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Category Archives: Dedication
Pharoah’s Offers of Compromise
Is compromise good or bad? It depends on what is being compromised. Compromise can be a good thing. It may make the difference in whether or not a house sells, or a business transaction takes place. It may make the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Dedication, exodus, Textual study
Tagged book the bible doctrine of christian fellowship, comprimise, Do not go far, Do not leave land, Do not take children, Do not take flocks and herds, exodus, Exodus 10:10-11, Exodus 10:24, Exodus 10:8, Exodus 8:25, Exodus 8:28, humbolt tennessee, james burton coffman, n.b. hardeman, pharoah's offers, robert taylor jr, trenton tennessee
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Practical Atheism
Let’s define what is meant. Practical atheism is “holding an intellectual belief in God but thinking, feeling, and behaving as if there were no God” (Rubel Shelly, Atheists on the Church Rolls, quoted by Dick Sztanyo in Practical Atheism and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Dedication
Tagged atheists on church rolls, book diamonds in the rough, brad harrub, burt jones, christian living, dick sztanyo, faith without works, financial support of church, influence, Luke 8:14, pratical atheism, reading Bible, rubel shelly, Titus 1:16, warrenapologetics.org, what's the fifference
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Serving Only When it is Convenient
What would happen if the man-in-need scenario from the parable of the Good Samaritan were recreated? How many would stop to help? John Darley and Daniel Batson, two Princeton University psychologists, conducted a study, in the early 1970’s. Princeton Theological … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Love, Parables, Preachers, Preaching, Priorities, Time
Tagged 1970s experiment at princeton, benevolence, book the tipping point, daniel batson, doers of word, doing good to others, family brethren and others, God over people, helping others, Jesus had time for others, john darley, kindness, love, malcolm gladwell, mercy over sacrifice, opportunities to do good, people over animals, preaching and praticing, princeton, princeton psychologists experiment, princeton seminary, serving, serving when convenient, stats, the good samaritan, time, too busy, too hurried, urent needs, urgent needs
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Thoughts From The Prophets: Seek The LORD, Righteousness, and Humility
“Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger” (Zephaniah 2:3). Judgement was coming on the … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Humility, Judgment, prophets, Repentance, Textual study
Tagged apostacy, complacency, corrupt leaders, darrell conley, garland elkins, homer hailey, idolatry, power lectures, seceit, seek humility, seek righteousness, seek the Lord, thomas b. warren, thoughts from the Prophets:, trust in wrong things, violence, why judgement, Zephaniah 2:3
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Thoughts From The Prophets: A Cake Unturned
“Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned” (Hosea 7:8). Some believe that this refers to Israel’s idolatry. Homer Hailey commented, “’A cake not turned,’ burnt on one side and uncooked on the other, fit for … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, prophets, Textual study
Tagged a cake unturned, baal worship, calf worship, divided allegiance, ed. f davidson, ephraim, fully His, garland elkins, homer hailey, Hosea 7:8, idolatry, looking for safety in wrong places, power lectures, the new bible commentary, thoughts from the Prophets:
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Sacrificing The Abomination
“Then Pharoah called for Moses and Aaron, and said, ‘Go sacrifice to your God in the land.’ “And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD … Continue reading →