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He Regrets Us
“But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. The Lord REGRETTED that he had made humankind on the earth…. So the Lord said, ‘I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I REGRET that I have made them” (Genesis 6:5-7). “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. People were…
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A Theology of Writing
The Hebrew word katab means to engrave or inscribe. In Exodus 31:18 God engraved the Ten Commandments onto stone tablets with His own finger. He created permanent records of His Words lest people forget what He said. Even after Moses broke the first set, God had Moses make new tablets so He could rewrite the same commandments. (Exod. 34:1). God values His words—so much that He wants them written on human hearts. (Prov. 7:1-3). The Greek word logos means word, spoken or written. John 1:1-3 refers to Jesus as "The Word," affirming His deity and oneness with the Father, along with His hand in…
