Chapter 10

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 Starting chapter 10 exhausted. Need to take a break. The closer to the end I get, the steeper the climb, as it were. Just gets harder near the end. I’m having eye surgery consultation later this week. I’m thinking the eye strain is too much for this little pea brain. Everything jumbles together. But so excited this is happening!

Setsubun 節分 (Japan)

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神は私たちを愛しておられ、個人的に神を知ることができるように、私たちを造ってくださいました。
神の愛
「神は、実に、そのひとり子をお与えになったほどに、世を愛された。それは彼を信じる者が、一人として滅びることなく、永遠の命を持つためである。」(ﾖﾊﾈ3:16)
神の計画
「その永遠の命とは、彼らが唯一のまことの神であるあなたと、あなたの遣わされたイエス･キリストを知ることです。」(ﾖﾊﾈ17：3)
では、私たちが神を知る上で、妨げとなっていることは何でしょうか?

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