Jeremiah 18: 3-5 (NAB)

He chose his family over wealth but his wife did not agree with his decision. So, she abandoned him and three children for a rich Doctor. But in this, his faith grew stronger and began to perform miracles. In the novel, Jeremiah “heals” the grotesque employer who just fired him. “Then I saw that his deviled complexion-that face always set a rolling boil-had changed.

In the book, Peace Like a River, Reuben as the narrator depicts Jeremiah as a divine mortal. The first time Reuben paints this picture is in the first chapter. Reuben states that Jeremiah says, “Reuben Land, in the name of the living God I am telling you to breathe”(Page 2). Jeremiah some how manages to bring back a child who hasn’t been breathing for 12 minutes. Reuben proceeds to assert “the answer, it seems to me now, lies in miracles”(page 2). In the start of the book, Jeremiah is already portrayed as a blessed person. Later on in the book every time a miracle happens, the Reuben will say make of it what you will. In the end, Jeremiah performs one last miracle and sacrifices his life for Reuben, affirming him as a great parent and person

The best way to deal with situations is to walk away and Jeremiah proved to have such discipline.

The best way to deal with situations is to walk away and Jeremiah proved to have such discipline.

Many people change for the worse instead of the better, one example of someone who has done that is a criminal named Jason Brown. Jason Brown began his life in a good christian family and then married a woman pretty early in life because they were having a child. Eventually there were three more children, Jason was mostly a stay at home father for the first nine years of being a father. Then his

One piece of artwork that has inspired me as a child and still does today is the painting “Jeremiah Lamenting The Destruction Of Jerusalem” by Rembrandt. The painting seems to be about a wealthy noble who is not satisfied with the riches he has in life and is longing for something more. The nobleman also seems to be peering off into a light source so this could also be a symbol of him passing away and going to heaven/moving on to the afterlife or even being in purgatory, waiting for the ability to go to heaven.

In Psalms 34:17-20 it says “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.” I believe this is a great symbolic allegory of the darkness that slavery birthed into our world. Each of these were bonded together in hopeless but in each case and region had different difficulties that had to face. Each using their life story to be a beacon of hope to others that freedom was within reach

When I think of ways the Devil tries to destroy my relationship with the Lord, my thoughts usually retreat to the seemingly larger hardships we may face: loss, rejection, addiction, and so on. Things like mild annoyances and small disagreements fail to come to mind. In the first four letters of Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, Screwtape tells his nephew to use small hindrances to distract the character known as the ‘patient’. His goal is to lead this newly reformed Christian astray. Screwtape goes on to tell Wormwood, ‘- hundreds of these adult converts have been reclaimed after a brief sojourn in the Enemy’s camp and are now with us.” This quote serves as a reminder that Christians are not safe from temptations and hardships once they become

As I read this text by Dr. Crabb, I was very challenged in my deficit motivations in which I have been functioning under since my divorce. My fear of rejection causes me to allow others to treat me negatively way beyond that which is healthy. I realized that my motive for leaving my spouse was biblical in that I believed then and now that it was the only way to help point him toward true repentance and wholeness in Christ. I was challenged to face my patterns of attempting to find happiness, soothing of self, rather then joy, godly contentment in the midst of trial (NIV, James 1:2-8). Although due to the spiritual abuse my spouse had imparted on me created a fear in me to trust my faith or my ability to understand God’s will for me an area that would be defined as a new motivation deficit under Dr. Crabb’s theory. I believe I would need to process and redefine everything that happened rather then just claimed as a deficit to untangle it from the truth faith I have, which consequently led me to seek the counsel of a church counselor this week.

If one beliefs or provisions to their own actions and principles are not consistent with what the individual wants, that person must chose to stay with what they know or change them. “Akiba Drumer said: "God is testing us. He wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming our base instincts, of killing the Satan within ourselves. We have no right to despair. And if He punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that He loves us that much more… "”

Using psychological techniques, a client can learn methods that aid with self-control and proper self-expression. The weakness in Crabb’s method however is that he does not take into account the fallible nature of man, and the problems that may arise due to this. Entwistle states that, “perspective is limited” and “opinions are prone to errors,” (p. 221). Due to this, the interpretation of scripture is often flawed when deciphered by man. Crabb mentions the possibility of secular psychology clouding biblical truths in the tossed salad approach; however he does not acknowledge the fact that as the fallen man, we may also cloud biblical views with our own flawed interpretation.

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main themes of Isaiah and Jeremiah. The main themes of Isaiah are: (1) Son’s Names as Signs. (2) Servant. (3) Holy One of Israel. (4) Redeemer. (5) Eschatology. The main themes of Jeremiah are: (1) God’s Policy with Nations. (2) New Covenant. (3) False Prophets.

When watching the presentation, I refer back to the Bible verse Psalm 19:1-2 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. God made the earth for mankind sometime it’s hard for us to understand the creation of God how much beauty he has created. He is terribly specific, nevertheless terribly temporary once creation is mentioned within the Bible. However, it might be troublesome to imagine that God weren't the last word power behind the formation of the universe, if for nothing else, the intelligence behind every moving half. With that being said the truth behind suppression is that mankind has worked the earth is moving God out

In dysfunctional families this is how bad patterns are passed from one generation to another. When these types of people join the local church, they bring with them these same patterns. The author uses many examples of compulsive people and their effect on the church. “The man or woman addicted to “religious highs” will be thrilled or disappointed depending on who preaches, or who sings, or who gives a testimony.” (p. 88) Since bad behaviors don’t stop at the church door, the church must be gracious and caring to help these “slaves” gain their freedom from their addictive and compulsive behaviors. Something I hadn’t considered as compulsive is church member who cannot say no when asked to serve or is always on the church steps for every meeting. How do we correct this compulsion, by asking the Lord to open us up and reveal any lies or darkness that has over shadowed goodness, righteousness, and truth? God may give correction and insight through prayer, reading the Word, a book, a conference, sermon or even through a friend’s

There are several challenges with the historical background and political setting of Isaiah 40-66 concerning author, date, time and situation of life for the Jews. LaSor notes that traditional views that Isaiah authored the entire book are held by very few scholars. More and more critics are accepting a two book theory with chapters 1-39 as book one and chapters 40-66 as book two. Moreover, there are further refinements resulting in three books, dividing chapters 40-66 into 40-55 (Deutero-Isaiah) and 56-66 (Trito-Isaiah). (LaSor, William 1996., 281)