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Is It in Your Heart?
“For all who have sinned without the law will perish without the law,and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law” (Romans 2:12). The point is “there is no partiality with God” (Romans 2:11). … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Old Testament/New Testament, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adultery, blood, conscience, fornication, gentiles, heart, idolatry, jews, law in heart, law on heart, law unto themselves, old testament/new testament, partiarchal and mosaic system, Romans 2, simularies between laws, three dispensations, warning light, with law, without law, works of law
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Reading the Psalms
Reading the Psalms can be a spiritually rewarding exercise. The Psalms contain rich examples of the proper attitude towards: (1) God — “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God” (Psalm 42:1). … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, psalms, Word Study
Tagged dash children against stones, insturmental music, psalms, selah, table of contents
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Imputed Righteousness and Guilt
The Bible is plain; one must be counted righteous to be allowed entrance into heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9). However, the Bible is also plain—on our own, “There is none righteous, no not one” (Romans 3:10, 20, 23). Yet, God has … Continue reading
The Feasts
There were three great annual feasts in Israel (Exodus 23:14-ff; Deuteronomy 16:16). All men of Israel were to attend (Exodus 23:17; 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16). There are two Hebrew terms which are significant in a study of these feasts. (1) Hag: … Continue reading
A Father’s Expectations
President Warren G. Harding was dead. He died at 7:35 p.m. on August 2, 1923. He was in San Francisco, California, having just completed a visit to the territory of Alaska, the first visit by a president. The cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Parenting
Tagged Calvin Coolidge, expectations, father, Proverbs 22, warren g. harding
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The Man Christ Jesus
Jesus upon coming to earth, took upon him the nature of man. “The word was God … And the word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1, 14). “God was manifested in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16). He came … Continue reading
How Do You Use The Bible?
Centuries ago in Spain, a Prince of Grenada, for political reasons, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement. He was imprisoned in Madrid’s “The Place of the Skull” prison. He was allowed one book, the Bible. He read it through, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Grace, Meaning and Purpose, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged as appeared to all men, bible study, blessed hope, glorious appearing, godly, Granville Sharp, hope, Jesus God and savior, longest verse, madrid spain, prince of grenada, righteously, shortest verse, sober, the Gospel preached to all, the grace of God, the place of the skull, Titus 2, trivia, ungodliness, worldly lust
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Pray/Sing/Call
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray” (James 5:13a). The term suffer could literally be rendered “to suffer evil.” “It is . . . sufficiently comprehensive to embrace every type of affliction, whether of outward bodily character or of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Elders and Deacons, Prayer, Singing, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged a.t. robertson, anoint with oil, call for elders, care for sick, cheerfuk, clay and water, elders, galen, gobel music, guy woods, home remedy, j.j. turner, James 5, marion fox, medicine, miracles, miraculous healing, philo, pliny, pray, refresh, rubel shelly, sick, sing, spit, suffering
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The Purpose of Teaching and Preaching
What is the objective? What is it that we are trying to accomplish in our Bible classes and from the pulpit? Some specialize in the trivial. What man had twelve fingers and twelve toes? What tribe was filled with left-handers? … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Doctrine, Faith, Love, Meaning and Purpose, Phrase Study, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged 1 Timothy 1, a good conscience, albert mangus, alexander of hales, angels intelligence and time of day, angels on pin head, anselm, ass drink consencrated water, bonaventura, can holy spirit become incarnate, could God take on female form, day of atonement, duns scotus, facts, faith, finacial training, hadden robinson, harder to creat man or universe, history, hour adam and eve sinned, love, love from a pure heart, middle ages, mouse eat host, potty training, preaching, pure heart, purpose, scholars, schoolmen, sincere, sincere faith, teaching, thomas aquinas, trivia, weight loss plans
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Jesus’ Brothers And Sisters
“Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” (Mark 6:2-3; Matthew 13:55-56). Did Jesus have four brothers and sisters plural? This is what … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Jesus
Tagged james, Jesus' brothers and sisters, joseph and mary, joses, judas, Mark 6, mary entrusted to john, Matthew 13, perpetual virginity, simon
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