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Post by LDM on Jan 4, 2010 13:25:00 GMT -5
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Post by jesusservant on Mar 8, 2010 23:49:23 GMT -5
If only i could sang like this guy!!!
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Post by LDM on Mar 14, 2010 10:30:18 GMT -5
Ha! He is pretty good and we have a number of his records. You should look into him.
Hope you are well!
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Post by jesusservant on Aug 6, 2010 16:08:33 GMT -5
ok, i was listening to 1 of alvin's songs and i heard a line which i don't understand. it says "i refuse to offer what has cost me nothing" its the song, 'i have decided to follow Jesus'
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Post by LDM on Aug 6, 2010 16:30:14 GMT -5
Hi Jesus Servant, the excerpt below is taken from the following article: thelatterdays.blogspot.com/2009/09/its-all-good.htmlWe make offerings to God not because He needs anything from us, but because we desire something from Him: His presence. God dwells in the praises of His people and therefore praise is all about His glory, His love, His providence, His guidance, His mercy, His salvation. For these things and more, we recognize Him as worthy of all adoration.
Sacrifices or offerings to God are made at the expense of ourselves. It is an expression of depreciation from the created in acknowledgment of the Creator. If there is no personal cost to us in making the offering, it is indeed not a "sacrifice" at all.
David referenced the significance of personal sacrifice in offerings when God commanded him to build an altar on the threshing floor. Araunah offered to give David what was needed for the sacrifice, but he responded, " And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing." (II Samuel 24:24a) I believe that may be what he is referring to.
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Post by jesusservant on Aug 7, 2010 1:05:37 GMT -5
Thanks LDM Thats where it boggled me because i was thinking the offer is to man and not God and i would try to twist the words to make it sound like 'i wont refuse the offer of what has cost me nothing = salavation'. Anyway thanks for that article, it makes sense now.
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