The Uncommon Truth(es) are posts based upon bible passages used to teach people the difference between what is common and uncommon, what the Bible calls “holy.”
Do you believe in life after death? Are you living your life to prepare for the rest of your life, or are you living it to prepare for what comes after life? “And anyone who believes in God’s Son [the no-longer-common] has eternal life [life that’s not normal; a different …
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Do you believe it when they say “you are what you eat” or “you are what you read”, and so on? These expressions are a way of saying that who we are and what happens to us is a product of our choices. So why do we blame God when …
Read MoreIt’s through Christ we have access by faith (what we believe) into this grace (what we can’t earn and don’t deserve) in which we stand, and rejoice in hope (a brighter tomorrow) of the glory of God (making God look good). “through whom also we have access by faith [what …
Read More“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.” – St. Paul Many times it’s difficult to find the “no-longer-common” idea behind a scripture such as this one. The characteristics identified have the tendency to expose at least one area …
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I feel as though I am too young to be getting all this gray hair that I see in my beard and now on my head. My wife sent me this message “the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old“. At first, I thought she was trying …
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Fun now, Christ later I have seen many people avoid Christianity because they feel they will lose the “good life.” They think they will become something they’re not – different. I too thought that becoming a Christian – a follower of Christ – meant giving up the things I enjoyed …
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Overwhelming joy is a product of our God. There is but one feeling and experience you can gain in the presence of God, that’s joy. If you don’t feel or experience joy, it means that you’ve not been in His presence. I call this the presence-test. When you pray or …
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I was thinking about the Dr. Seuss movie “The Lorax”. Its closing thought was this, “You cannot reap what you did not sow.” Throughout the entire movie the “Once-ler” used a resource, the trees, in a forest to make himself rich. He basically got something from nothing he had done. …
Read MoreI used to think that life wouldn’t be easy because that’s what everyone else would say. Even my grandmother used this phrase “just keep living.” I’ve come to find out that even she was polluted with normal thinking – contaminated by common in this area of her thinking. If you …
Read MoreWe are naturally overwhelmed by our sins but God forgives them all. Forgiveness of sin is how He differentiates us [the no-longer-common] from others [the common]. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all. (Psalms 65:3 NLT) Ordinary is the feeling of having …
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