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05/08/2022 – “What is the essence of heaven? [It is the] beatific vision, love , and enjoyment of the Triune God. For the three divine persons have an infinitely perfect vision and love and enjoyment of the divine essence and of one another. And in this infinite knowing, loving and enjoying lies the very life of the triune God, the very essence of their endless and infinite happiness. If the blessed are to be endlessly and supremely happy, then, they must share in the very life of the triune God, in the divine life that makes them endlessly and infinitely happy.” E.J. Fortman // Chapter 19 – “How WIll We Worship God? (pgs.: 195 – 203)


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I am going to quote snippets of the chapter with the goal that it draws you to purchase the book. Let’s get started with a summary of this …

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04/28/2022 – “What is the essence of heaven?.. [It is the] beatific vision, love, and enjoyment of the triune God. For the three divine persons have an infinitely perfect vision and love and enjoyment of the divine essence and of one another. And in this infinite knowing, loving and enjoying lies the very life of triune God, the very essence of their endless and infinite happiness. If the blessed are to be endlessly and supremely happy, then, they must share in the very life of the triune God, in the divine life that makes Them endlessly and infinitely happy.” E.J. Fortman / An intro to Chapter 19 – “How Will We Worship God? from the book: “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn. // Search tool User Tip


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Once again, it is not about the messenger. This book is a gift. Randy, I think, prepped for the writing of this book by reading every book ever …

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04/20/2022 – “Remember that the Lord Jesus came to take away sin in three ways; He came to remove the penalty of sin, the power of sin, and, at last, the presence of sin.” Charles H. Spurgeon


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Soli Deo Gloria!

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04/16/2022 – “To come to Thee is to come home from exile, to come to land out of the raging storm, to come to rest after long labour, to come to the goal of my desires and the summit of my wishes.” Charles Spurgeon – “Morning and Evening” – April 25th, morning reading. con…


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This quote is from a book I look to start as a group book review on this blog soon, it is high up on the wish-list queue. The title …

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04/11/2022: “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” ― Charles H. Spurgeon


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Soli Deo Gloria!

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04/09/2022 – “If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.” Evelyn Underhill


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Soli Deo Gloria!

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04/07/2022 – ― “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Soren Kierkegaard


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Soli Deo Gloria!

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04/06/2022 – “So (..*) we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 / (..* See previous post and read on here as well)


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Continuing on:

Our Heavenly Dwelling:

“Now we know that if the earthly test we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built from …

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04/02/2022 – “In your behalf my heart says, ‘Seek my face.’ Lord, I will seek your face.” Psalm 27:7


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Like a “deer panting for water”…… By God’s grace, the indwelling Holy Spirit within me… “Tranformation” – “Metamorphoo” (old Greek) – like a snail to a butterfly. …

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03/27/2022 – “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire / 1765 essay


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Perhaps Voltaire died miraculously as a Christian, but his quote has an element of “common grace” to it at a minimum.

Soli Deo Gloria!

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