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Tag Archives: death
By what kind of death did Jesus die? What death do all humans face?
“But we have no right to execute anyone,” the Jews objected. This happened so that the words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would be fulfilled. (John 18:31-32) The Jews insisted, ” We … Continue reading
How can someone die and never die?
When Martha went to meet Jesus, after her brother, Lazarus, has died, she told Jesus that she believed confidently in the general resurrection of all people. Martha’s faith in resurrection is similar to many people today, who believe confidently in … Continue reading
Posted in Death and hell, The Cross
Tagged death, John 11:25, Lazarus, Mary and Martha, Romans 1:32, Romans 6:23, second death
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From the Vicarage February 2013 – on how to avoid despair when death approaches
There is a growing voice in the UK asking for it to be made legal for people to practice euthanasia (medically assisted suicide). It is argued that anyone who feels that their life is no longer worth living, because of … Continue reading
Posted in From the vicarage
Tagged death, euthanasia, From the vicarage, Holy Trinity West Bromwich, Richard Baxter, suicide
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The trees in “My first Message” bible
My middle son has just moved up from “My First Message” bible to “New Century Version International Children’s Bible” My First Message has been a real favourite for my son, as the battered spine and torn edges show. It has … Continue reading
Good grieving guide (part 4)
Never being one to worry much about the future, I had not considered anxiety to be an ingredient of grief before being asked to speak on Matthew 6:25-34, “Do not worry about tomorrow”, at a funeral recently. When someone close … Continue reading
Posted in Means of Grace
Tagged anxiety, cancer, death, funerals, genetic disease, grief, grieving, Jesus, worry
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môt Tämût as execution by royal decree
It’s no wonder Adam tried to hide from God in the garden as Adam expected to be executed as soon as his guilt was established. I first found this understanding of death as execution in Hamilton’s commentary on Genesis 2:17 … Continue reading
Posted in Death and hell, Grace in Eden
Tagged 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Adam and Eve, Ahaziah, covenant of grace, Covenant of works, death, Elijah, Ezekiel, Gordon Wenham, Hamilton, Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Mot Tamut, Saul, The fall
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The good grieving guide (part 1)
I wrote the following article on grief shortly after my dad died in August 2005. This is the first of two articles which appeared in our parish magazine. The good grieving guide (Part 1 – April 2006) Two months have … Continue reading
Posted in Means of Grace
Tagged alcoholism, dealing with grief, death, George Best, grief, grieving, Kenneth Williams, understanding grief
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Judicial death and natural death at the fall
Do you ever wonder why, if the wages of sin is death and Christ died for our sin why Christians still die? Understanding what happened at the fall helps shed some light. God said to Adam, “of the tree of … Continue reading
Posted in Death and hell, Grace in Eden
Tagged Adam and Eve, death, second death, substitutionary death
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The grace of God in our sickness and the approach of death
The covenant of God’s grace with Adam reveals that our exclusion from God’s presence is both a blessing and a curse. Knowing the grace and goodness of God in the exclusion of Adam and Eve from the garden causes us … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, covenant of grace, death, garden of eden, Grace, Richard Baxter, sickness
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