Monthly Archives: February 2012

How Good Will Heaven Be, Anyway?

Posted on 16 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Heaven will be better than you can possibly imagine, because God is better than you are at imagining good things.Whatever you can think of that would make Heaven good, God will make it better than that.
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“Daily Christianity”, Infinite Scroll, Boring Stuff

Posted on 16 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

A boring blog “housekeeping” notice.  Topics: New Category, “Daily Christianity.” Problems with following on Facebook. Feedback on “infinite scrolling.” Coming re-post. Brief note to bloggers. New Category, Daily Christianity I broke out a new category of posts on the Christian’s practical daily life.  … Continue reading →

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Rightly Dividing and Perspicuity — Responsibility and Possibility

Posted on 15 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

■To say it is impossible to understand His Word would be to say that God’s Word will not accomplish that which He pleased.
■To say God’s Word will not accomplish that which He pleased is to say Isaiah 55:11 is not true.
■To say Isaiah 55:11 is not true is to say that God is either dumber than you or less honest than you.
■To make either of those claims is to show just how rebellious and foolish you are. Continue reading →

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Appearances Matter

Posted on 14 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

We need to not only be honest and appropriate in what we do, we also need to be visibly honest and appropriate. Appearances matter. Continue reading →

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Weeping for Whitney

Posted on 13 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Some of those in the industry who knew and loved Whitney the best weep for her today. Next week, some of those same people will “party” to try and forget the pain — the pain of losing friends, the pain of empty lives, the pain of loneliness and fear and the suspicion that no one loves you for anything but your money or your talent. And the next victim(s) will move deeper into the grip of addiction. Continue reading →

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When You Suffer

Posted on 11 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Christ’s exaltation is our guarantee that the promises to us are true also. As He suffered, we suffer. As He rose, so also we shall rise. As He was glorified, so also we shall be glorified. We are in the Father’s hand, and our deliverance from the suffering of this life is sure. Continue reading →

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The “Pericope Adulterae” and the Oldest Manuscripts

Posted on 10 February, 2012 by Jon Gleason

“Oldest is best” becomes problematic when “oldest” is a moving target and the new “oldest” doesn’t agree with the previous “oldest.” It makes your previous “oldest is best” assertion look pretty silly, and makes one wonder what the next “oldest” they discover is going to say…. Continue reading →

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