Jesus, the child Immanuel foretold by Isaiah, came into the world to find the lost sheep and lead us back to the green pasture. That is what the good shepherd does. That is what God does.
Good one as usual, Peter. Perhaps in a few more months you will have enough of these proverbs to publish in a book form. I for one would probably buy it! Would be nice to have a collection of all these in one place and in actual book form. I suppose I could copy them and your images into Word form, but that isn't quite the same. Think about it.
I actually have been thinking about it. For a number of years I have thought about putting something out under the title "Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God" (the title being a direct refutation to Jonathan Edwards famous sermon from the 18th century "Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God").
At one point I thought it would be a sermon structured very much as Jonathan Edwards assembled his. Lately I have been thinking of collating a number of these proverbs of mine into a larger work to drive home the same theme.
Now I just have to figure out which of these proverbs to include, and how much revision, if any, I should make to them! (Nothing is ever easy! ;) )
You wouldn't have to drive home the same theme. Actually I like them just as they are and on various topics. Gives a better overview of the different teachings in the Bible. Make it easy, just print them out as they are. And I would suggest just calling it "Peter's Proverbs - A View of God's / Jesus' Teachings. But your title sounds good as well. I wouldn't necessarily say an Angry God but rather a Loving God 😇
“Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” - Matthew 28:20
So be of good cheer, follow the path of righteousness, stay close to God by staying in gratitude. I just finished two hours of shoveling snow. I could complain about it, but instead I consciously thanked God throughout the effort, being glad that my knees and back are still perfect and I can shovel snow like a teenager. Be grateful for everything, and you won’t be felled by the wickedness and despair of the world.
I am always consciously grateful for you, Peter. There are so many aspects about you that are a joy!
Good one as usual, Peter. Perhaps in a few more months you will have enough of these proverbs to publish in a book form. I for one would probably buy it! Would be nice to have a collection of all these in one place and in actual book form. I suppose I could copy them and your images into Word form, but that isn't quite the same. Think about it.
I actually have been thinking about it. For a number of years I have thought about putting something out under the title "Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God" (the title being a direct refutation to Jonathan Edwards famous sermon from the 18th century "Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God").
At one point I thought it would be a sermon structured very much as Jonathan Edwards assembled his. Lately I have been thinking of collating a number of these proverbs of mine into a larger work to drive home the same theme.
Now I just have to figure out which of these proverbs to include, and how much revision, if any, I should make to them! (Nothing is ever easy! ;) )
You wouldn't have to drive home the same theme. Actually I like them just as they are and on various topics. Gives a better overview of the different teachings in the Bible. Make it easy, just print them out as they are. And I would suggest just calling it "Peter's Proverbs - A View of God's / Jesus' Teachings. But your title sounds good as well. I wouldn't necessarily say an Angry God but rather a Loving God 😇
With 143 of these sermons, there might be several collections I could assemble.
Perhaps I should. When I started writing these they were more about my own introspection, my own faith journey.
God help me, they do seem to be growing beyond that. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t take just a little bit of pride in that!
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“Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” - Matthew 28:20
So be of good cheer, follow the path of righteousness, stay close to God by staying in gratitude. I just finished two hours of shoveling snow. I could complain about it, but instead I consciously thanked God throughout the effort, being glad that my knees and back are still perfect and I can shovel snow like a teenager. Be grateful for everything, and you won’t be felled by the wickedness and despair of the world.
I am always consciously grateful for you, Peter. There are so many aspects about you that are a joy!
High praise indeed!
Thanks!