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Give Thanks This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving celebrations, on American soil, predate the Pilgrims. Spanish explorers celebrated a day of thanksgiving in 1541 (Palo Duro Canyon, Texas), and again, in 1598 (El Paso, Texas). French Huguenot colonists did so in 1564 (Saint Augustine, Florida). English settlers … Continue reading →
Posted in Ethics, History, holiday, Thanksgiving
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The Beatitudes: The Pure in Heart
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). God cares about more than one’s actions; He cares about one’s thoughts. John Quincy Adams remarked, “Human legislators can undertake only to prescribe the actions of man. … Continue reading →
Posted in beatitudes, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
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Tagged adultery in heart, beautiful robes, blessed, clean inside of cup and dish, clean out side of cup and dish, conscience, david barton, different uses of heart in scriptures, double minded, effort, emotions, founding, four chanbers of spiritual heart, full of dead men's bones, full of hypocrisy and lewdness, God looks upon the heart, good deed and wrong motives, happy, heart, heart and soul and mind and strength, human legislators v. God, hypocrites, intellect, john quincy adams, kardia, katharos, look upon woman to lust, lust in heart, makarios, mrs. a.l. davison, obey from heart, original intent, out appearance of righteousness, out of the heart issues of life, pharisees, scribes and pharisees, song purer in heart, the pure in heart, they shall see God. Matthew 5:8, thinker in head not thumper in chest, thomas jefferson, uncleaness, white washed tombs, will
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In The News: Ben Carson
Presidential candidate Ben Carson has raised much controversy by telling Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet The Press: “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.” Immediately, some … Continue reading →
Posted in Government, History, Islam, World Religions
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Basics From The Beginning
The world is in a state of confusion. It has left the moorings of the basics as taught in the early chapters of Genesis. It is now tossed upon the ever changing sea of individual subjective thought. It needs to … Continue reading →
Posted in God, Man, Marriage, Nature, Phrase Study, Sin, Textual study, Work
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Tagged adam and eve, back to the basics, creation, david barton, eric lyons, french revelution work week, gary brantley, Genesis 1-2, God created man, God created marriage, God created the heavens and the earth, in the day you eat, man and woman have different roles in home, man created in the image of God, man given dominion over the rest of creation, man is accountable to God, protoevangelium, shimei, Solomon, the beginning, the image of God, victor hamilton, what was big deal about fruit, why adam and eve did not immediately die, work is not a curse, work week, you shall surely die
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Parables: Kingdom’s Value, Growth, and Influence
“Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power.” ~ Mark 9:1 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come … Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Influence, Example, History, Parables, Stats, Textual study
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Tagged blackstone, common every day phrases which came from bible, counting the cost, david barton, founding fathers most often source of quotes, influence of bible, influence of christians, kingdom parables, locke, Matthew 13, montesquieu, Parables, stats, the hidden treasure, the leaven, the mustard seed, the pearl of great price
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Think on These Things!
It is so easy to allow one’s mind to dwell upon the wrong things. Someone has offended you, and you meditate on such day and night until you allow a root of bitterness (cf. Hebrews 12:15) to grow within your … Continue reading →
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, Mental Health, Priorities, stewardship, Temptation, Textual study, Word Study
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Tagged david barton, good report, internet, john quincy adams, just, lovely, mind, news, newspaper, noble, Philippians 4, praiseworthy, pure, radio, t.v., think, thomas jefferson, thoughts, true, virtue
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Ethics: Legal
There are well over a million lawyers in the U.S.A. (1,143,358 as of the end of 2007. Source: wiki.answers.com). There are more per capita here than anywhere. There are only about 954,000 physicians (www.wsj.com). There are also many lawsuits in … Continue reading →
Posted in Church discipline, Ethics, Stats, Word Study
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 6, anthony robbins, c-sections, church problems, confidentiality, david barton, ethics, evidence, law suits. suing, legal, Matthew 23, Matthew 5, mcdonalds, medical law suits, number of law suits, number of lawyers, oaths, stella liebeck, swearing, thomas sowell, two witnesses, witnesses, wjj, zephaniah swift
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 2)
Man living in what John Locke has described as “the State of Nature,” that is man living without earthly government has great freedom. He is amenable to God’s law. He, in certain relationships, is to be in subjection to others: … Continue reading →
Posted in Ethics, Government
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Tagged citizen and residence responsibility, citizenship, david barton, ethics, government, honor, john lock, john quincy adams, obey, prayer, residence, state of nature, submit, taxes
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Ethics: Sex (Part 2)
America’s view of homosexuality has radically changed through the years. Did you know that at Valley Forge Lieut. Enslin was court-martialed for attempting sodomy with a soldier, John Monhort? George Washington wrote that he “approves the sentence with abhorrence and detestation … Continue reading →
Posted in Ethics, History, Homosexuality, Sex, Stats, Word Study
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Tagged aids, cbs news, david barton, disciple whom Jesus loved, eaves-johnson debate, enslin, ethics, gay gene, genetics, george washington, hereditary, hiv, Homosexuality, j. michael bailey, jeffery staninover, jesus and john, jonathan and david, kinsey, lean upon breast, monhort, newsweek, patrick rogers, richard c. pillard, ruth ans naomi, salk institute, Sex, simon levay, sodom ans gomorrah, sodomy, strange flesh, valley forge
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The Work Week
God outlined the work week for Israel. He said, “Six days shalt thou labour, But the seventh day thou shalt not do any work” (Exodus 20:9-10; Deuteronomy 5:13-14). At least, three important points are taught here: (1) God expected them … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Sabbath, Work
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Tagged david barton, first estate, french republic calander, french revelution work week, french revolution, history, napoleon, need for rest, sabbath, second estate, third estate, work
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