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All Leaves But no Fruit
“He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, ‘Let no fruit grow on you ever again.’ Immediately the fig tree withered away” … Continue reading →
Posted in Dedication, plants, stewardship
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Tagged adam clarke, albert barnes, all hat no cattle, all leaves no fruit, Beirut, beyrut, bicura, boccore, curse fig tree, early figs, fig tree, following Christ, fourfold gospel, fruit bearing, hypocrisy, hypocrites, israel, Israel compared to vine and fig tree, jerusalem, jewish nation, jw mcgarvey, kermus, lebanon, Mark 11, markan sandwich, Matthew 21:18-19, Palestine, plants, professing to be christian, summer figs, variety of fig trees, wayne jackson
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Demons and Swine
“Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. So all the demons begged Him, saying, ‘Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.’ And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits … Continue reading →
Posted in animals, Apologetics, Demons, Priorities
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Tagged 2000 swine drowned, albert barnes, apologeticspress.org, book 20 years of the problem page, caleb colley, decapolis, demon possession, evil spirits, gadarenes, gadarenes or gerasenes, gerasenes, Jesus power over demons, Luke 8:32-33, Mark 5:11-13, Matthew 8:30-32, pork over people, priorites, Roy Lanier sr, sausage over savior, swine, swine over salvaton
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Law of Moses: Marriage
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. God’s Plan. … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, law of moses, Marriage
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Tagged 2 Samuel 12:1-3, abraham and sarah, abram and saai, adam and eve, adultery, albert barnes, amram and jochebed, apologetics press, apososis, book ox in the ditch, cain's wife, death penalty, defending the faith study bible, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Deuteronomy 25:5-6, Deuteronomy 25:7-10, Deuteronomy 27:20-23, Deuteronomy 5:18, Deuteronomy 7:1-4, divorce, dna, ervah, Exodus 20:14, Exodus 21:10, Exodus 34:11-16, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 24:58, Genesis 2:24-25, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 38:6-11, incest, incest before law of moses, incest list, jacob and rachael and leah, Jeremiah 3:8, kerry duke, law of moses, levir, levirate law, Leviticus 18:17-18, Leviticus 18:6-18, Leviticus 20:10-21, Leviticus 20:11-21, marriage, mixed religious marriages, mutations, polygamy, protasis, rahab, ruth, The rational Bible, torah, where did cain get his wife?
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Be Still And Know
It is easy to become myopic (nearsighted) in one’s view of life. There are the cares and concerns of this world. There are current events and the issues of the day. There is the steady stream of information and news, … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, fear, God's Providence, Mental Health, Peace, psalms, Textual study
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Tagged abate, albert barnes, asv, barnes notes, BDBG, be still, book a Psalm in my heart, cease striving, do not panic, esv study bible, faith, fear, glorify God, God our helper, God our refuge, God our strength, I will be exalted, inner peace, kjv, know that I am God, leroy brownlow, myopic, nasb, near sighted, nkjv, parallelism, peace, providence, Psalm 46, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 46:10, purpose, purpose in life, raphah, relax, remember the big picture, sennacherib, sink, stop striving, tranquility, tranquilizers, trust in God
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Spiritual Growth: (#3) Motivation/Necessity
Johnny Ramsey was one of the instructors when I attended Brown Trail School of Preaching. One of his classes was General Epistles (James – Jude). He taught us to remember each chapter by one key point. He provided the following … Continue reading →
Posted in be ready, Bible Study, christian growth, Textual study, Textual varients, Word Study
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2, 2 Peter 3, 2 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 3:11-14, 2 Peter 3:12, 2 Peter 3:13, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Peter 3:7, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Timothy 2:15, 25 animals that never stop growing, adam clarke, albert barnes, american bison, an oak tee doesn't get taller but bulks up like a body builder, animals that never stop growing, asv, blanding's turtle, book greek grammar beyond the basics, book treasures from the greek new testament, brian kenyon, brown trail school of preaching, chinese giant salamander, christians should continue to grow, coral, corcodile, cottonmouth, cs lewis, daniel b. walace, desert turtle, discovered, do trees stop growing?, earthsky, elements melt, esv, exposed, fervent heat, galapagos tortoise, godliness, goldfish, goliath bird-eating spider, green anaconda, grow in grace, grow in knowledge, h.g. wells, heavens pass away with great noise, heurisko, holiness, ignorant, imparative mood, Isaiah 2:12, Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:22, Joel 1:15, Joel 2:1, Joel 2:11, Joel 2:31, Joel 3:14, johnny ramsey, kangaroo, katakaio, king crab, kjv, komodo dragon, labord's chameleon, laid bare, lobster, lubbock lectureship, lungfish, Malachi 4:5, Matthew 24:42-44, motivation for spiritual groth, nasb, necessity of spiritual growth, new heavens and new earth, niv, nkjv, no hiding place, npr, plants that never stop growing, quahog clam, reticulated python, Revelation 21:1, righteousness matters, rightly handling the word, rougheye rockfish, shark, small mouth bass, sothside church of christ lubbock, spiritual growth, stoicheion, studylight, tauatara, textual varient, the day of judgment, the day of the Lord, thecoldwire, thief in night, timber rattlesnake, tommy hicks, twisting scripture, unlearned, unstable, untaught, vine's, wayne jackson, wresting scripture, yellow-legged frog
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Better Than Joshua
Israel had some great leaders in their past, men such as Moses and Joshua. Moses led them to the edge of the promised land. Joshua led them into the promised land. However, Jesus is so much better. Let’s consider how … Continue reading →
Posted in Hebrews, Jesus, Textual study, Type/Antitype
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Tagged a rest like God's, adam clarke, albert barnes, another rest, bad example, bdag, better, better country, better than joshua, beware, charles gabriel, come short, devin dean, faith, fear, finished, Genesis 2:2, God rested, good example, gospel journal commentary series, gospel preached, heavenly country, Hebrews 4, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 4:10, Hebrews 4:2, Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 4:4, Hebrews 4:5, Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 4:7, Hebrews 4:9, Jesus or Joshua, Joshua 21:44, Joshua 22:4, Joshua 23:1, mixed with faith, niv, obedient faith, promise land, Psalm 95:11, Psalm 95:7-8, Revelation 14:13, sabbatismos, shall not enter, some enter, song oh that will be glory for me, stan crowley, swore in wrath, tom wacaster, wayne jackson
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Better Than Angels
The word “better” appears 13 times in the book of Hebrews (1:4; 6:9; 7:7; 7:9; 7:22; 8:6; 8:6; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16; 11:35; 11:40; 12:24). The original word (Kreitton) is defined to mean “more prominent, higher in rank, preferable, better… more … Continue reading →
Posted in Angels, Hebrews, Jesus, Textual study
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Tagged 2 Samuel 7:14, albert barnes, angels spirits a flame of fire, apologetics press, bdag, better, better than angels, comparison, coronation, creation, enemies made footstool, Firstborn, footstool, Hebrews 1-2, Hebrews 1:10-12, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 1:3-4, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 1:6, Hebrews 1:7, Hebrews 1:8-9, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 2:5, keitton, kingship, Psalm 102:25-26, Psalm 104:4, Psalm 110:1, Psalm 45:6-7, Psalm 97:7, Psalms 2:7, right hand, robert milligan, sit at right hand, son og God, subjection, today have I begotten you, tom wacaster, vines, world to come, worship
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All in All
You are my strength when I am weak … Continue reading →
Posted in Chruch, end times, God, heaven, Jesus, Phrase Study, Priorities, Textual study
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:26, 1 Corinthians 15:28, a.t. robertson, albert barnes, arrogant, Biblical unity, church is the filled with fulness of Him, Colossian 3:11, connected with the divine, dennis jernigan, drew leonard, Ephesians 1:22-23, gary workman, God all in all, God worked all, God works in all, jim mcguiggan, let us be christ like, miracluous gifts, Son subject to Father, song you are my all in all, wayne jackson, will Christ's reign end
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What Would You Give Up?
Vernon, Florida is a small town located in the state’s panhandle. It, by reputation, is commonly called “Nub City.” This moniker was earned in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. During this time the area was economically depressed. It seems … Continue reading →
Posted in Dedication, friends, hermeneutics, Temptation, Textual study
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Tagged 1950s, 1960s, albert barnes, atlassobscura, books, brooks hays, dismemberment, entertainment, epidemic of accidents, esv study bible, florida panhandle, friends, in the news, insurance claims, insurance fraud, internet, Mark 7:21-23, matthew 5:29-30, mentalfloss, music, niv study bible, nub city, Proverbs 23:7, proverbs 4:23, right eye offend, right hand offend, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 13:14, self-mutilation, sin from heart, stats, stumbling block, tv, vernon florida
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Bryan Hodge 
In The News: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is a wise man. I enjoy his weekly Fireside Chats. Rarely do I miss viewing this weekly program. His Rational Bible Commentary series on the Torah contains some good thoughts. However, no one should be blindly followed. All … Continue reading →