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The Importance of Truth in the Christian Life: Embracing God’s Call
We Christians agree that God is loving, good, and just. However, the God of the Bible is also the God of truth (Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 32:4). He loves truth, values truth, and reveals truth in His Word. In fact, we come to understand what truth truly is by knowing God and His Son, Jesus Christ,Continue reading “The Importance of Truth in the Christian Life: Embracing God’s Call”
The Pursuit of Happiness
Originally posted on Out of Egypt:
A Meditation on Proverbs 8 Proverbs 8 teaches us that God used wisdom to establish the world (Prov 8:22-31). This truth highlights the significance of divine wisdom, which we need to perform any important task in life (Prov. 8:15-16). Moreover, we should pursue happiness by seeking wisdom because true…
Why don’t I support Al Sisi?
Originally posted on The Word of the Lord:
For many Egyptian Christians, Sisi is worth to be supported for several political and ecclesiastical reasons. Moreover, for entirely different reasons, some conservatives in the West prefer a strong military leader in Egypt. Nonetheless, I argue that supporting a lunatic tyrant cannot be justified. Sisi might be…
Out of Egypt 1: More than a Place
For a long time, I thought that Egypt was just a place. A place of disappointment and struggle, a place of slavery where your dreams fade and die. In reality, however, Egypt is something more profound and disturbing. Something deep inside each one of us. Your Egypt wants to hunt you down every time youContinue reading “Out of Egypt 1: More than a Place”
هذي هي الأغلال Review
هذي هي الأغلال by عبد الله القصيمي My rating: 4 of 5 stars يطرح القصيمي سؤال هام فى كتابه، ما هو سبب تخلف الدول العربية الإسلامية؟ بصرف النظر عن اتفاقى أو اختلافى مع أطروحاته إلا إن هناك امريين فى غاية الاهمية. أولا إن هذا الكتاب طرح سؤاله فى اربعينيات القرن الماضي بينما الكثيرون اليوم مازالواContinue reading “هذي هي الأغلال Review”
Biblical IV
Originally posted on Out of Egypt:
IV. Know the Historical Setting We can’t live biblically if we are not aware of the historical gap between our world and the worlds of the Old and the New Testaments. Thus, a historical-bridge proposal would be an important technical proposal because it can bridge this historical gap. First,…