old testament - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com Striving for biblical literacy and hope in a broken world. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:57:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mandygunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-MG-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 old testament - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com 32 32 227822906 Judges- Looking for Hope When the World Gets Darker https://mandygunter.com/judges-looking-for-hope-when-the-world-gets-darker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judges-looking-for-hope-when-the-world-gets-darker https://mandygunter.com/judges-looking-for-hope-when-the-world-gets-darker/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:32:59 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=586 Judges is a constant downward spiral of Israel in every way. The judges themselves display this theme in their own character, going from good, to okay, to catastrophic.

But if we think our sin is any less abhorrent to God than those listed in this book, we deceive ourselves. Our sin, no matter how little we perceive it to be, marks us to our core. It is an abomination to a holy God.

While my hands are not stained with most of the evils detailed in Judges, they are dripping with sin of my own. If I’m not careful, pride will find a sliver of light and begin to work its way past the doorframe of my heart. I will think that my “lesser” sins mean I’m in less need to be saved from it.

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/judges-looking-for-hope-when-the-world-gets-darker/feed/ 1 586 Genesis https://mandygunter.com/genesis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=genesis https://mandygunter.com/genesis/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:32:20 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=463 God cuts the covenant with Abram Genesis is a fascinating book.  It is the first book of the Bible and covers the largest span of history of any of the books- almost 2,300 years.  Moses is often thought to be the author.  It opens with God’s account of creation, which...

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/genesis/feed/ 2 463 Old Testament Importance https://mandygunter.com/old-testament-importance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-testament-importance Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:08:44 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=81 The Bible is divided into two primary sections- the Old Testament and the New Testament.  The New Testament details the life of Christ, the early church and letters written to it, and the promise of a world one day restored to perfection.  The modern church spends considerable time studying and...

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