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Born of God
There were certain Pharisees who once tried to justify themselves by saying, “We are Abraham’s descendants” (John 8:33 cf. 3:8). Jesus acknowledged the biological connection saying, “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants” (John 8:37). However, He denied the spiritual … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Phrase Study
Tagged 1 John, born of God, plan of salvation
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Eight Enabling Traits (Matthew 5:3-12)
Those who will be spiritually blessed possess eight traits in common. 1. They depend upon God: “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3). The word translated ‘poor’ indicates dependency. The word was used of beggars who depended on society … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, christian growth, Textual study
Tagged attitudes, beatitudes, blessed, Matthew 5, sermon on mount
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Hades, Heaven and Hell
What awaits on the other side? What do we know about the hereafter? What does the Bible say? Hades When Jesus died, He went to Paradise (Luke 23:43). Yet, He had not gone to the Father (John 20:17-18). He had … Continue reading
Nativity Questions
This time of year many think about the birth of Jesus. We’ll take this writing to address a few questions. 1. Was Jesus born on December 25th? It seems unlikely. Shepherds did not have their sheep in the fields in … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus
Tagged christmas, nativity, questions, sheperds, star of bethleham, virgin birth, wise men
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What to do With the Word
“All scripture is given by the inspiration of God and is profitable …” (2 Tim. 3:16). Two things are affirmed: (1) Inspiration. The word translated “inspiration” (theopneustos) literally means, “God breathed”. Geisler and Nix explained, “It does not mean, as … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, Preaching, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 4:2, coreection, doctrine, exhort, inspiration, instruction, longsuffering, rebuke, reproof, reprove
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Why?
An elderly couple returning from visiting family are killed in a car crash. A young family is killed when a tornado rips through their house. A young mother is swept away by a tsunami. A young father is killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Endurance, Suffering
Tagged alcohol, amnon, arrogance, brevity of life, car crashes, child abuse, dog attack, drugs, effects of flood, effects of past generations, Endurance, fire, food, gravity, humble, hurricane, Jesus, job, kerry duke, murder, natural disaster, noah's flood, opportunity to repent, pray, pride, promiscuity, reasons for suffering, s.t.d., satan's attacks, self inflicted woes, smoking, spousal abuse, stephen, sticks and stones, suffering, tamar, toby keith, tornado, tsunami, uncertainty of life, value of pain, volitional balance, water, why
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Why I Believe – The Bible (Part 2)
If the Bible is from God, then one should be able to find unity and accuracy in the message. This is exactly what one does find. The unity and accuracy of the Bible is amazing. Unity “The Bible was written … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Bible History, Evidence, mormon, Mormons, science
Tagged a. h. sayce, accuracy of bible, achaia, adam clark, archaeology, averham biram, bible, book of mormon, bryant wood, col.taylor, cyprus, dalmatia, David, earnest wiedner, enclyclopedia britannica, errors, gallio, henry layard, heroditus, Hezekiah, Hittites, hugo winckler, Jehoiachin, Jehu, jericho, mistakes of men, mormon, nelson glueck, number of writers of bible, omri, politarchs, proconsul, propraetors, robert koldeway, samuel johnson, sennacherib, sennacherib annals, smithsonian, tacitus, taylor prisim, thessalonica, unity of bible, william albright
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Why I Believe –The Bible (Part 1)
The Bible claims to be inspired of God. Over 2700 times the Bible says, “Thus says the Lord” or “The Lord said” or “The word of the Lord” or the same similar claim to the message being from God. God … Continue reading
How Fortunate We Are
Do we realize how fortunate we are to have such easy access to the Bible? Studies indicate that over 90% of Americans possess a Bible. The cost of the Bible in the middle Ages was very high. Philip Schaff has written, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, God`s word, History
Tagged bible, tyndale, wycliffe
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Why I Believe – In God
Does God exist, or not? Were we intentionally created by intelligent design, or are we here by molecular chance? No greater issue exists than the issue of creation. If there is a God, and if the Bible is the word … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Faith
Tagged apologetics, cosmologic, faith, teleologic
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