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Dogs and Pigs
“For if, after they have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. For … Continue reading
Posted in animals, calvinism, Proverbs, Sin, Textual study
Tagged 2 Peter 2:21-22, adam clarke, animals, apostacy, better to not to have known, calvinism, degrees of punishment, difficult to bring back, dogs, entangled again, escape pollution of world, filth of sin, guy n.woods, Hebrews 10:26-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, knowledge, latter end worse, Luke 12:42-46, midrash, much given much expected, orphah and ruth, overcome by sin, pigs, Proverbs 26:11, return to mire, return to vomit, sinful nature, turn from holy commandments, willful sin
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Thoughts After a Year
It has been more than a year since I was detained, interrogated for hours, denied entry, locked up, threatened with prosecution, and unceremoniously sent home by immigration officials in India. This writing is designed to explain what happened and provide … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, Government, Prayer
Tagged 7th Day Adventist, 9/11, Acts 4:18-20, Acts 5:27-29, Acts 8:4, American Airlines, authority, benevolence, British Airways, Catholic or Protestant?, church organization, critics, denied entry, deported, evangelism, heathrow, Hindu, hurricane, india, John Cornyn, man in arena, minister of home affairs, missionary visas, persecution, politics, prayer, proselyting, recognized denominaions and religious societies in India, religious visas, Ted Cruiz, theodore roosevelt, tsunami indian ocean 2004, visas, WordPress, Zoom
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Worshipping as Dogs
“You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve” (Matthew 4:10 cf. Deuteronomy 6:13). “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). The affection commonly seen in a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Word Study, worship
Tagged animals, bill klein, bow down, bridgeport alabama, danny rager, Deuteronomy 6:13, disaster, dogs, etymological fallacy, etymology, greek thoughts, guyana, John 4:24, kiss, kuneo, kunon, logic, manure, Matthew 4:10, names of months, pros, proskuneo, prostrate, studylight, studylite.org, worship
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Hanukkah: Feast of Dedication Or Festival of Lights
Hanukkah or Chanukkah (Hebrew meaning Dedication) is an annual Jewish holiday. It is celebrated over eight consecutive days (in 2024, it occurs beginning on the evening of December 25 through January 2). It celebrates the rededication of the Temple in … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Jesus
Tagged 1 Maccabees 4:36-59, 164 B.C., 2 Maccabees 10:5-8, antiochus epiphanes, antiochus IV, chanukkah, cleansing temple, dedication of temple, feast of dedication, feast of lights, festival of lights, hanukkah, history, holiday, intertestiment period, John 10:22-38, John 8:12, josephus, Josephus Antiquities 12.7.7, judaism, light, light of world, maccabees, menorah, period of prophetic silence, rededication of temple, reformjudaism.org
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Beware of Wolves
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:15-16). The wolf in sheep’s clothing is an ancient picture of deceit. Aesop (c. 620-564 … Continue reading
Seeking Lost Sheep
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he had found it, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, evangelism, Parables, Priorities, Soul Winning
Tagged 1868, animals, elizebeth cecilia clephane, joy, Luke 15, Luke 15:4-6, Matthew 18:12-14, parable of lost sheep, priorities, prioritize people over animals, rejoice, rejoice when lost found, seeking the lost, song there wer ninety and nine, tax collectors and sinners, the lost sheep, three lost things, value humans over animals
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Caring For Ox and Donkey
“Hypocrite! Do not each of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it?” (Luke 13:15). “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Man, Mercy, Priorities, Sabbath
Tagged animals, Dennis Prager, doing good on sabbath, donkey, Hosea 6:6, hypocrite, I desire mercy not sacrifice, image of God, Luke 14:5, Lukex13:15, mercy, ox, ox and donkey, ox in ditch, priority, Proverbs 12:10, question save pet or stranger?, sabbath, The rational Bible, tradition, value of man v animals
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More Valuable Than Sparrows
“Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from you Father’s will… Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29, 31). “Are not … Continue reading
Posted in animals, evangelism, God`s eye, Suffering
Tagged animals, assarion, biblicalcyclopedia.com, esv, frank e. graeff, God knows what happens, God sees, larks, Luke 12:6-7, Matthew 10:29-31, matthew 10:42, more valuable than sparrows, nkjv, persecution, Psalm 116:15, Psalm 56:8, song does Jesus care, sparrows, value of man, wagtails
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Leopard’s Spots
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23). These words were said to a rebellious people in Judah. They had grown so accustomed … Continue reading
Posted in animals, calvinism, Creation, Nature, Sin
Tagged africa, animals, asia, born in sin, calvinis, calvinism, captivity, cheetah, diurnal, ethiopian's skin, Hosea 5:4, hyenas, jaguar, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Judah's sin, leopard, leopard's spots, lion, nocturnal, norht america, point of no return, sin ingrained, skin color, south america, the prophets, uv radiation, wayne jackson
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