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What Is Sin?
Posted on Thursday, February 6th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, God loves you, God's love, How do know God Loves you, Jer. 31:3, Jeremiah 31:3, Jermemiah 29:11, John 3:16, Matthew 7:7, Ps. 34:8, Psalm 34:8, Rom. 5:3, Song 4:7, Suffering and God's Love, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Sin. Oh, our God is a big meany, you think. “Don’t do this. Don’t do that.” We can never do anything that’s fun. Sin proves God doesn’t love us. But what exactly is sin? Is it a list of do nots given willy-nilly by a capricious diety? No. When you consider sin, …[ read more ]
God Says, You Are Beautiful and Flawless
Posted on Monday, November 12th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: . You are beautiful and flawless, @carol_mcclain, Col. 23, faith, no flaw, Song 4:7, Song of Solomon 4:7, works, Writing Redemption
By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain If you’re like me, you despise: The correction Martha got from Jesus when she bruised her bony fingers making sure everything looked and tasted wonderful for her guests. Colossians 3:23-24 because it sends you into a volunteering frenzy. “Whatever you do, work heartily…knowing that from the Lord you will receive the …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

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