People today think that the problem is fundamentally external (my circumstances are cruddy, the world is full of evil) and the solution is internal (I just need to be a better person and find inner strength/inner peace); while Christianity believes that the problem is fundamentally internal (my deceitful, self-centered heart that dethrones God) and the solution is external (Christ - his finished work and person).
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Internal/external - Problem/solution
People today think that the problem is fundamentally external (my circumstances are cruddy, the world is full of evil) and the solution is internal (I just need to be a better person and find inner strength/inner peace); while Christianity believes that the problem is fundamentally internal (my deceitful, self-centered heart that dethrones God) and the solution is external (Christ - his finished work and person).
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Kumi ori
"Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you." Isaiah 60:1 "Then He took the child by the hand, and said to…
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His Love Protects Us
"Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses." Proverbs 10:12 "Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a…
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Under the Shadow of His Wings
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem...how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings..." Matthew 23:37 What…
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