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Category Archives: God`s word
The Grass Withers and The Flower Fades
“As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the LORD … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, life, Man, Mercy, plants, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1:24-25, bluebonnets, brevity of life, chesed, choroton, esv, fear and obey, flower, flower fades, flower of the field, from everlasting to everlasting, God's mercy, God's word, gospel advocate, grass, grass withers, guy n.woods, homer hailey, indian paintbrush, Isaiah 40:6-8, James 1:10-11, James 4:13-14, life is a vapor, loving kindness, loyal love, man is weak, mercy, nasb, nkjv, permanent things, plants, Psalm 103:15-17, stedfastlove, texas weather, the sun, the wind, weather, wildflowers, Word Study
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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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The Sound of Sneezing
The sound one makes when sneezing is natural, and involuntary. Correct? The answer is not exactly. The sound one makes seems to be in large part a learned behavior. The sound emitted is different around the world. Achoo is common … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, culture, Example, God`s word
Tagged 1 corinthians 15:33, 1 John 3:16-18, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 2:21, 2 Peter 3:18, achee, achoo, Acts 4:13, apchki, atchaum, atchim, bbc, beholding in mirror, book basics of biblical greek, charlie swinbourne, companion of fools, conform, conformity, deaf people sneezing, don lewis, eccesiastes 10:10, eichi, emma tracey, english, esv study bible, evil company, example, ezekiel 21:16, faking sneezes, french, from glory to glory, german, great stone face, greek, haching, hakashun, hakshon, hatshi, hatxi, Hebrews 12:1-4, hebrews 12:2, hindi, hopsu, humorous story, influence, involuntary, iron sharpens iron, james chapman, japanese, John 13:34, korean, limpchicken, nathaniel hawthorne, natural and involuntary, natural or learned behavior?, nowiknow, ohiipines, panim, peer pressure, Philippians 2:5, potugese, proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 27:17, robert mounce, russian, sneezing, sneezing across world, the sound of sneezing, theuijunkie, they had been with Jesus, tranformed, turkish, vietnamese, walking with wise, william mounce
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Do We Have Absolute Truth?
We do not know all things. In the physical realm, not all has been discovered (Proverbs 25:2 cf. Job 38 – 42). In the spiritual realm, not all has been revealed. We do not know when the Lord will return … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Doctrine, God`s word, Plan of salvation, truth
Tagged 1 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 3:15, agnosticism, can we understand the Bible, children can learm, common people heard him gladly, desire and effort, desire wrong things, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ezra, God desires all be saved, ignorant, IQ, Jesus, Mark 12:37, Mark 16:15, mensa, moses, must one be a scholar, one heart journal, paul, peter, the gospel is for all, truth, unstable, vincent's word study, why some do not understand, wrest to own destruction
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Does Truth Reveal One Plan of Salvation?
What is truth? It is reality. The New Testament declares that God’s word is truth (John 17:17; Ephesians 1:13; Colossians 1:5-6). God’s word declares spiritual reality. This is what the New Testament declares. According to the New Testament, each accountable … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Cofession, Doctrine, evangelism, God`s word, Plan of salvation, Repentance, Soul Winning, truth
Tagged agnosticism, arrogant, baptism, believe, book: piloting the strait, confess, dave miller, faith and knowledge, God's relationship to His word, hear, implication, law of excluded middle, living faithfully, logic and the bible, mac deaver, no firm stand, one heart journal, plan of salvation, repent, the bible is propositional, thomas b. warren, truth, what is truth
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God: Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism (from the Greek Anthropos meaning man or human, and morphe meaning form or feature) is a figure of speech which is used in the Bible. It is “an ascription of material forms to God” (Clinton Lockhart, Principles of Interpretation, … Continue reading
Posted in God, Godhead, God`s eye, God`s word, Word Study
Tagged anthropomorphism, Clinton Lockhart, E.F. Hutton, figure of speech, God in figurative language, God's eyes and ears, God's face, God's limbs arms hands fingers and wings, God's mouth, God's nose, Jennie Wilson, Laurie London, Principals of interpretation, song: He's got the whole world in His hands, song: Hold to God's unchanging hand, song: Watching You, Y.M. Hemson
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Peace Series: Let The Peace of God Rule
“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful” (Colossians 3:14-15). Three things … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Clothing, Fellowship, God`s word, Love, Peace, Textual study, Thanksgiving, Word Study
Tagged alan adams illustration, Appreciation, belt, bond of perfection, bond of unity, brabeuo, Colossians 3:14-15, compliment, dealing with issues, girdle, john kachelman jr, let the peace of God rule, love, mark twain, peace, peace of God, peace series, thanks, the gospel of peace, the word of God, umpire
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Are You Dressed For War? (Spiritual Armor)
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil… Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, christian growth, Clothing, Faith, God`s word, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:8, adam clark, andrew connally, bring this back or be brought back on it, christian armor, christian soldier, christian warfare, christian's depicted as soldiers, clothed armor of God, david lipscomb, do not cast away confidence, do not cast away shield, dressed for war, Ephesians 6:14-18, faith, feet shod not seats padded, feet shoe with preparation of gospel of peace, foy wallace jr., gary fallis, germany, girded with truth, hope, lacedemonia, prayer, quence fiery darts of wicked one, robert milligan, roman long sword, roman short sword, spiritual war, tacitus, the belt of truth, the breastplate of faith and love, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the helmet of the hope of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the spirit, the word of God, w.t. hamilton
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