My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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1 Corinthians 10:13 … In Him no Darkness<br />
(09/29/20<strong>16</strong>)<br />
“God is Light and in Him there is no darkness”<br />
~ Paul (1 Corinthians 10:13)<br />
It is tempting for many <strong>to</strong> claim or believe that life‟s trials & turmoils are<br />
signs of God testing our resolve -- or even God punishing our transgressions, and<br />
yet this simply cannot be the case; at least not with any God composed of “perfect<br />
Love” (see Matthew 5:48 + 1 John 4:18), and certainly not with any God worth<br />
worshiping … Indeed, in a Cosmos ruled by a God of perfect Love, He (or She –<br />
or It) cannot tempt us or test us or punish us at all, for <strong>to</strong> do so would be inherently<br />
cruel. As such, if we do indeed live in such a Universe that is indeed “ruled” by<br />
such an all-amorous Deity, it is we ourselves who either summon our own<br />
suffering (as consequences for our previously sinful actions) &/or are blessed with the<br />
emPowerment inherent in all difficulties (challenges that always allow us <strong>to</strong> choose <strong>to</strong><br />
transcend the same -- by acting selflessly despite their temptations <strong>to</strong> do otherwise).<br />
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