The peace Christ gives in a troubled world
…nd death. Christ does not sell His peace to the deserving. It cannot be purchased through religious performance or earned by becoming calm enough. It comes from Him and is received by faith because He has borne its cost. This does not mean that His peace is an impersonal entitlem…
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…nd deliberate restraint. These habits should not be romanticised or detached from Japan's religious history. Some Japanese attitudes towards nature have Shinto or Buddhist roots, and Japan, like every industrial society, contains serious contradictions. Yet gardening, thrift, cle…
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…riests blurred the distinction between holy and profane. Prophets covered wrongdoing with religious reassurance. The people practised extortion and oppressed the poor and the stranger (Ezekiel 22:6–29). Micah accused rulers of hating good, loving evil and judging for reward while…
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