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Tag: Paradoxes of the Christian Faith

  • The Paradox of God’s Intentions

    Reflections

    A paradox of the Christian faith worth pondering, from John Flavel:

    When God intends to fill a soul, he first makes it empty. When God intends to enrich a soul, he first makes it poor. When he intends to exalt a soul, he first makes it sensible to it’s own miseries, wants, and nothingness.

  • A Paradox of God’s Intentions

    A paradox of the Christian faith worth pondering, from John Flavel:

    When God intends to fill a soul, he first makes it empty. When God intends to  enrich a soul, he first makes it poor. When he intends to exalt a soul, he first makes it sensible to it’s own miseries, wants, and nothingness.