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Heroes

#12 Heroes Who Died – OT Survey

26 September 2021 By David Trounce

#12 Heroes Who Died

The Book of Judges is a book about the increasing misery and disaster that overcomes God's people when they refuse to worship Him faithfully in the promised land. It's also about heroes. Heroes who died. Judges is an adventure story. It has plot, drama, betrayal, violence, … [Read more...] about #12 Heroes Who Died – OT Survey

Filed Under: Rock of Ages - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament Tagged With: Heroes, Judges, Salvation

Imperfect Saviours

27 June 2021 By David Trounce

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In Judges, we have an account of how Samson loved a harlot, and because of his love for her, made himself vulnerable and was encompassed by his enemies. Samson was betrayed by Delilah—the woman he loved—and Samson died. So also the prophecies of scripture represent the Messiah … [Read more...] about Imperfect Saviours

Filed Under: Just a Thought Tagged With: Faith, Heroes, Sin

Heroes

29 August 2019 By David Trounce

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The modern concept of heroism, much like the pagan view through the ages, is that of a man or woman who fights to defend their honour. By contrast, the biblical view of heroism belongs to those who seek to defend God's honour. In a pagan world, a man's honour is tied to his … [Read more...] about Heroes

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Faith, Heroes, Strength

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Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.