If God is for real, and God's word still speaks, then we can be confident God's power will also continue to be at work. It is the Holy Spirit Who does the convicting, the enlivening, the softening, the quickening, the restoring, and the raising up. None of that is mine.
Minor Prophets: Micah Speaks of the Shepherd
And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.
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Gospel of John: Election
From the human standpoint, we become Jesus’ sheep by believing, BUT from God’s standpoint, we believe because we are Jesus’ sheep.
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Gospel of John: I Know My Own
“He has a demon,” one said, and several others nodded, apprehensive. They could not account for his strange charisma and his powerful healings in any other way. He had a demon. It was the only explanation.
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Gospel of John: The Good Shepherd
There might have been a slight sense of unease, wondering if Jesus really meant to imply their religious rulers were thieves and robbers. How could that be true? Were they not seeking to purify Israel, to return Israel to the theocracy it once had been?
