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Overcome Evil With Good
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:20-21). … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Endurance, Ethics, Textual study
Tagged coals of fire on head, destroy enemy, enemy hungry, enemy thirsty, good conduct shames enemy, hard hearts, heaping coals of fire, hunger, killing with kindness, kindness, kindness to others, kindness when mistreated, kindness wins, make enemies friends, overcoming evil with good, pain leading to repentance, Romans 12:20-20, softening heats, thirst, treatment of enemies, winning over enemies
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Revelation: The Two Witnesses, The Woman and The Child
The book of Revelation is a book of symbols. Admittedly, some of these symbols are difficult to discern. However, there are certain points that seem clear. Let’s consider… The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11) The reference to two witnesses, no doubt, … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Premillennialism, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged adequate evidence, apostles and prophets, faithful israel and Jesus, flight into wilderness, key to victory, mary and Jesus, moses and elijah, olive oil, Premillennialism, Revelation 11-12, satan, satan the dragon, spiritual war, the Bible and church, the dragon, the holy spirit, the two witnesses, the woman and child
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What Does the Lord Require?
God has given many commandments. It is said that the Old Covenant contained 613 commandments Israelites were to follow. It is said that the New Covenant contains 1,050 commandments Christians are to follow. Whatever the numbers, God has given many … Continue reading
Posted in Humility, Meaning and Purpose, Mercy, Textual study
Tagged burnt offerings, christian living, david limbaugh, do justly, living by faith, love mercy, Meaning and Purpose, Micah 6, millard erickson, number of new testament commandments, number of old testament commandments, offer first born, rivers of oil, summary of what God requires, walk humbly, what does God want
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Revelation: The Twenty-four Elders and The Four Living Creatures
Twenty-four elders and four living creatures are mentioned in Revelation 4 and 5. They are engaged in worshipping. They say, “Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!… You are worthy, O Lord, to … Continue reading
Posted in Revelation, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged cherubim, day of atonement, destruction of veil, face of lion and calf and man and eagle, four living creatures, holy, Jesus the lamb, laver/sea, mercy seat, most holy place, praising God and Jesus, Revelation 4-5, seraphim, stephenos, tabernacle/temple imagery, the ark of the covenant, the ark of the LORD/Jehovah, tree of life, twenty four divisions of priesthood, twenty four elders, veil, victory crown, white robes, worthy art thou
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Revelation: The Seven Lampstands, Incense and Harps
The book of Revelation is a book of symbols. The message was signified (Revelation 1:1). While some of the symbols may be difficult, there are many great lessons which are fairly easy to discern. Let us notice… The Seven Lampstands … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Prayer, Revelation, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged harps, incense, incense added to prayer, incense is prayers of saints, instrumental music, prayer of saints, Revelation 14:2 cf. 15:2-3, Revelation 1:12 cf. 1:20, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 8:3-4, seven candlesticks, seven churches of asia, song of moses, tabernacle/temple imagery, the church as light bearer, the seven lampstands, type/antitype, value of church
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In The News: Marriage Mistakes
The Huffington Post ran an article on December 29, 2014 by Sloane Bradshaw entitled, “4 Huge Mistakes I Made as a Wife (I’m The Ex-Wife Now).” Here is her list… 1. I put my children first. She wrote, “Whenever my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Parenting, Tongue
Tagged 4 huge mistakes I made as a wife, all attention on kids, anger erruption, bill flatt, build up do not trample, build-a-bear, careful with words, communication, enforcing boundries, flaunting superiority, forgiving, I did not fight the right way, I did not set boundries with my parents, I emascualted him, I put my children first, in laws helping out, in the news, kids free date night, leaving and cleaving, looking for faults, no space from in laws, respect, science museum, silence is sometimes wrong thing, sloane bradshaw, spouse before children, spouses friends, stay on topic, suppressed anger, the golden rule, the huffington post, unannouced company
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Jesus Only Baptism
The doctrine of some “oneness Holiness” groups is that the correct formula, or wording, must be said by the preacher baptizing you, or your baptism is invalid. According to them only words such as these are to be said: “I baptize … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Pentecostalism
Tagged Acts 19:5, Acts 2:38; Acts 8:16; Acts 10:48, baptism formula, baptism into the name, baptism on the name, baptize in name, baptize upon the name, Collossian 3:17, ed wharton, eis, en, epi, Godhead, Jusus only baptism, Matthew 28:18-20, oneness holiness, oneness pentecostal, what was said by preacher when baptizing
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Jesus Bridged the Gap
“I watched them tearing a building down, a gang of men in a busy town, / with a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell, they swung a boom and a sidewall fell. / I asked the foreman, ‘Are these men skilled, as … Continue reading
Posted in History, Jesus, Race, Sin, Soul Winning
Tagged aristobulus, augustus, cato, compassion, deformed and sickly children, f.w. mattox, father and prodigal son, great fath, greece, hortensius, husband and wife in roman empire, infanticide, is there any one with who you speak less with than your wife?, Jesus a bridge builder, Jesus a peacemaker, jesus appears to women, Jesus had time for little children, Jesus treatment of children, Jesus treatment of sinners, Jesus treatment of those of other nations, Jesus treatment of weak of society, Jesus treatment of women, jew and gentile, lending out wife, livia, mary and martha, mary magdalene, mercy, parents and children in roman empire, philip schaff, poem builder or wrecker, poor widow, roman, roman centurion, roman republic, samaria, slavery, socrates, speaking to women, syro-phoenecian woman, ten lepers, thanked the gods not born slave or woman, the character gap, the elder son, the gender gap, the generation gap, the good samaritan, the racial gap, the sin gap, the social gap, those well need no physician, those who are sick need a physician, tiberias nero, two blind men, way truth and life, widow of nain, woman of samaria
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