There’s an episode of Seinfeld in which the character George Costanza claims the upcoming summer will be the best one ever. He claims it will be “the summer of George”. Events occur thereafter and ensure his summer will not go as planned. At the end of the episode, we hear
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The Bible teaches that suffering entered the world through sin (Romans 5:12), not because God is absent or unkind. God permits what He hates to accomplish what He loves: working all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28), supremely displayed at the cross itself. This question
There’s an abuse of a couple of words out there and I find it worse than the word “like” being used as a filler in conversation. It’s the phrase “for me.” For example: “For me, that’s my truth.” “Some people think that way. But for me . . .” “For
“Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1) — peace with God first, then the peace of God that “surpasses all understanding” (Philippians 4:7). These Bible verses about peace cover both, plus the call to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9).
