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Category Archives: Stats
Demons (Part One)
Demon possession is mentioned in the Bible. It is mentioned: 8 times in Matthew (4:23-25; 8:16; 8:28-34; 9:32-34; 12:22; 12:43-45; 15:21-28; 17:14-28); 8 times in Mark (1:21-28; 1:32-34; 1:39; 3:10-12; 5:1-20; 7:24-30; 9:14-29; 16:17-20); 9 times in Luke (4:31-36; 4:40-41; … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, Stats, Suffering
Tagged alexander campbell, demon possession, Demons, demons speak, differences between modern desciption of demon possession and the Bible, does demon possession still occur?, franklin camp, ghosts, guy woods, homer hailey, irenaeus, josephus, justin martyr, number of demon possessions in the Bible, philo, roy lanier sr., saul"s distressing spirit, the effects of demon possessions, was demon possession simple physical or mental illness, were angels departed human spirits?, were demons fallen angles?, what was demon possession, why did God allow demon possession, Zechariah 13
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Eating Together
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you sit in your house…” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). The family sitting at the table … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Family, Money, Parenting, Sex, Stats
Tagged alcohol, cnn, cornell, Deuteronomy 6, drugs, eatting together, economics, electronics, in the news, nutrition, Parenting, purdue, Sex, television, the university of minnesota, tobacco, value of family meal
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Christians Do The Same
There is frequently a cry of moral equivalency between Islam and Christianity. “Muslims have been violent, but so have Christians. Muslims are waging jihad, but what about the crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Conquistadors? The Quran teaches warfare, but so … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Islam, psalms, Stats
Tagged abrahamic covanent, all is not fair in war, american spectator, amorite, anti-semitism, atheistic governments, Ben Franklin, cambodia, canaanite, china, church discipline, conquistadors, dave miller, depravity full, does the n.t teach violence?, germany, girgashite, God's wrath, hitler, hittite, hivite, hungary, ibn jubayr, imprecatory psalms, is the Bible a book of violence?, Islam, jebusite, jihad, john lennon, mao, market of ideas, moral equivalency, new world, noah's flood, numbers killed by atheistic and totalitarian governments, p.i.g., perizzites, peter skurkiss, pol pot, pursue peace, removal of the canaanites, repay no one evil for evil, robert spencer, rules of engagment, sean hannity, song imagine, spain, stalin, stephen wiggins, terrorism, the crusades, the spanish inquisition, the sword of the spirit, timothy mcveigh, turn other cheek, ussr, utopia, wayne jackson recommended article
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Do You Exercise?
One report indicates that 49.6% of American adults get physical exercise at least 30 minutes per day, three days per week; and 18.5% get physical exercise one or two days per week. (statisticsbrain.com, source WedMD, research date: 1-1-2014). Perhaps, you are one … Continue reading
Attracting A Crowd
A couple of writings have caught my attention recently. Both concerned preachers and gathering a crowd. The Bible says, “the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall heap to themselves teachers, … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning, Stats
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No Time?
So you think you have no time? In a newspaper article entitled, “The American Century” which I read in December 1999, these words appeared – “The average worker needs 7 minutes of work time to purchase a half-gallon milk, compared to 56 minutes at … Continue reading
Questions About The Exodus
“He sent Moses His servant and Aaron whom he had chosen. They performed His signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham . . . He also brought them out with silver and gold . . . Egypt … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, exodus, Stats, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10, 430 years or 400 years or 215 years, a&e, amram, aquba, borrow, charlton heston, creation and exodus plagues, darrell conley, did isrealites steal from egyptians, did pharaoh's magicians really work miracles, did water part by natural means, discovery channel, doran nof, elymas, exodus, Exodus 5-15, fake miracles, Hebrews 11, henry morris, history channel, how did God harden pharaoh's heart, how long were children og isreal in egypt, idolatry, josephus, kohath, lend, moses, movie the ten commandments, nathan paldor, nile, Palsm 78, population increase, Psalm 105, Psalm 106, red sea, red sea or reed sea, reed sea, shaal, significance of plagues on egypt, simon the sorcerer, solomon navy, suez, trevor major, tsunami, were isrealites exempted from all plagues, wind setdown theory, yam sup
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Poverty and Immoral Behavior: Are They Necessarily Linked?
It is true that poverty, like wealth, provides an avenue for certain temptations to come our way (Proverbs 30:8-9). We are all tempted in various ways. Poverty comes with its own circumstances which Satan uses in his desire to lead … Continue reading
Posted in Money, Proverbs, Sin, Stats, Temptation, Wealth
Tagged china town, crime and proverty, george mason university, great depression, harlem, harvard university, illegitacy rate, james q. wilson, Philippians 4, povery, Proverbs 30, Proverbs 6, richard hernstein, rush limbaugh, shannon county south dakota, starr texas, tempation, tunica mississippi, u.s. census poorest communitees in america, university of california at los angeles, walter williams, wealth, william bennett
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