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The 10th Commandment

March 20, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

The 10th Commandment - The Ten Commandments - Series

To covet is to fix all of one's attention, action and desire onto something that doesn't lawfully belong to you. You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or … [Read more...] about The 10th Commandment

Filed Under: The Ten Commandments - Series Tagged With: Covet, Fraud, Mercy

The Politics of Envy

January 28, 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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In the world that God made, each man is judged and rewarded for his own actions (Romans 2:6). It's this justice that gives rise to our desperate need and God's gracious provision of mercy. The world, liking neither God's justice nor His mercy, has sought to establish its own … [Read more...] about The Politics of Envy

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Envy, Guilt, Mercy

Jesus, Miracles and Mercy

February 9, 2020 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

#35 Jesus, Miracles and Mercy - The Life and Times of Jesus

The storms of life are not random, nor are they uncontrolled. Whether social, emotional or natural, the storms we face are given to us in order to wake us up from our slumber and draw us nearer to Jesus. As judgements, they are a merciful reminder of judgement to come, that we … [Read more...] about Jesus, Miracles and Mercy

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Mercy, Miracles, Storms

Jesus, Equal Measures

December 29, 2019 By David Trounce 2 Comments

#29 Jesus, Equal Measures - The Life and Times of Jesus

You and I are engaged in the ministry of mercy to those who desire mercy and we are to leave room for the mercy and judgement of God for those who reject it. This ministry includes the use of true weights and measures to judge truth and error in our own lives first and afterwards … [Read more...] about Jesus, Equal Measures

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Judgement, Mercy, Standards

The High Cost of Mercy

May 23, 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Gods Justice and Mercy - sermo humilis

Judgement is easy. Mercy is a nightmare. Hating those who offend us comes naturally, but acquitting the guilty feels like torture. The reason for this is that mercy always comes at the cost of the one granting it. Forgiving those who are guilty of offending you, while … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Mercy

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Mercy, Money, Slavery

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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.