Written By Ryan Walters 10/29/2013 “For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out His anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when He returns, we can live with Him forever.” -1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 God “laid a good one” on my … Continue reading “Why Do You Obey God? Fear of Punishment or Driven By Love?”
Written By Larry Shaw 10/29/2013 “Be of the same mind, one towards another…” – Romans 12:16 There is much that can be said on the subject of “the truth in love”. On our past blog page, I had been discussing the Biblical admonitions on how to share “the truth in love” but each blog had really been … Continue reading “How It All Began”
If any of you readers followed my previous blog page that is no longer available(http://ninetyeightsix2cold.blogspot.com/), you would be aware that ‘98.6 Too Cold’ first began in September with four bloggers (I discussed this change in a recent post). Well, one of those bloggers is going to contribute to this blog for reasons such as being technologically … Continue reading Welcome a Fellow ‘98.6 Too Cold’ Blogger- Larry Shaw
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND… Hey Guys, I’ve been reading “Jesus>Religion” by Jefferson Bethke the last few days and I just thought I would share the link to his website and location to order this refreshing, challenging and encouraging book. In the opening chapters alone, he hits on the ‘lukewarm Christianity’ that I so often discuss in … Continue reading I HIGHLY RECOMMEND…
So I realize that some of you past/current followers of mine may be wondering, “what happened to the other guys that were posting blogs underneath ‘98.6 Too Cold’?” Very fair question. Long story short, I talked with the other gentleman privately about the blog and what direction we were possibly headed. We all agreed on … Continue reading In Case You Were Wondering….
GREEK: Thlepsis- Tribulations, Hupomone- Patience/Endurance, Ethos- Character, Elpis- Hope Continue reading My 2nd Tattoo In Relation To The Recent Blog
10/22/2013 “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given … Continue reading “The More We Suffer Doesn’t Make Our Lives Tougher”
9/22/2013 “When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, ‘Are you friend or foe?’ ‘Neither one’, he replied. ‘I am the commander of the Lord’s army’.” -Joshua 5:13-14 … Continue reading “LiveLife2TheFullest”
9/15/2013 “Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” -2 Timothy 3:12 Title too creative for you? Or do you think it’s just crazy? Perhaps it is a bit crazy. Perhaps it’s crazy like the same ‘crazy’ people thought Noah was when he … Continue reading “People Looking At Us Like We’re Noahzites”
9/8/2013 “I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.” -Galatians 2:21 (NIV) Please let me start with a quote by Michael DiMarco, author of God Guy, The God Guy Bible & … Continue reading “Taking Advantage: It Just Doesn’t Add Up”
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