Can you trust the Bible to be true and accurate? How does it deal with the so-called contradictions (Exodus 20:8 vs Romans 14:5 or Matthew 27:5 vs Acts 1:18)? Is it accurate (Isaiah 48:4-5; Isaiah 44:24-27 and the prediction in verse 28). Ezra 26.

The World is the Object of God's Love. But, as seen as early in time as Genesis, Mankind has rejected God's love by sin.

Despite our rejection of His Love, God's Love is:

(1) Immeasurable

(2) Measurable

(3) Unstoppable.

For God ... So Loved ... The World —

It ALL begins with God ... Eternal ... Omniscient ... Omnipresent

Points to remember: (1) Our enemy is never satisfied; (2) Victory only comes when we choose to fight (by following God's guidelines: Love your enemies, Do Good to them, Bless them and Pray for them!), (Fear God, Feed on God's Word and Enlist others in the battle!) (3) Compromise Kills; (4) Defeat comes when we ignore God's Word.

Paul gave Descriptions and Prescriptions for the challenges in living a Christian life. First, there are four descriptions: there are differences among us, God designed our brain to note them, but our culture places values on them, but God’s value system is distinct from them. The prescription is to look BACK to the cross, FORWARD to the end, IN to ourselves, UP to the Throne of Grace, AROUND us and OUT to others.

Jesus explains to the Jews that they’ve misunderstood the true meaning of the suffering and the ruling messiahs. Even today we misunderstand the true meaning of Jesus’ coming. Society rejects Jesus, but enslaves themselves to other things. What are you doing to carry out Jesus’ business?

Pastor at Calvary Chapel Palm City