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Grace Series: Grace Not Debt
“Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness” (Romans 4:4-5). The term … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Textual study
Tagged abraham, abraham counted righteous, Acts 2:40, blind man wash in pool siloam, circumcision, David, david needed forgiveness, faith accounted for righteouness, flawless law keeping, Grace, grace and works, grace not debt, jericho a gift, life of faith, meeting conditions for pardon, naaman dip seven times in jordan, no one can merit salvation, Psalm 32:1-5, robert taylor jr., Romans 4:4-5, salvation is a gift of God, save ourselves?, the walls of jericho, type of works, works=perfect obedience
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 3)
We continue our study of some key wordings. Giving/Receiving “He whom God has sent speaks the words of God for (God – supplied by the KJV, NKJV) does not give the spirit by measure (unto him – supplied by KJV)” … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, Phrase Study, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Acts 19:2-6, Acts 5:32, Acts 8:14-18, b.f. westcott, bill lockwood, does not give the spirit by measure, ephesians receive spirit, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, galatians receive spirit, giving/receiving of spirit, God supply Spirit, guy woods, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, holy spirit witness, indwelling of the Spirit, james macknight, Jesus confirmed by God, John 14:16-17, John 3:34, lambano, marion fox, measure of spirit, miraculous indwelling, samaria receives spirit, stephen wiggins, the comforter, the helper, the holy spirit bears witness, the spirit of truth, wayne jackson, world cannot receive
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Lessons From the Moon
The moon provides benefits to mankind. The Bible says, “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Nature, science
Tagged aeration of oceans, age of earth, aquatic life, astronaunts, bob hope, book it's a young world after all, book the world of chemistry, cleansing of oceans, cosmic space dust, difference between meteoroid and meteor and meteorite, earth's atmosphere, earth's protective atmosphere, erosion, Genesis 1, Genesis 1:14-18, greater light and lesser light, importance of ocean waters, intertidal zone, Isaiah 45:18, john hudson tiner, lessons from nature, lunar cycle, lunar landing, lunar landing eagle, lunar landing pods, mesosphere, meteor, meteorite, meteorites, meteoroid, meteroroid. meteor, microorganism, moon, moon dust, nasa, neil armstrong, ocean tides, paul ackerman, pollution, sum and moon and stars, temperature on earth v. on moon, the eagle has landed
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Grace Series: Grace for Grace
“And of His fullness we have received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:16-17). There is a contrast between what Moses brought to man and what … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Old Testament/New Testament, Textual study
Tagged curtis cates, day of atonement, forgiveness of sins before Christ, full of grace and truth, Grace, grace and truth through Jesus Christ, grace for grace, grace instead of grace, John 1:16-17, old testament/new testament, song oh the depths and the riches, the law was given through moses, tillit s. teddlie, was there forgiveness of sins under the old testament?, was there grace under the old testament?
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 2)
In this part, we will begin to set forth how I understand some key wordings. The Gift of the Holy Spirit “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged acceptace of gentiles, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 2:28-39, cornelius' house, cornelius' house receives spirit, gentiles, Holy Spirit, holy spirit the gift or gift from holy spirit, indwelling of the Spirit, kalew, Mark 16:16-17 cf. Acts 2:38, miracles, miraculous indwelling, pentecost, promise is to as many as the lord our God will call, promise to you and your children and to those afar off, proskalew, the gift of the Holy Spirit
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Two Are Better Than One
“There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son or brother. Yet there is not end to all his labors, nor is his eye satisfied with riches… Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Family, Love, Marriage
Tagged bill bennett, book the moral compass, castle of weinsberg, charlotte yonge, duke frederick, duke wolf, Eccesiasties 4, emperor konrad, germany, middle ages, story the wives of weinsberg, two are better than one, wives love of husbands
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 1)
I know of no one (who believes the Bible) who denies the fact of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Bible speaks of an indwelling of God, the Father (John 14:23; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 John 4:12-15; 2 John … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Textual study, Type/Antitype, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:39, Acts 5:32, alexander campbell, ax and wood illustration, calvinist, Colossians 3:16-17, deist, different possitions on the indwelling, Ephesians 5:18-20, fellowship, figurative indwelling, filled with Spirit, foy wallace jr., frankin camp, giving of Spirit, gus nichols, guy woods, h. leo boles, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, hugo mccord, I see your father in you illustration, indwelling, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, Italy in my heart illustration, johnny ramsey, kalew, let peace of God rule heart, literal indwelling, Luke 1:15 cf. 1:76, Luke 1:41 cf. 1:42-45, Luke 1:67 cf. 1:67-79, miraculous indwelling, pentecostal, pergamos, perry cotham, proskalew, reader's digest, receiving of Spirit, robert browning, ron crosby, roy lanier sr., satan dwelt in pergamos, stephen wiggins, tabernacle/temple and church, temple of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the indwelling of deity, the Spirit is not the word, visible manifestaion of God's presence in tabernacle/temple/church
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One Life Can Affect Another
I came across the following touching story many years ago – Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Love
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, Christian Influence, elizabeth ballard, homelife magazine, jean thompson, love bears all things, love believes all things, love endures all things, love hpoes all things, paul harvey, school, teacher's influence, teddy stoddard
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Bermuda or St. Augustine?
There are eight common turf grasses in Texas: Common Bermuda, Hybrid Bermuda, St. Augustine, Centipede, Zoysia, Buffalo, Tall Fescue, and Rye (for over-seeding in the fall). The two most common turf grasses in Texas are common Bermuda and St. Augustine. … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Nature, Preachers
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 4, bermuda grass, buffalo grass, centipede grass, different strengths and weaknesses, fescue grass, howard garrett, neil sperry, one body, plants, Romans 12, rye grass, st. augustine grass, stewardship, talents, zoysia grass
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