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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Penal substitution does not turn God into a cosmic child abuser. It does not reduce Christ to the passive victim of some divine injustice. It does not pit the Trinity against itself. No, in the God-forsakenness of Christ on the cross, the love of God and the justice of God are revealed on our behalf. United in purpose, Father and Son act in concert to save God’s people. The sinless Son of God bears our sin, and then God pours out the wrath that our sin deserves, and Jesus the Son endures it so that we, who deserve that wrath, might never encounter it. This is the gospel, the good news of the cross, and it calls us to forsake our sin, to turn away from it and embrace Christ, the forsaken one, so that we may not be forsaken.
Michael Lawrence

[The purpose of fasting is] to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world or material surroundings as a whole in order that we may concentrate all our spiritual powers upon the unseen and eternal things.
Ole Hallesby

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    Biblical study sheet

    BIBLE STUDY SHEET
    Date Passage

    1. Does this teach me about any sins I should give up?
    2. Are there promises to claim?
    3. Are there examples to follow?
    4. Are there warnings to consider?
    5. What does it teach me about the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit?
    6. Are there any other truths?
    7. What should I do about these things? (How should my life change because of these verses?)
    8. What don’t I understand about this passage?

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