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Washed, Sanctified, & Justified
The Past It can be difficult to let go of the past. Books have been written and songs recorded about dwelling in or on the past. The concept has permeated movie scripts and television programming. We all know the folly of it, but the past compels us. It whispers and calls to us. Many of…
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Isaiah opens his prophecy describing Israel as a terribly rebellious nation. We get no further than the opening statement before we have God’s lament, “Sons I have reared and brought up, but they have revolted against Me.” So extensive is their alienation from their creator that God says, “An ox knows its owner, and a…
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