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Eric Shirley Throughout
history, the Church has encountered problems. Some problems have been
from without, but many were from within. These problems melt away only
in the face of God and His solutions to
humanities' frailties and woes. From a problem as deep and fundamental
as Man's need for reconciliation with God to one as mundane as poverty in
this life, these problems can all be faced with hope and courage by the
believer. Using the inspired words of Paul in his second epistle
to the Corinthians, God directs us to view matters with an eternal
perspective. In this
class, we will strive to plumb the depths of God's love for
us, the God of all comfort, the God whose promises are all
"Yes" in Christ Jesus, and the God who in Christ reconciled the
world to Himself, not counting men's sins against them. But we
will also note the high standards to which God calls believers as we seek to
live honorably and glorify the One by Whom we have been called – our Lord Who
has done so much for us, and before Whom we will always, to some degree, fall
short in this life. |