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The masculinity I appreciate as a wife is of far greater value than wealth-earning power. It’s a masculinity that is unashamed of the gospel which is the power of God (Romans 1:16). The unashamed masculinity I enjoy in my home leaves a legacy that is more enduring than prolific fertility. It’s masculinity that fervently loves others from a heart that has been born again, born not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable. True masculinity is reborn through the living and abiding word of God. The unashamed masculinity I love to follow in my home is far more impressive than macho pride. It’s masculinity that is willing to take the painful shrapnel in the battle against his own sin, rather than run from sin and hide in the comfort of silence. It is a masculinity that willingly exposes its life to the iron-sharpening-iron of open and honest male accountability relationships. The unashamed masculinity that guards the hearts in my home puts away rash, cutting words that pierce like a sword. My husband’s Christ-honoring masculinity understands the power of words, and he uses words to bring healing to me and our children. The unashamed masculinity I cherish in my home is such that fixes its eyes on Jesus and turns its eyes away from all the vain things of this world that hold a potent charm over other men. My husband’s Christ-honoring masculinity flees from promises whispered by a hiss. The unashamed masculinity I need in my home is concerned that others find their delight in God. Nothing quite says, “I love you” to me than when my husband is willing to humbly stand up to the things I pursue that obstruct my everlasting joy in God. His loving masculinity reassures me of Christ’s atonement made on my behalf, and of the privilege I have to boldly approach the throne of grace. Unashamed masculinity has less to do with how many horses a man owns, or how fast he can run. Unashamed masculinity is about what a man does with the gospel. Where can you see this unashamed masculinity? You see it whenever a man has peered into the empty tomb and found new motivation to lay down his own life to spread the gospel into the souqs of Casablanca, into the office spaces in Dallas, into the cafes in Geneva, into the shantytowns of Mumbai, into the barrios of Sao Paulo, and into the universities of Toronto.
Gloria Furman

Annihilationism simply will not wash. Christ says that the lost will go into “eternal fire,” which has been prepared for the devil and his angels. And then He adds, “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). Since the same word eternal describes both the destiny of the righteous and the wicked, it seems clear that Christ taught that both groups will exist forever, albeit in different places. The same eternal fire that Satan and his hosts experience will be the lot of unbelievers... The wicked will experience shame and contempt for as long as the righteous experience bliss.
Erwin Lutzer

Bible – FREE Online Norwegian (Bibelselskapets utgave 1930). Psalms Chapter 97:1-13.

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97:1 Sangeren skildrer hvorledes Herren for all skapningen vil åpenbare sig i forferdelig velde som konge og rettferdig dommer, 1-6, til skam for alle avgudsdyrkere, men til fryd og glede for sitt folk, 7-9. Han formaner de fromme til å hate det onde, idet han minner dem om at Herren bevarer og frelser de rettferdige, 10-12. – Salmen inneholder en spådom om Kristi kongedømme.

97:1 Herren er blitt konge; jorden fryde sig, mange øer glede sig!

97:2 Skyer og mørke er rundt omkring ham, rettferd og rett er hans trones grunnvoll.

97:3 Ild går foran hans åsyn og setter hans fiender i brand rundt omkring.

97:4 Hans lyn oplyser jorderike; jorden ser det og bever.

97:5 Fjellene smelter som voks for Herrens åsyn, for all jordens herres åsyn.

97:6 Himlene kunngjør hans rettferdighet, og alle folkene ser hans ære.

97:7 Til skamme blir alle de som dyrker utskårne billeder, som roser sig av avguder; tilbed ham, alle guder!

97:8 Sion hører det og gleder sig, og Judas døtre fryder sig over dine dommer, Herre!

97:9 For du, Herre, er den Høieste over all jorden, du er såre ophøiet over alle guder.

97:10 I som elsker Herren, hat det onde! Han bevarer sine frommes sjeler; han frir dem ut av de ugudeliges hånd.

97:11 Lys er utsådd for den rettferdige, og glede for de opriktige av hjertet.

97:12 Gled eder, I rettferdige i Herren, og pris hans hellige navn!

 



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