Monthly Archives: September 2018

I have been saying what Mike Raiter says (below) for over ten years! Perhaps someone authoritative like him can get the attention of the modern “worship” service. It’s supposed to be about glorifying God and his wonderful mercy and grace, not about self-promotion and egotism by our so-called ”worship leaders”. As Mike writes, they are just promoting themselves, not the gospel. The Slow Killing of Congregational Singing 11 Sep 2018  Mike Raiter Here is a great historical irony. Fifty years…..

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These sound like very hard words from God—and they are. They reflect his ability and will to curse or bless (Deuteronomy 11:26-28). Some commentators have watered this statement down to suggest that God really meant that he loved Esau a bit less than he loved Jacob. This is plainly not the case; people with such ideas reject the facts of God’s holiness and righteousness. The descendants of Esau were the Edomites and, as Malachi 1:3-5 emphasises, and history has confirmed,…..

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