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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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Different Types of Sin
“Sin is sin,” we are sometimes told. Thus, it is concluded that all sins should be dealt with the same way. But is this true? I think not. Let’s notice: 1. Personal, Private Matters between Two Brethren (Matthew 18:15-17). Step … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Fellowship, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5, 1 thessalonians 5:14, 1Thessalonians 4:11-12, 1Timothy 6:3-5, 2 John 9-11, 2 Thessalonians 3, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, church discipline, divisive person, egregious sin, false teachers, fellowship, general disorderliness, heretic, Matthew 18:15-17, personal private matters, Romans 16:17, shocking sin, sin, Titus 3:10, types of sin
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Thanksgiving
A true Christian should not need the government to set aside one day per year as “Thanksgiving Day” to remember to be thankful. In fact, our lives should exude thankfulness and should be characterized by thanksgiving. 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In … Continue reading
Careful With The Lines
Must you and I see each and every Bible passage exactly alike for us to fellowship one another? It has been my experience, that some are ready to contend over the smallest, most trivial of things. They are ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Doctrine, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:4, association, church discipline, expedience, faulty standard, feelings, fellowship, general guidelines, generic commands, guilt by association, hearsay, imputing motives, not every difference a matter of fellowship, public opinion, the party spirit, traditions
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