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The Written Word
Let me give you some advice concerning edification and evangelism: Don’t forget to write. In fact, try to write something daily. Now, why do I say this? (1) The written word can speak long after you cease to be on … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning
Tagged 2 Chronicles 21, 2 Timothy, bill bennett, bulletin articles, Colossians, deceased preachers writings, edification, elijah preaches after death, elijah to jehoram, encouraging letters, Ephesians, evangelism, founding fathers, Luke 16, paul writes to colosse, paul writes to rome, paul writes while in prision, philemon, Philippians, quote on reading and writing, samuel johnson, the dead can still speak, they have moses and the prophets, written word, written word may go where you cannot
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What Do I Say?
You’re at home. You hear a rap upon the door. You look out and two young men in white shirts are standing there. You open the door, and find that they are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter … Continue reading
Posted in mormon, Mormons
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:29, almah 34, baptism for dead, book of mormon preface, Deuteronomy 18, doctrine and covenents 87, ether 15, joseph fielding smith, joseph smith, latter day saints, Mormons, the fullness of the everlasting gospel, why do we need book of mormon
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Three Dispensations
God has had three arrangements for governing man. Every Bible student should know this. Failure to understand this, and to be able to distinguish between the three arrangements leads to all sorts of confusion. Let’s review the three dispensations. 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Bible Study, Old Testament/New Testament
Tagged christian system, chronology, Jesus high priest, known patriarchal laws, moon light period, mosaic system, old testament/new testament, our relationship to old testament, patriarchal system, son light period, starlight period, sun light period, three dispensations, timeline
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Observations Aloft Mt. Carmel
As we consider Elijah and his courageous stand atop Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18), I believe there to be several observations which needs to be made by modern man. After all, these things of old were recorded for our learning … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Fellowship, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged ahab and jezebel, baal, contend earnestly for the faith, cowards, debate, elijah, great debate, halt between two opinions, john the baptizer, limp between two opinions, marshall keeble, messenger serving warrant, mt. carmel, mt. tranfiguration, paul, prophets of baal, proposition stated, provide evidence, silence, transfiguration, trouble maker, troubler of israel, true heros, wrestle
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Hebrew/Israelite/Jew
The usage of these three terms at times confuse the Bible reader. Do these words in their strict sense refer to exactly the same thing (or people)? Perhaps, this brief writing will help a bit. Hebrew The word is thought … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Bible Study, Chruch, Word Study
Tagged abraham, babylonia captivity, difference between hebrew and jew and israelite, divided kingdom, isaac, ishmael, jacob, jeroboam, judah, restoration, sometimes used interchangably, ten missing tribes, to pass over, to tranverse, who is israel today
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Watch The Attitude
Sometimes, it appears to me, that we are so zealous in stressing the proper form (action) in worship, that we neglect to teach upon the proper attitude. However, both the proper action, and the proper attitude are necessary to be … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11, 2 Corinthians 9, action and attitude, attitude, cheerful, Deuteronomy 10, Ecclesiates 12, fear, fear and keep commandments, fear and work righteousness, give, give cheerfully, heart, heart far from him, John 4, Joshua 24, love, Matthew 15:8, partake discerning, serve, sincereity, sincerity and truth, spirit, spirit and truth, truth
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Baptism and 1 Corinthians 1:17
1 Corinthians 1:17 is a key passage that some have used to deny the necessity of baptism in connection with salvation. It is claimed that if such was essential for salvation, then this passage would say that Christ sent Paul to baptize. … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Plan of salvation, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Peter 3:3-4, baptism, baptize into the name of, crispus, ed wharton, ellipses, figure of speech, gaius, Genesis 45:8, into the name v. in the name, John 6:27, Mark 9:37, Matthew 6:19-20, preach, relative negation
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Wisdom for Worry/ Answers for Anxiety
The word “anxiety” word is from a Latin word meaning “to strangle.” The word “worry” is from an old English word meaning “to strangle.” Adam Clark indicates that the Biblical word, merimnao, can be used of “dividing or distracting the … Continue reading
Posted in fear, Mental Health, sermon on mount, Technology, Textual study, Weather, worry
Tagged anxiety, ben carson, birds, copper, cubit to stature, dale carnegie, dead fish, famine, fear, gas mask, gettysburg, global cooling, global warming, gold, ice age, india exports food, ira stanphill, life magazine, lillies, Luke 12, machines take over jobs, mark twain, Mattthew 6, Mental Health, mercury, natural gas, newsweek, nothing to do learn water coloring, paul ehrlich, peter gwynne, petro, pollution, sermon on mount, shark attacks, song I know who holds tomorrow, the club of rome, thomas sowell, tin, tourist murders in florida, vitnam, walter williams, war stats, worry
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The Testing of Israel
Some have wondered – why God did not better supply the children of Israel as they journeyed towards the promised land. At times, they went without adequate water (Exodus 17:3; Numbers 20:2). At times, they hungered (Exodus 16:3; Deuteronomy 8:3). Now, it … Continue reading
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