ISBN: 9798317036720 - a stranger in a strange land: alienated by truth (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - So, you're a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ. Daily, you look out at the world in which you live - you hear what is being said, you see what is being done - and increasingly you are feeling more and more different and separate - even in relation to some family and friends. You come to understand more deeply what Jesus prayed concerning His disciples: 'They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world'. (John 17:16) But still, the difference is startling. The separation and alienation run deeper than you had imagined. You feel like a stranger in a strange land. And you wonder: 'What is the nature of this alienation ' That which is alienating you from the world is - Truth. The very next sentence in that prayer Jesus asked the Father, 'Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.' (John 17:17)You are alienated (separated) by Truth. But as Peter said, 'Lord, to whom shall we go You have words of eternal life.' (John 6:68) Having 'a love of the Truth' (2 Thessalonians 2:10), how then shall we live in this world.…