Closer To Heaven
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Mientras escribo esto, no hace mucho que volví de unas vacaciones de tres semanas con mi hijo. Habíamos ido a Singapur, país donde nací y donde sigue viviendo la mayor parte de mi familia ampliada (incluida mi madre). En comparación con Australia, en Singapur los precios de las diversiones son bastante más bajos. Y como […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-maternidad-es-agotadora/
First, it was Hurricane Helene, then it was Hurricane Milton, all in all, the American south and island territories have faced literal waves of devastation which has permanently altered the topography of the affected territories. Many have waited for ADRA’s involvement in the recovery, and they have stepped up as support to the domestic humanitarian […] Source: https://atoday.org/adra-funds-acs-aid-towards-north-carolina-disasters/
America isn’t the only one with a tense 2024 Election Year. Ghana has a constitutionally mandated election date of December 7 every four years, which falls on Saturday this year. The issue might be inconvenient for some but with the limitations of in-person voting, Adventists remember 1997 when the last election day fell on a […] Source: https://atoday.org/tensions-rise-for-ghanas-2024-elections/
Daily Lesson for Thursday 17th of October 2024
Yesterday’s study looked at the earthly, human storyline of the Gospel of John with its clash and interplay between people, always revolving around who Jesus is and what He is doing. Today’s study focuses on the divine, cosmic storyline, also found in John.
The Prologue begins with that cosmic storyline. Jesus is presented as the divine Son of God, the Creator of the universe. Again, anything that once didn’t exist but came into existence did so only through Jesus. “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made” (John 1:3, NKJV). But it goes on to note the glory of His becoming a human being in the Incarnation (John 1:14). John uses the terms glory (doxsa: brightness, splendor, fame, honor) and glorify (doxsazō: to praise, honor, extol, glorify) to speak both of receiving honor from humans and of receiving honor or glory from God.
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In John, the idea of glorifying Jesus is linked to the concept of His hour; that is, the time of His death (compare with John 2:4, John 7:30, John 8:20, John 12:23-27, John 13:1, John 16:32, and John 17:1). The cross is His hour of glory.
This idea is quite paradoxical because crucifixion was the most shameful and humiliating way of execution in the ancient Roman world. This incredible contrast, God on a cross, illustrates the intertwining of the human story plot with the divine.
On the human level, Jesus died in agony, a despised criminal in weakness crying out, “ ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’ ” This human, dark side of the cross is particularly presented in Matthew and Mark (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34, NKJV).
But the glorious side of the cross is especially presented in Luke and John (Luke 23:32-47, John 19:25-30). It is a place of salvation, of mercy, and where the Son of God gives Himself to His Father.
How ironic: God’s greatest glory is revealed in His greatest shame—bearing the sins of the world in Himself.
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Think about what it means that it took such a drastic thing, God Himself on the cross, to save us from sin. What should this tell us about just how bad sin really is? |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/24d-03-reappearing-themes-glory/
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