indignant

rhetorical questions in the bible

1) What then shall we say to these things/ if God is for us, who can be against us?
2)He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
3)Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies
4)Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand for us, who also makes intercession for us.
5)who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness, or peril or sword?

pls take time to answer these questions and fill yourself up to the brim with nothing but joy and thanksgiving. thats a true purification of the soul. at least it was so for me.

God's been nudging me all day to check up rhetorical questions asked in the bible.i didn't..until now. was not in the mood to study coz i didn't think it was relevant. didn't realise how the solution to the problem i was facing was just right there in between the lines. =)

i love the indignance in Paul when he threw out these questions. and i smile when i think about the answers. Paul spoke from a position of authority and that came from knowing the answers to the above mentioned questions. How these answers, entrenched in His spirit gave him the power to overcome all that he was going through. it was a mockery, a perdition to the enemy. whoever was trying to deal him with a devastating blow thinking that the circumstances could crush his spirit was dealt with an even more devastating blow- yet another enforcement of his own defeat.

shout hallehlujah!

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church today was awesome and the simplicity of the msg and the power that came with it shone light into the deepest darkest corners of my soul. its the first time i was preached to by a black pastor and the congregation's fervour and love for the lord was just infectious. the joy of the people flowed with every song they uttered and honestly, now i think i finally saw a glimpse of true worship.

its such a privilege to be caught in the midst of their raw infectious faith. and i realise they had what i never had. the raw spirit of indignance like paul. sure, their challenges are different but they overcome with a spirit that i never had. a determination that is so strong they will not bow to anything except to the Lord Jesus christ. for a nation that is deemed 'third world' , i felt that they were richer than any man on the street here in own homeland. the richness of their soul was a stark contrast to the emptiness we city-dwellers face.

i love them so much and the msg spoke right through my soul.

God really sent them all the way just to speak to me. and for that i'm thankful. i''m no longer surprised when someone comes all the way todeliver a message to set me free from a particular bondage. God came in the flesh himself afterall from heaven to earth.

one day,i'll do the same for someone else out there.yipee!