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Category Archives: God’s Providence
Determining God’s Will
How does one determine God’s will for one’s life? Many are looking for subtle signs. Consider: (1) I once heard of someone who was trying to decide which church to attend. One day, while driving through town, the person noticed … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Priorities, truth
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-22, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, close doors, determining God's will, discerning God's will, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Ezra 7:10, God's Providence, hobby, James 1:22, local church, Matthew 7:24-27, Micah 6:8, nature, open doors, priorities, rainbow, signs, signs from above, subtle signs, unwarranted conclusions, wishful thinking
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Prophecy: A Ram, A Goat, And A Little Horn
Daniel 8 records a vision of Daniel. This vision is said to have occurred in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar (Daniel 8:1). Belshazzar was co-regent with his father Nabonidus (cf. Daniel 5:7, 29). He was the last … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, God's Sovereignty, History, Prophecy, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged 1 maccabees, 2 Maccabees, alexander the great, antiochus epiphanes, antiochus IV, astyage, battle of gaugamela, belshazzar, cambyses, circumcision, cyrus, Daniel 8, don simpson, evel merodach, four divisons of greece, glorious land, goat, greece, josephus, judas maccabeus, kings of babylon, labashi marduk, little horn, medo persia, nabonidus, nabopolassar, nebuchadnezzar, neriglissar, onius III, persecution, persia, Prophecy, prophecy series, ram, rex turner sr
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The Adversary (Part 1)
The more one understands about an opponent, the better prepared one is to deal with an opponent. Consider: (1) This is true in sports. Teams spend a great deal of time studying video of opponents. They want to understand strengths … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, God's Providence, History, satan
Tagged adversary, bert thompson, devil, did God create evil, erwin rommel, Ezeikel 28, fall of satan, george patton, Guy N. Woods, h. leo boles, Isaiah 14, king of babylon, lucifer, Luke 10, origin of satan, price of tyre, Revelation 12, rex turner, roy lanier jr, satan, satan his origin and mission, satan is not deity, satan's power, systemic theology, t. pierce brown, wayne jackson, why does God allow
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Let Us Give Thanks
The book of Psalms is filled with expressions of thanks to God. The words “thanks” and “thanksgiving” appear 30 times in the book of Psalms. Nave’s topical Bible classifies 37 Psalms as Psalms which offer thanksgiving to God (9, 18, … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, God's Providence, psalms, Thanksgiving
Tagged book of Psalms, giving thanks, God's Providence, individual thanksgiving, johnson oatman jr., national thanksgiving, nave's topical Bible, psalms, song count your blessings, specific thanksgiving, thanksgiving, thanksgiving day
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Angels (Part Two)
The word “angel” means “messenger.” This is true of both the Old Testament word (malak), and the New Testament word (angelos). These words are used of human messengers (e.g. Genesis 32:3; Numbers 21:21; 2 Chronicles 36:15; Haggai 1:13; Malachi 1:1 … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Death, God's Providence
Tagged angel in corelius' conversion, angel in ethiopian conversion, angelos, Angels, angels as messengers, angels at death, angels do not teach what to do to be saved, angels God's army, angels in revelation, angels not to be worshipped, angels protect man, assyrian army, cherubim, God's Providence, Jesus in Saul's conversion, malak, ministering angels, the work of angels, wayne jackson, what angels do, what angels do not do
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“When… Without Strength”
In Romans 4:12, 16-17a, we are told that we need to have the faith of Abraham. Without such faith is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Paul, then provides an illustration of Abraham’s faith (Romans 4:17-22). When Abraham’s having a … Continue reading
The Providence Of God
The Providence of God refers to God’s working in this world through natural laws. It should be viewed as distinct from a miracle which is God’s super-natural working. Here are some examples of the difference: (1) Mary’s virgin conception (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Miracles
Tagged esther, feast days, joseph, mary, miracles, onesimus, paul, philemon, providence, sarah
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Seeing God in Nature
“Have you ever stood at the ocean with the white foam at your feet, felt the endless thundering motion? Then, I say, you’ve seen Jesus my Lord. / Have you ever stood at the sunset with the sky mellowing red, … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, God, God's Providence, Man, Nature, Stats, Weather, Word Study
Tagged benefits of lightening, bert thompson, birds, book genesis for kids, break cedars, bridegroom from chamber, calf, caligula, carl sagan, cedars of lebanon, charles spurgeon, count stars, deer gives birth, distance to center of galaxy, distance to moon, distance to nearest star, distance to sun, divides flames of fire, donald deyoung, doug lambier, expanse, expedite percipitation, figure of speech, firmament, God reveals through nature, God's care of man, God's Providence, grass of field, hind, how many stars, lessons from nature, lillies, Matthew 6, matthew henry, metonymy, milky way, nature, nature walk, nitrogen, number of thunderstorms at any time, phenomenal language, power of lightening, power of thunderstorm, Psalm 19, Psalm 29, Psalm 8, robert stevenson, robert taylor jr., roy deaver, shakes earth, size of sun, star gazing, storm chasing, storm watching, strip forest, strong man run race, suetonius, sun bathing, sun rise, sun set, sun's orbit, the voice of the LORD, universe, vastness of space, walk in the park, wayne jackson, weather, weather book, young ox
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