Family of God: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Re: CORRIE TENBOOM

On Sun Feb 20th, 2011 1:34 PM CST D wrote:

>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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