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Winsome Wars: Should Christians Be Culture Warriors?

Truth Over Tribe: Christian Takes on Culture, News & Politics

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The Seventh Paradox of Power Through Suffering

Daniel 9 is about the paradox of power through suffering. When Daniel and his buddies choose to suffer for the gospel after they're thrown into the fiery furnace that's when you see Nebuchadnezzar saying all these things about how God is great. And this actually carries through the visions of Daniel at the second half of the book where things get real psychedelic it's my favorite part I like it but again. In the visions again and again we see this theme that holy ones sometimes it's the son of man sometimes it's these holy ones who are Israelites. Later on an anointed one a Messiah who has to suffer before the kingdom of God can come.

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