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He is… infinite (unoriginated) immutable (unchanging) self-sufficient (need-free) omnipotent (all-powerful) omniscient (all-knowing) omnipresent (always present) wise (eternally discerning) faithful (unwaveringly true) good (perpetually benevolent) just (perfectly impartial) merciful (endlessly compassionate)
gracious (forgiving) loving (unconditionally) holy (transcendent in purity) glorious (majestic)[12]
What does it say about your worth that the God of the universe left the comforts of heaven to die for you?
Your value isn’t based on what happens in the lives of others.
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. —C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Part of the reason I think God allows us to be offended by others is so we can feel a fraction of the weight of the offense our sin is to Him.
When we compare the offenses done to us with the offenses He has experienced from us, we can understand His grace and mercy in a deeper way.
When two different beings are in communication, comprehension is limited. If God sat us down and explained His ways, we wouldn’t fully understand them, because we aren’t the same kind of being. We are human; God is divine.
Jesus doesn’t require us to experience what He hasn’t already experienced. He has suffered too. He knows what it feels like to grieve someone you love; remember, He wept at the death of Lazarus. He knows what it feels like to have a father not show up when you need him the most; remember, He cried out to God on the cross, “Why have you forsaken me?”[12] He knows what it’s like to be falsely accused; that’s how He got on the cross. He knows what it’s like to have those close to you betray and deny their relationship with you; Judas betrayed Him, and Peter denied Him. He knows how it feels when
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