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Heschel on Prayer

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1  NASB Teach us to pray – Before we read the refracted brilliance of Heschel’s remarks about prayer, we should…
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What God Knows (1)

For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.  Psalm 103:14  NASB He Himself – Does God know you?  All about you?  Everything?  “Of course, He does,” you answer.  “He’s omniscient.  He knows everything.”  If that’s true, then why does the Psalmist use a construction that effectively underlines the point?  Why doesn’t he write,…
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Translations

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8  NASB Stands forever – If Isaiah is right, then one of the really important questions is, “What does God’s word say?”  What are these words that will stand forever?  For the answer we turn to the Bible.  Well, actually, we…
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The Impossible Standard

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.  1 John 4:18  NASB Perfect love – “Perfect” is a terrifying word.  It’s not so ominous when it comes to things like true and false exams or Lego constructions, but try…
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Covenant Conditions

Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,  Isaiah 29:13  NASB Tradition – When you read this verse, what do you think it means?  Yes, we see God’s…
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