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Does God Scare You? He Shouldn’t.
Posted on Thursday, January 25th, 2024 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1 John 1:9, Carol McClain, Col 1:13-14, definition fear of the Lord, God erased our sins with his death and resurrection, God forgives us, Micah 7:19, Ps 103:12, Strong's #3374, the fear of the Lord, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain I used to be scared of God. Scared. Yep. Not the healthy fear of God. Having been raised in a certain Christian faith where God was scary and unforgiving when I became a Christian (the born-again kind), God once more became the God of my former faith. Everything I did had consequences- not for good …[ read more ]

Christian–You Are Righteous, But Are You Merciful?

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matt. 5:7 Don Carson, a theologian and co-founder of Gospel Coalition, writes: “Mercy is a loving response prompted by the misery and helplessness of the one on which love is to be showered.” If I only knew then what I know now. I used to be able to point my fingers at others for not learning how to pull themselves out of the gutter. After all, I'd come from a rough and tumble upbringing where alcohol use (we were NOT drug addicts, thank you) was de rigueur. Poor and self-conscious… ...[ full story ]

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