Family of God: [Awake4HisReturn] Re: CORRIE TENBOOM

SHE WAS A GREAT CHRISTIAN LADY!

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--- In Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com, Wanda Ward <angelina56p47@...> wrote:
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> Praise god!
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> On Sun Feb 20th, 2011 1:06 PM CST drena brown wrote:
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> >Weekend, February 19 & 20
> >"I Love You"--The Surprise of God's Love
> >But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
> >sinners, Christ died for us.
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> >Romans 5:8
> >Recommended Reading
> >Romans 5:6-11
> >Jesus shocked His Jewish audience when He replaced the non-biblical idea of
> >hating one's enemies with the New Testament idea of loving them (Matthew 5:43).
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> >The Jewish tradition of hating one's enemies had achieved Scripture-like status
> >among the Jews--a status Jesus debunked.
> >The apostle Paul took that teaching a step further when he pointed out that it
> >would be a rare occasion when someone might die for another person--even a
> >righteous person (Romans 5:7), much less an enemy. Who would die for an enemy?
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> >God did, Paul said. God demonstrated His love for us--His enemies (Romans 5:10;
> >Colossians 1:21)--by dying for us. So when God says, "I love you," He is saying
> >He chose to love someone who, before being reconciled to Him through faith in
> >Christ, was His enemy. What a shock to the world's system! The world thinks it's
> >normal to love our friends but not to love (hate) our enemies. Yet God's love is
> >counter cultural again.
> >God loves friends and enemies, as should we. If there is someone unlovely in
> >your life today, surprise him with your love.
> >You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your
> >enemies.
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> >Corrie ten Boom
> >Read-Thru-the- Bible
> >Numbers 26:42-31:54
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> >View Email Online
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> > 1 SAMUEL 30:6 David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
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> >B A BLESSING 2 SOMEONE 2DAY 4 JESUS!
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> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Native_American_Christians/
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