Christopher B. Enck

Trusting in God.

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@SteveInmanClips Gotta be sludgemeister

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@JoshuaBarzon France would surrender in the first 15 minutes.

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@JoshuaBarzon C to my regret. Too many people in militaristic dictatorships. It also assumes that all nations in that region form an active alliance. S Korea and Japan for tech and plenty of available population to support the effort.

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Promises & Shadows: Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament

Day 1: Light That Overcomes the Darkness (Gen. 1:1-5)

➡️ The Shadow
The Bible opens not with humanity, sin, or salvation, but with God. Before anything exists, He speaks, and the first thing He speaks into being is light.

This light is not yet the sun or the moon. It is light created by God’s word, pushing back chaos and making life possible. Darkness does not overcome it. It retreats at God’s command. From the beginning, God’s saving work is pictured as light breaking into darkness.

➡️ The Fulfillment
The New Testament deliberately echoes Genesis 1 when it speaks of Christ. John begins his Gospel the same way: “In the beginning.” He identifies Jesus as the eternal Word and says, “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4).

Jesus does not merely teach about light. He claims to be the Light and says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).

Paul later uses the same creation language for salvation. The God who once said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” now shines in human hearts through Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).

➡️ Why It Matters
Salvation begins with divine initiative, not human effort. Just as creation did not produce its own light, fallen humanity cannot produce spiritual life.

Genesis 1 reminds us that God’s answer to darkness is not improvement, but divine intervention. He speaks, and light appears. In Christ, God has spoken again, and darkness gives way to life.

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@ResisttheMS There goes my vacation plans.

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@wtfcetialpha5 @Rothmus Or your not marriage material.

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@Protestia I grew up in Lancaster Co., PA. I never met this kind of Mennonite.

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@AngkorTommyGun @JoshuaBarzon Could be if you were in Carlisle.

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@steveinman 2

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@JoshuaBarzon Have to go with B. Plenty of room to be left alone. Need to work on my manifesto.

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@JennaLaineESPN One step at a time. You got it

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@JoshuaBarzon I might have to unfollow you.🤣

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@JoshuaBarzon Chick-fil-A. I like a grilled chicken sandwich (no pickle). And the waffle fries ain't bad either.

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@JoshuaBarzon A or B, depending who I'm talking to.

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@sola_chad Same book he's been preaching on since November 2024- Luke. Currently in chapter 11, so at least one more year.

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@Protestia I can wait while I do his work.

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