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1—An Introduction to Losers Think about how, after we lose something, we are literally “losers”—yet God uses pain and loss to humble us and make us usable in his kingdom… Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you…. (Deuteronomy 8:2a)
May 3, 2010 · 2 Corinthians 4:7. May 3, 2010 | Ray Pritchard. God prefers losers. That statement sounds positively un-American. As General George Patton famously remarked, ” Americans love a winner. America will not tolerate a loser.” Then we have this from Coach Vince Lombardi: “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”
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have captivated me in the 1960s, because back then they were losers. From 1964-1971, they won only 35 games while losing 79. One thread woven through all Scripture is God’s love for losers. God loves Israel even though they are small and weak and faithless. Paul points out that God calls the foolish, those at the
FOR LOSERS. THE TEXT: MATTHEW 5:3–10. A few years ago a friend of mine spoke at a spring banquet at one of our Christian colleges. He began with the words which served as the theme of his talk: I love winners! I love being with winners! He went on to say that the stu-dents present on that occasion were winners be-cause they were getting a ...
- B. B. Warfield takes a similar position:
- CAN GOD REALLY LOVE WHOM HE DOES NOT SAVE?
- Other Scriptures also speak of God's love for those who turn away from Him. In Isa 63:7-9 the prophet describes God's demeanor toward the nation of Israel:
Certainly here "the world" and "believers" do not seem to be quite equipollent terms: there seems, surely, something conveyed by the one which is not wholly taken up by the other. How, then, shall we say that "the world" means just "the world of believers," just those scattered through the world, who, being the elect of God, shall believe in His ...
I realize, of course, that most have no objection whatsoever to the idea that God's love is universal. Most were weaned on this notion, being taught as children to sing songs like, "Jesus loves the little children; all the children of the world." Many may never even have encountered a person who denies that God's love is universal. Yet dwelling o...
I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted them according to His compassion, and according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. For He said, "Surely, they are My people, Sons who will n...
Jun 13, 2021 · I Thought God was a God of Love? Let’s deal with the hard fact that God hates anyone or anything at all. There is a misunderstood truth that says God is pure love. There is no hate in him. He cannot hate for he is all love. The truth in there is that God is love (1 John 4:8). Note, not love is God. That’s idolatry. God is love. Pure love ...
Aug 18, 2017 · John 11:3–6 teaches us that God does indeed love us, but his love often looks so different from what we expect: So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death.
