a Reformed Baptist pastor and author. He and his expanding family, lives in Durban, South Africa, and pities anyone who doesn’t. Read his blog, Café Seminoid or follow him on Twitter.

As the young, restless, Reformed resurgence has gained notoriety in Evangelical circles, the old irksome fallacies have been resurrected by a new generation of ignorant Arminians. I’m not bashing Arminians– I have friends who I joke with about how they were predestined from before the foundation of the world to think they chose Jesus. My beef is with a rare genus, the Arminianus ignoramus, … and ignorant Calvinists, for that matter. It is hyper-Calvinists who have sullied the reputation of the rest of the Reformed. These HC’s are the type who hide behind what Calvin “allegedly” said. Problem is, they have never read Calvin. If they had, they would recognize how un-Calvinistic their stance is.

Similarly though, Arminians who have not bothered to read writings by their When I encounter an uniformed Arminian, they tend to ask the same barrage of questions. Again, I am not talking about those who have carefully considered the two camps and chosen the Arminian stance, of their own free will :) I am referring exclusively to those who have not really taken he time to try understand their opposition. I can spot this species of antagonist without much effort, because they always proffer these three objections to Calvinism…

1. Calvinists Don’t Pray for People’s Salvation

On the contrary, it is only Calvinist theology that affords an encouragement to pray for the salvation of the lost. Think about it. It is precisely because I believe that God is sovereign over saving souls that I have the confidence to pray and ask him to save one. If free will were too formidable an opponent for God’s saving work, then praying to him would be futile. I challenge Arminians to be consistent in their prayer lives: either stop praying to God for something you don’t believe he can do, or come over to our side where the prayer is hot with conviction that our petitions can be answered!

2. Calvinists Don’t Evangelize or do Missions

False. First, the theology of Calvinism (as above) encourages the missionary endeavor because we believe the elect will respond, and that the fruit of our labor is ripe for the plucking. Second, history proves that this accusation is completely without grounds. William Carey, the father of modern mission was a Calvinist. George Whitefield, the über effective evangelist, was a Calvinist. Charles Spurgeon, known for his effective evangelistic sermons…yup, unabashedly Calvinistic. Jonathan Edwards, whose evangelism helped spark the Great Awakening, was the mouthpiece of Reformed doctrine in the world for half a century and his teachings echo in the contemporary writings of John Piper and John MacArthur (2 more TULIP pickers) to this day. To claim that the doctrines of grace dampen the flame of evangelistic zeal, is to ignore the contrary evidence.

3. Calvinists Think You Can Live Like an Unbeliever and Still Be Saved

This is a common objection, and one with which I can fully sympathize. The reasoning goes as like this: since we believe that one’s salvation is never dependent on one’s own effort at any point, and since we teach that once a person is truly saved they always remain saved, it follows that even if a person where to drift from the faith to the point of flagrant rebellion and even apostasy they would still enjoy security of salvation. I see the logic. The problem with this objection is that there is an entire point of the Five, which declares the exact opposite view. Perseverance of the saints (the P in TULIP) teaches NOT that a person who makes a profession is guaranteed salvation, but rather that a person who is genuinely saved WILL PERSEVERE in the faith. I.e. a true believer will always remain faithful to Christ in faith and practice (as a pattern) until their glorification. Thus, should a person fall away from the faith, they “were not of us” as the Apostle John puts it. If a member of my church suddenly fell into unrepentant sin, and refused to turn back through all four steps of church discipline (Matt 18), I would have to treat them as an unbeliever, irrespective of their past profession. If you live like and unbeliever, you probably are one, Calvinist or not!

My aim is not to pick a fight— simply to remind everyone in the game to play by the rules. Let’s not accuse our Arminian brothers of beliefs they don’t hold. And in return I feel it’s reasonable to expect the same courtesy.

5 Dec

Surviving Zombieland! Part III: Survival 101

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity. Tagged: , , , , , .

Zombies are dangerous, though they walk slow, every now and then they pop round a corner, or crawl through a small hole, their hand digs through the earth and grabs at your ankle. The point being, though zombies are dead, they are still capable of inflicting some serious damage; if you are not ready, you may end up being monster meat. But what does that look like in the real world?

All around us there are different types of zombielike unbelievers, some of them train for hours just to know how to bite you, take the Jehovah Witnesses for example, they spend hours preparing for that one conversation they want to have with you, comparatively, how much time do you spend preparing? Or what about the Muslim? His entire religion is predicated on the falsehood of Christianity; have you considered the Scriptures and how to bring them to bear on a Muslim?

What about the mere effects of living in a post-fallalyptic (that is fall and apocalyptic put together) world? Everything is dying and decaying around you, what then is the source of your life? What sustains you? In the zombie flicks it’s all buckets on the roof collecting rain water and baked beans from the tin (something reminiscent of the cowboy days), but in this real zombie world it’s about being plugged in to God’s Word (man shall not live by bread alone).

How do you do that, well by attending to the public preaching of God’s Word with an open ear and a heart that wants to learn, by spending private times in devotion, by speaking with others who are alive in Christ about the truths of God’s Word.

Believer if you have not ‘Worded up’ you are going to find yourself in many a tight and difficult spot in a world full of the walking dead. Let this be a reminder of the importance of these things for you, or perhaps let this be a firm exhortation to do what needs be done so that the resident evil does not overwhelm you.

Rule #2: Word up!

2 Dec

Book Review: Manly Dominion

Posted by tyrellh in Book Review, Christianity. Tagged: , , .

I heard a lot of hype about ‘Manly Dominion’, but was excepting just another book written to Christian men, going over the passages we have all considered and strive to live up to as Christians; I was surprised. Chanski does go over Biblical truths most men know (and a lot that’s not so well known), but he does an excellent job of applying them to life in a way that is both convicting and encouraging.

Chanski starts by giving a biblical foundation and perspective to the theme, obviously the major theme is taken from the early passages in Genesis where man is told to ‘take dominion’.  He then goes on to apply this dominion taking to vocation, decision-making, spiritual-living, husbanding, child-rearing and romance management.

With probing questions and gripping illustrations Chanski asks the hard questions, and tells men to be men in a thoroughly Biblical way. This book is a really important read for men out there; I would highly recommend it as one of the best books I have read this year, especially appreciating the highly practical nature of the book.

What really brings the book to life is the many examples Chanski uses, this is no mere commentary on a few passages, this is extremely applicatory. Knowing what it is to be a man in the this day and age, and seeing the effects of our emasculated culture I think this is a very timely book, one you would do well to read and give to other men you know. Don’t pass it by!

1 Dec

The Dalai Lama, the Pope and Teresa of Calcutta Walk into a Consuming Fire

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity, Devotional, Religion. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

It’s not just the Dalai Lama that people think is holy; many people think the Pope is holy or surly Teresa of Calcutta. It’s not just the funny outfits either, if we changed the word from holy to good, there are many who would look around in their society and say that this or that person is ‘good’. Then the Bible comes along and says, “There is none good, no not one” (Romans 3:12). In fact, every religion excluding evangelical Christianity affirms the inherent goodness of man. Why is it so?

Calvin in his institutes gives a hint, he said, “For, since we are all naturally prone to hypocrisy, any semblance of righteousness is quite enough to satisfy us instead of righteousness itself[i]”. He goes on to give this illuminating illustration, “… anything which is in some small degree less defiled delights us as if it were most pure: just as an eye, to which nothing but black had been previously presented, deems an object of a whitish, or even of a brownish hue, to be perfectly white[ii]”.

The issue is really what you use to make a comparison. Paul wrote “For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.” (2 Corinthians 10:12).

The place to begin to understand humankind, to understand your own heart is not by looking at yourself, or even others, but is to start with the one Who is too pure to behold evil, to begin with the One who will judge every wicked and evil thought, that same One with Whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. The ‘holiest’ of men on earth would not dare raise their head in the presence of the most Holy God.

So if you would take the advice of the famous philosopher Socrates and, “Know thyself”, you must invariably begin with knowing the God who is; the God who has spoken in these last days through His Son, Jesus Christ, and Who Himself is God.

[i] The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 1, Paragraph 2.

[ii] ibid

26 Oct

Reformation Day Giveaway!!!

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I am super excited to be able to give away this fantastic DVD ‘Amazing Grace- the history and theology of Calvinism’. This is perhaps the best DVD explaining theology I have every come across. History and theology can be tough to explain, and putting a guy on a dvd lecturing it doesn’t make it much easier, but this DVD presents history and doctrine in an incredibly exciting and vibrant way. It is a must really worth the watch and will leave you challenged and enriched in your Christian walk.

Consider the following reviews:

“The information is as complete and consumable as I have ever seen…for someone who won’t read, it is perfect.”
- Pastor Robert Andrews, Author of  The Family: God’s Weapon for Victory

“At last!…a balanced, well-crafted, stimulating (even provocative) video presentation of the biblical faith — with its world and life view — as recovered by the Reformation. It is a “must see” for all evangelical Christians.”
- Dr. Cortez Cooper, Former head of the MNA for the Presbyterian Church in America

So what are you waiting for enter now!

This giveaway runs from today till the Reformation Day 31 October 11pm, only South African residents are eligible to enter (sorry to my overseas brothers and sisters). To enter, simply fill in the form below, and answer the question. To increase your chances of winning click like on this post (bottom left corner) or mention this giveaway on your facebook status or on a tweet, if you have not yet subscribed to this blog, subscribing by adding your email address on the right will also give you an extra entry.

Thanks to Augustine Bookroom for sponsoring this giveway

25 Oct

Surviving Zombieland! Part II: the cure

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity, Doctrine. Tagged: , , .

Having already discussed the fact that the spiritually dead walk among us, we move on to the next important question, the question about cures? How does a zombie go about changing from walking dead to alive? If you know anything about zombies, what is clear is that they are only out to get some food, everything they do is either in search of food or to get to food, and by food I mean the flesh of the living…. not a pretty site.

Similarly, spiritually zombies don’t do anything but sin, or try to sin. In fact they cannot do anything but sin, they are slaves (Romans 6:16-19). Sometimes though zombies can be sneaky, they can do something that looks like it’s good, but in fact it really isn’t; this doesn’t mean that there are not things that zombies do well. Zombies are very good at scaring people in the dark, walking about aimlessly, eating, pretending to be asleep the popping into action and they also are open to sharing a meal in real zomunnity. In the same way, we are not saying that spiritual zombies can’t do some things well; in fact they can do very well things in technology, medicine, politics etc. But consider Gen 6:5, “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Or Jeremiah 13:23, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to evil.”

Notice the things Scripture says spiritual zombies are unable to do: see the kingdom of God (John 3:3); come unto Christ (John 6:44); believe, see or understand the truth (John 12:27-39); good, understand, fear God (Romans 3:9-19); submit to the law of God (Romans 8:7-8).

In light of what zombies can and cannot do what does that say about the cure for zombies? Well firstly it should be readily apparent, that zombies cannot cure themselves! In fact not only can’t they do that, but they have no desire to cure themselves (John 3:19). If you get a whole lot of zombies to come to a rally by dangling some meat from the ceiling, don’t think that you have done anything great, you have drawn them with the very thing that makes them fearful to us. In the same way those churches that seek to draw spiritual zombies by using things that attract spiritual zombies, are not doing anything really great. A spiritual zombie inside or outside a church is still a spiritual zombie.

The only cure for spiritual death is God’s Word and the work of the Spirit in regeneration (John 3v3-5; 1 Peter 1:23). Anything short of that won’t make the dead alive. This should inform the way we do church, the way we evangelise and they way we minister to this world.

So we get to today’s rule for surviving Zombieland…

Rule #1: What you win zombies with is what you in them to

15 Oct

Surviving Zombieland! Part I

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity, Religion. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

She walked silently into her room… sat down and opened the ruffled pages of her Bible. She could hear the drunken cries coming from outside. Would her friends understand why she didn’t join them? Why she didn’t party the way she used to?

Or consider the following rewrite: She walked silently into her room. Sat down and opened a tin of beans from her food supply. She could hear the terrifying groans coming from outside. What would happen if the zombies found her, now that she’s alive?

Popular culture is fascinated with the idea of the zombie, some call them undead, others the walking dead, whatever your term of endearment these creatures of fiction are both gross and frightening.  Most films that depict them are apocalyptic films, that is films that depict the demise of civilisation with the onset of a zombie apocalypse; where a bite turns you from human to a crazed, flesh eating, and mindless zombie.

Now you may be asking the question, who on earth is Tyrell writing about zombies. Well I hope my opening paragraph gave you a hint. God’s Word basically teaches that we live in a zombie land! Ephesians 2:1 says that people are DEAD in trespasses and sin.  1 Corinthians 2:14 tell us that a man cannot naturally understand the things of God. Romans 3:11 describes unsaved man as without understanding, a verse later he is described at utterly useless. In verse 13 the zombie talk gets even more graphic, “their throat is an open grave… the poison of asps is under their lips”…. or consider verse 15-16, “Their feet are swift to shed blood, Destruction and misery are in their paths,”

Contrary to popular though, zombies are not something to fear in some future apocalypse, they are here right now, in fact, if you are a believer in Jesus Christ you used to be a spiritual zombie, but you got the cure (they never seem to find a cure in the movies). Zombie serve as a great illustration of the doctrine of ‘Total depravity’ also called ‘Radical Depravity’ (we could call this doctrine’ Spiritual Zombiefication’). The Canons of Dort in its third head of doctrine under the first article describes this doctrine:

Man was originally created in the image of God and was furnished in his mind with a true and salutary knowledge of his Creator and things spiritual, in his will and heart with righteousness, and in all his emotions with purity; indeed, the whole man was holy. However, rebelling against God at the devil’s instigation and by his own free will, he deprived himself of these outstanding gifts. Rather, in their place he brought upon himself blindness, terrible darkness, futility, and distortion of judgment in his mind; perversity, defiance, and hardness in his heart and will; and finally impurity in all his emotions.

Zombies of science fiction if they existed could only destroy the body, but God is the one who can destroy both the body and soul in hell. Being a spiritual zombie is a far worse state to be in than a physical zombie.

One final proof from Scripture of this doctrine of Spiritual Zombiefication, John 8:34, Romans 6:6, 16-20 describe unregenerate man as a slave of sin. That is all people can do is sin, they are a slave to it, it is their master. In the same way sci-fi zombies are a slave to their desires for brains (not intellect, but food).

In the next few posts I hope to expand on this comparison, and look at the implications of this doctrine

5 Oct

Baptists Assemble 2011!!!

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity, Reflections. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

The Baptist Union of South Africa held its 2011 assembly in Port Elizabeth over this past weekend. It was my second assembly, and my last as a probationer. This assembly had many highlights and BU quirks that I hope to share in this article.

Registration happened at a Presbyterian Church, we met at an Anglican School and many of the delegates were accommodated at a Roman Catholic lodging- it may sound ecumenical but it was more a baptism of the baptised for these groups.

One thing I learned about South African Baptists is that we can make the most unmusical song possible somehow sound musical. We had a theme song for the conference and the first line went like this, “We need effective Bible leaders”- oh the musical pain! However it gets the point across, this is what the BU was driving for as we met this assembly- Next year’s theme, “We Need Better Rhyming Theme Songs”

A welcome change to the assembly program was the addition of a time of Bible study and prayer which took up most of the mornings.

Bible study

The executive decided that since Baptists have historically been known as ‘people of the Book’, it would be good to place that Book in prominence in our meetings; so every morning God’s Word was studied and applied followed by a time of prayer. What a wonderful way to start the assembly! I feel that this was a wonderful move by the executive, it sets the tone for the kind of Baptists we want to be, what a great thing to put God’s Word and prayer as the most important part of our meetings together. We were fed with the Word and sought God’s Face before we went about seeking to do Assembly business- that’s the way to go. My group’s able facilitator was Peter Holness (Trinity Baptist’s Pastor in P.E.), I enjoyed being with this seasoned pastor, he has a real pastor’s heart and I learned from that even in the short time I was with him in the groups.

The Lord’s Day saw particularly interesting business being discussed, which also demonstrated something of how the Union has succumbed to secular pressures. During a discussion on amending the Union’s constitution with regards to a particular issue, the word ‘his’ was used when referring to a pastor, two delegates took exception to this, arguing that it should read ‘his/her’ (as you can well imagine Ephesians, 1 Corinthians, 1 Timothy and Genesis were not the passages being discussed in the morning studies). The response from the pastor chairing that meeting was basically to say that the constitution also says that whenever ‘he’ is mentioned’ both the masculine and feminine is implied; this was not good enough for the two individuals and a motion was passed to change the line to ‘his/her’. So with sadness I witnessed the Union’s bowing down to secular culture and the feministic attitude so prevalent in it, in this case directly disregarding Scripture.

One encouraging move on the other hand, was the tightening up of other aspects of our constitution. While pastors who are going through a divorce immediately have their name suspended from the ministerial list pending an investigation, till now nothing happened to pastors who were merely separated from their wives. This was tightened up and a clause was added which basically states that if a pastor has been separated from his wife for over a year, and there appears no way of reconciling them, the name will be dropped from the ministerial list. I was glad to see the step taken as it shows a desire to hold firm the integrity of the office of a pastor in the Union. Taking a strong stance like this, especially at leadership level bodes well for the growth and nurturing of biblical leaders.

Much of my time was well spent in fellowshipping with like-minded brothers; the four reformers (Mark Penrith, Rocky Stevenson, Malcom Cunningham and me) and one whose persuasion shall not be labelled (Ian Stuart) had good chats over issues ranging from Eschatology to Liturgy to the meaning of ‘perfect’ in 1 Corinthians 13. On the Sunday Malcom, Rocky and I took Ian to celebrate his birthday with an ice-cream and a walk on the peer; it was a very special time of Christian fellowship. Our little reformed group affectingly dubbed itself BATS- I can’t remember what it stood for, but it reminded me of Batman so I am cool with it.

The Baptist Women’s Division marked their 100th year with a wonderful banquet (from what I hear). This year we have the second none white BWD president over the last century. There were wonderful reports of the chaplain’s work; ministry in the defence force, prisons and police is very tough, but the fruit that those who labour there are seeing is extremely encouraging, to even the dreariest pre-mil…. I mean pessimist.

Another thing I found encouraging about our Union was the racial diversity, we had many people from different races; it truly was something of an anticipation of that day when there will be people from every tribe, tongue and nation worshipping the Lamb.

Even after I left the assembly the good times where not over, at the airport I bumped into Marcus and Sandra Elaya from the Ebenezer Community Church in Pietermaritzburg; we identified each other by the nifty BU blue bags we were given. This lovely couple have been working at a church plant for 10 years in an extremely poor area. It was so wonderful to fellowship with them and hear about their sacrificial work for the Lord. I praise God for bring us across each other’s paths; we enjoyed a good coffee and chat while we waited at the matchbox of an airport for our flights.

21 Sep

Amat Victoria Curam: A Tool for Fighting Sin

Posted by tyrellh in Christianity, Devotional. Tagged: , , , , , , .

“Amat Victoria Curam” (Victory loves preparation), a friend reminded me of this saying the other day while we shared a meal at a wedding together. I have heard the saying before but I am really appreciating it at the moment. A few weeks back I was meditating on issues surrounding stress, and how stress can at times be a direct result of sin whilst at other times merely the result of living in a fallen world. One of the ways to minimize stress is to be prepared is not just for avoiding trouble, but also for gaining victory; as the axiom says.

I try to encourage people in my Bible studies as well as in private counsel to strategise in dealing with sin, essentially what I am saying to them is prepare! Get ready, have a plan for when the trials of life are trying to suck you into sin. James gives us a breakdown of sins approach, in his epistle he wrote, “But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death” (1:14-15). This should aid us in our daily preparation. We know what to expect! We need to identify when are the times that our lusts most want to drag us away and what it tries to entice us with. Now prepare for that. We need to prepare to short circuit the system before the lust conceives. Scripture helps us with this:

Psalm 119:11 tells us, “Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.” Here we have perhaps the most vital step (after being saved of course) in fighting sin. Prepare by treasuring God’s Word in your heart. Notice though, it doesn’t say ‘have God’s Word in your heart’ but ‘treasure. This word in the Hebrew carries the idea of ‘hiding’ something, or ‘esteeming’ something. God’s Word must be like a treasure that is worth so much you hide it away in the secretness of the heart.

In another instance, Jesus gave two directives to His disciples in dealing with temptation, He said, “Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation” (Mark 14:38). Watch and pray! Watch means to be vigilant, or attentive, you are looking out, you are aware, you are anticipating sins attack, praying is showing the dependence on God for help, since unless He moves to bless our effort, all our preparation is in vain.

My goal here is not to try and write a tome like Owen’s ‘Mortification of Sin’, which is perhaps one of the finest Christian writings outside of Scripture, but to show you that there is much in Scripture that implies preparation.
So Christian, how are you preparing? Are you just waiting for the temptation to strike and you think you will be on your feet in that moment to war? Your heart, the devil and the world are all preparing for that moment of battle, and victory loves preparation. Don’t think you will treat the traffic that frustrates you with godly patience, or the spouse that is unkind to you with blessing in return, or the

Batman knows the value of preparation

lustful image that entices you with godly hatred and violence unless you to have prepared for that moment. What are you doing now? Is your heart in the Word of God daily? Do you have tactics to deal with various common temptations? Are you in prayer often? If not, then can you honestly say you want victory? Then show it?

Even so, in all of these things, and amidst the failure we often face in this body of death, we know we have peace with God through Christ Jesus, and God is able to present us blameless before His thrown with great joy. Take heart Christian soldier, this day the noise of battle, the next the victor’s song.

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