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Is it selfish for God to ask for praise?

June 24, 2021June 23, 2021 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

A high schooler once asked me: “Why is God always saying to glorify him? Isn’t that sort of selfish?”   Good question. If any of us did that it would certainly be a selfish thing to do! Here’s the difference. God wants the best for us, and he himself is actually the best. So when … Continue reading Is it selfish for God to ask for praise?

Wild goose or tame geese?

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Speaking to his fellow disciples, Peter wrote: “you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9). They are chosen, royal, holy and special. Why? So that they can “declare … Continue reading Wild goose or tame geese?

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