Discover the profound truth behind storing treasures in heaven as we explore the impact of supporting evangelism. How does sharing the good news change lives and build the kingdom? Join us in this inspiring discussion and subscribe for more insights into faith and community. #Evangelism #TreasuresInHeaven #FaithInAction #awr #adventistworldradio #short Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_TPWgKVlY
Illuminate Convention Brings Artists to Southern’s Campus
28 January 2025 | Last year, Southern Adventist University launched Illuminate, a two-day convention where poets, writers, musicians, artists, and literary academics collected. The event, which held printmaking workshops, scholarly seminars, and performances from acclaimed artists such as Propaganda, was so successful that the school will host it again this year. The convention, which will […] Source: https://atoday.org/illuminate-convention-brings-artists-to-southerns-campus/
This Is How the Taal Volcano Eruption Changed Everything
The eruption of the Taal volcano serves as a stark reminder of nature's power and unpredictability. How has this event impacted our digital evangelism center and the young missionaries working there? Join us as we reflect on the urgency of prayer and support during this challenging time. #TaalVolcano #DigitalEvangelism #PrayForOurMissionaries #awr #adventistworldradio #short Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m47nmbbIpU
The Close of Probation, Revisited
By Loren Seibold | 28 January 2025 | Not long again I ran again across a meme that I’ve seen floating around for years. It is a picture of Elder Ted Wilson with the words, “Time on this earth is short. Probation is closing soon. Preparation to see God face to face by repentance and […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-close-of-probation-revisited/
Wednesday: God Does Not Afflict Willingly
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 29th of January 2025
Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly displays His passion in favor of the downtrodden and the oppressed and His corresponding righteous indignation against the victimizers and oppressors. If there were no evil, God would not be angry. His anger is only and always against that which harms His creation.
According to Lamentations 3:32-33, God does not afflict willingly (literally, God does not afflict “from His heart”). He does not want to bring judgment against evildoers, but love finally requires justice.
This truth is exemplified in how long God continued to forgive His people and repeatedly grant them opportunities to repent and be reconciled to Him. Again and again, through the prophets, God called out to His people, but they refused to listen (see Jeremiah 35:14-17, Psalms 81:11-14).
Read Ezra 5:12 and compare it with Jeremiah 51:24-25,44. What does this explain about the judgment that came upon Jerusalem via the Babylonians? (See also 2 Chronicles 36:16.)
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According to Ezra 5:1-17, after the people persistently and unrepentantly provoked God to anger, He eventually withdrew and “gave” the people “ ‘into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon’ ” (Ezra 5:12, NKJV). But God did so only after there was “no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:16), and God later judged Babylon for the excessive devastation it inflicted upon Judah (Jeremiah 51:24-25,44; compare with Zechariah 1:15).
Many other judgments that Scripture describes as brought about by God are explained as instances in which God “gives” the people over to their enemies (Judges 2:13-14; Psalms 106:41-42), in accordance with the people’s decisions to forsake the Lord and serve the “gods” of the nations (Judges 10:6-16, Deuteronomy 29:24-26). God’s anger against evil, which will finally culminate in the eradication of all evil once and for all, stems from His love for all and from His desire for the final good of the universe, which itself has a stake in the whole question of sin and rebellion and evil.
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How does the fact that God does not want to bring judgment against anyone affect your understanding of divine anger and wrath? If God is slow to anger, should we not be more patient and long-suffering with those around us? How can we do so while also protecting and caring for the victims of wrongdoing? |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25a-05-god-does-not-afflict-willingly/
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