Crusty Christian
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As I understand my relationship with Jesus being in Christ means to be not only an intimate part of him but an intimate part of his life as well. But it goes even beyond that because it also means to me that Jesus is an intimate part of my life as well. Where I am weak I can draw strength from Jesus. Where I am incomplete I can draw wholeness from him.
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Greetings from the wonderful state of Michigan - the Handprint of God State!
My name is Gary Piper. I am 67 years old and Isaiah is my favorite book of the Old Testament. My Passion and Personal Mission Statement is: "To help make Jesus as real to as many people as I can!" And I know these lessons will help me. I am a writer with self published books on Lulu.com I can also be found on www.garypiper.net.
Thank you Pastor Ralph for making these lessons available to me.
Grace and PEACE,
Gary
Q2. Predestination
in 1. 1 Spiritual Blessings in Christ (Ephesians 1:1-6)
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I have always struggled with the concept of predestination because to me it meant being a puppet with God pulling the strings (not a bad idea because it freed me from being at fault when I did things not Godlike). As I began digging into it deeper I am beginning to understand it differently. I am beginning to see it no longer as a preset blow-by-blow detailed plan for my life but more as a predetermined destination to arrive at because of my relationship with Jesus and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.