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Why Jesus Told Stories Instead of Giving Answers by Jurri Schenck
Have you ever sat in a church service, heard a powerful message, and walked away feeling like the truth was poured directly into your mind — but somehow, a week later, it had not quite reached your heart? You are not alone, and more importantly, Jesus understood this problem perfectly. His response was to stop giving information and start telling stories. When the disciples noticed this, they were genuinely puzzled. They asked Him directly, 'Why do you speak to the people in parables?' His answer is one of the most revealing statements about communication and the Kingdom that exists in Scripture.
We've Been Redeemed from Our Enemy by Becky Dvorak
What does God's Word say to us about being redeemed from our enemy? According to the word of the Lord found in Psalm 107:2 we've been redeemed from the hand of the enemy. "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy," Psalm 107:2. Do we believe it? Or do we still underestimate the power of the Lord within us? At first many will respond with a reassuring response, "Yes, I believe!". But when difficulties designed by the enemy come our way to steal, to kill, and to destroy us, many of God's people cave into the attack of the enemy, and often without any form of resistance. This response to Satan's tactics is not right. We are to believe what God says about His redemptive hand upon us. And what does He say about our redemption from our enemy?
Human Tragedies, Divine Purposes by R.C. Sproul
One of the great quests in the history of philosophy is investigation into the meaning and purpose of life. Philosophy seeks the purpose not only of human existence but also of animal existence, of flower existence, of the existence of rocks and of everything else. Philosophy is profoundly interested in questions of purpose and meaning. But when we consider adverse events, this is the question that burns in everyone's mind. Why did this happen? Particularly if one is a theist and especially a Christian theist, we ask the "why" question. "How could God allow this to happen?" or "Why, God, did this happen?"
