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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Jesus: Tested, Part 1)
“Jesus… came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed Him… The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study
Tagged ancil jenkins, because of the hardness of heart, certificate of divorce, creation, Deuteronomy 24, ethics, from the begging it was not so, herod antipas, Jesus questioned, Jesus tested, john the baptizer, leave and cleave, Mark 10, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 19, moses, moses permitted divorce, oliver green, pharisees, rabbi hillel, rabbi shammai, roy deaver, test of character, test of consistency, test of courage, what God has joined
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Thrift Stores, Ringing Bells and Red Kettles
The Salvation Army operates thrift stores. These stores resell donated items such as clothing, furniture, household items, and toys. They even have trucks which will pick up donated items from your house. The revenue is used to fund their Adult … Continue reading
Posted in denominations, Doctrine, Fellowship, Giving, Stats
Tagged 1865, 1878, 2014, adult rehabilitatin centers, adult rehabilitation centers, arcs, baptism, bell ringers, benevolence, book handbook of denominations, charity, christian courier, christiancourier.com, christmas shopping, church organization, cooperation in benevolence, denominations, direct operation of the holy spirit, donations, east london christian mission, faith only, fellowship, frank mead, fund raising, fundraising, give, goodwill, helping the poor, instrumental music, Lord's Supper, methodist, new standard encyclopedia, new york, red kettles, salvation army, salvation army thrift stores, salvationarmy.org, soup ans soap and salvation, stat money salvation army raises, stats, temple of diana, total hereditary depravity, unscriptual fund raising, unscriptually organized, wayne jackson, wikipedia, william booth, Women preachers
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Let Us Give Thanks
The book of Psalms is filled with expressions of thanks to God. The words “thanks” and “thanksgiving” appear 30 times in the book of Psalms. Nave’s topical Bible classifies 37 Psalms as Psalms which offer thanksgiving to God (9, 18, … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, God's Providence, psalms, Thanksgiving
Tagged book of Psalms, giving thanks, God's Providence, individual thanksgiving, johnson oatman jr., national thanksgiving, nave's topical Bible, psalms, song count your blessings, specific thanksgiving, thanksgiving, thanksgiving day
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Jesus: Sermon on the Mount)
“It has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality (fornication, B.H.) causes her to commit adultery; and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged but I say unto you, causes her to commit adultery, certificate of divorce, concern for spouse, donald carson, except for fornication, except for sexual immorality, lenski, makes her adulterized, makes her commit adultery, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 5:31-32, sermon on mount, wayne jackson, whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery, you have heard it was said
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (John v. Herod)
Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch, who ruled over Galilee and Perea, stayed with his half-brother Philip, on a visit to Rome. While there, he coveted his brother’s wife, Herodias, who was also the brothers’ niece. She also coveted him. She agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged aretas iv, courage, galilee, herod, herod antipas, herod philip, herodias, incest, john beheaded, john loses head, john the baptizer, john v. herod, josephus, Luke 3, lust, machaerus, Mark 6, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 14, not lawful for you to have her, not lawful for you to have your brother philip's wife, peer pressure, perea, phasaelis, rash words, troubled conscience, war between herod and aretas
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What Did You Say? C’mon Man! (Part 2)
“C’mon man” (come on man) is a phrase used on Monday Night Football in response to shockingly bad decisions, inappropriate decisions, poor execution, and bloopers. I have heard, through the years, brethren say things which completely shocked me. Things that … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Dedication, Soul Winning
Tagged africa, c'mon brother, c'mon man, can't you drive to work a different way?, church discipline, cohabitation, evangelism, foreign evangelism, foreign mission work, he would vote for satan if he ran on right party ticket, how dare we take the gospel to those people!, i would if you would run on right part ticket, if I ran would you vote for me?, india, Jesus Christ is king of the Jews and the rest of it is garbage, living together before marriage, marriage and divorce and remarriage, men's meeting, mission work, monday night football, political part first, politics, restore sinner, richard mansel, she is no longer a member here, slow down on baptisms, Soul Winning, wash hands of responsibility, we are baptizing too many, what did you say?, what is the benefit for us?, yellow dog voting
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Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage (Old Testament)
God created marriage. His ideal intent was for marriage to be a permanent, life-time partnership between one man and one woman. Jesus reminded the Pharisees of this, saying, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged certificate of divorce, defiling a woman before marriage, Deuteronomy 22, Deuteronomy 24, divorce under old testament, ervah dabhar, Exodus 22, Ezekiel 44, Ezra 10, Ezra 9, falsely accusing aone's wife, God hates divorce, ivie powell, kerry duke, Leviticus 21, limits on divorce in old testament, Malachi 2, marriage and divorce and remarriage, mistreating wife, mixed religious marriages, priests could not marry divorced woman, some uncleanness, vain worship
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Angels (Part Five)
This writing will consider some difficult passages. Let’s consider – Sons of God and Daughters of Men “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Marriage, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:10, because of the angels, cain descendants, Genesis 6:1-4, giants, judge angels. 1 Corinthians 6:3, marriage, marriage selection, mixed marriages, nephilim, seth decendants, sons of God and daughters of men, symbol of authority, trevor major, veil
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Angels (Part Four)
This writing will consider two specific angels who are mentioned by name in the Bible. Let’s consider – Gabriel Gabriel is explicitly mentioned in four contexts in the Bible (Daniel 8:15-27; 9:20-27; Luke 1:5-20; 1:26-38). The name Gabriel means “Man … Continue reading
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