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Category Archives: Forgiveness
Put On… (Colossians 3:12-15)
It is said that a tradition sprang up, in the early years of church history, concerning the garments worn following baptism. The historian Philip Schaff wrote, “During the week following, the neophytes wore white garments as a symbol of purity” … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Endurance, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Mercy, Textual study, Word Study
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In The News: Brandt Jean (I Want to be More Like Him)
Botham Jean was fatally shot by Amber Guyger on the night of September 06, 2018. It appears to have happened due to a tragic mistake. Fatigued, and perhaps distracted, Guyger claims to have confused Jean’s fourth floor apartment for her … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Love, Race
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Ghosting (Don’t Ghost Me)
Are you familiar with this word, and its modern usage? I was not, until recently. What does the word mean? Here are some definitions – Psychology Today: “Ghosting… is having someone that you believe cares about you, whether it be … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Ethics, Family, Fellowship, Forgiveness, friends, Marriage
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corintians 12, 1 thessalonians 5:14, brethren, church, Collosians 3:12-13, Colossians 3:21, communication, dating, employers, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 6:1-2, esau, Exodus 20:5, fair weaher friends, family, father and prodigal son, fellowship, forgivness, friends, Galatians 6:1-2, Genesis 33, Genesis 45, Genesis 50, honor father and mother, James 3:9, jennice vilhauer, John 13:14, joseph, Jude 3, kenny rogers, loyalty, Luke 15, Mark 7:9-12, Matthew 18:15-17, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 7:12, Philippians 2:4, Proverbs 25:19, Proverbs 27:10, Proverbs 27:17, psychology today, reconciliation, responsibilty, Romans 12, Romans 12:15, song you picked a fine time to leave me lucille, stats on ghosting, Titus 2:5, urban dictionary, wikipedia
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A Sense of Urgency
I recently finished watching Ken Burns’ series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. The 14 hour series weaves the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt into a single narrative. He suggests that both Theodore and Franklin were driven by a … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, Christian Influence, evangelism, Forgiveness, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning, stewardship, Time
Tagged book means of ascent, brievity of life, Eleanor roosevelt, evangelism, FDR, forgivness, george johnson, James 4:14, ken burns, LBJ, life is a vapor, mrs. roy carruth, robert caro, sam early johnsom, sam johnson, song: swiftly we're turning, the roosevelts, tillit s. teddlie, time, tom johnson, TR, urgency
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The Beatitudes: The Merciful
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). It is reported that Mohandas Gandhi once told the British Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin: “When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Forgiveness, Judgment, Mercy, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged beattitudes, blessed, care about spiritual needs, coare about physcial needs, compassionate help, dave miller, elemon, eleos, Forgiveness, gandhi, God's mercy, happy, hugo mccord, india, jonah, judgement, lord irwin, love of God, makarios, Matthew 5:7, mercy, monhandras gandhi, sermon on mount, solve owe problems and the world, the elder son, the merciful, the pharisee and the publican, the unmerciful servant, they shall obtain mercy, two reasons why to forgive, value of sermon on mount
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Grace Series: Grace Not Debt
“Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness” (Romans 4:4-5). The term … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Textual study
Tagged abraham, abraham counted righteous, Acts 2:40, blind man wash in pool siloam, circumcision, David, david needed forgiveness, faith accounted for righteouness, flawless law keeping, Grace, grace and works, grace not debt, jericho a gift, life of faith, meeting conditions for pardon, naaman dip seven times in jordan, no one can merit salvation, Psalm 32:1-5, robert taylor jr., Romans 4:4-5, salvation is a gift of God, save ourselves?, the walls of jericho, type of works, works=perfect obedience
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Grace Series: Grace for Grace
“And of His fullness we have received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:16-17). There is a contrast between what Moses brought to man and what … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Old Testament/New Testament, Textual study
Tagged curtis cates, day of atonement, forgiveness of sins before Christ, full of grace and truth, Grace, grace and truth through Jesus Christ, grace for grace, grace instead of grace, John 1:16-17, old testament/new testament, song oh the depths and the riches, the law was given through moses, tillit s. teddlie, was there forgiveness of sins under the old testament?, was there grace under the old testament?
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