We begins a series that we call Ian's Mantra. In this first one we look at the people that were called by name by God. The conclusion is that if God knows them by name He also knows you and me by name. It is true. God know you by name. You are so important to Him I had to tell you. The pdf of this episode can be found at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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As we conclude this series on God and Evil we look closely at the cross to discover if there is anything revealed about the agency of evil. If there was ever a time for God to lash out at sinners that would have been the time. We were killing Jesus but in the process we made him suffer to the greatest extent possible. Instead God in Jesus asks them to be forgiven and excuses them for the didn't know what they were doing. What an amazing God we have come to discover. The pdf is at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

There he is hidden in plain sight. The destructive power attempting to destroy the Seven Churches, demonstrated in the Seven Seals, presented in the Seven Trumpets. His advocacy for violence and evil is presented in the Seven Battle scenes. He also engineers the Seven Last Plagues to destroy the planet. Join us to discover the hidden enemy in the book of Revelation. The pdf is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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The clear teaching of Jesus is that there is only one that is responsible for the evil in this world. Clearly Jesus indicts Satan for human suffering and moral evil. He is the one that comes only to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus came to bring life, abundant life. Jesus exonerates God in every way of any complicity with evil. He is pure light, goodness and love. The pdf is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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While sins causation is a mystery the Bible does identify the being in which it originated. This identification was not clear to the Old Testament writers. They simply attribute everything good and evil to God. It is clear in the Old Testament that evil and violence originated with God. We will look at the Old Testament evidence. But then in part 2 Jesus sets the record straight and unveils the true god of violence and brutal warfare. The PDF is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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Catastrophes and tragedies are not God's punishment or justice for wrongdoing. They are the consequences of living on this planet. The second meaning of justice is restorative justice. He knows that we did not choose to be born on this planet, into this world of sin. God's heart is to bring restoration to all that are affected by sin. Rather than punishment or revenge He wants to heal and restore. The PDF is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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Traditionally Christians have held that the "Justice of God" means punishment. This thought brings some people satisfaction to know that one day there will be a reckoning for the wicked who seem to get by so easily. We will explore the idea of punitive or retributive justice that is dependent on violence for its implementation. It is common to believe that the ultimate form of retributive punishment ever invented is an ever-burning hell for the rejecters of God's lifestyle. The second meaning of justice is restorative justice which will be considered in part 2. The PDF is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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Listen to this episode BEFORE you read the Old Testament! It is essential to understand what was added to the book of Job to realize that there is a God that protects and a devil that brings strife. This is critical to understand as we read the Old Testament where they simply attribute everything that happened supernaturally to God. There was very little understanding of the devil until they came back from captivity in Babylon. The book of Job should probably have been put at the very beginning of the Bible. The pdf is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca

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The Bible admonishes us to Fear God and yet we are supposed to Love Him? How on earth can you do both. I have discovered that I can't trust someone that I also fear? In this episode on the journey too Rediscover God we unpack the reality that the Bible is an ancient document written centuries ago. Words have different meaning than they used to and therefore they need to be understood in the context of where they are written. We discover fear has many different meanings. Join us on this journey. The PDF is available at www.rediscovderinggod.ca.

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In this episode we talk about the nine things that God has done and the two things He can do. These are amazing insights that we all need to remember when we are tempted to question God's attitude toward us. Some things never change. While there are many things God cannot do there are many that He has areal done. Rest in the reality. The pdf is at www.rediscoveringgod.ca.

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