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Tag Archives: Jesus
God: His Essence
God wants us to know Him. He has revealed Himself through nature (Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17; Romans 1:20). He has revealed Himself through Jesus (John 1:18; 14:9; 1 Timothy 3:16 KJV/NKJV). He has revealed Himself through inspiration (John 16:13-15; 2 Timothy … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, God, Godhead
Tagged A.W. Dicus, alleged discrepancies, Coffman, Deuteronomy 32:27, Does God repent?, eternal, EXodus 20:11, Exodus 32:14, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 6:6, God, God's essence, Godhead, Haley, How God has revealed Himself, immutable, inspiration, Isaiah 40::13-14, Jeremiah 19:5, Jeremiah 32:17, Jesus, Job 42:2, John 4:24, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 10:29-30, nature, omnific, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, Proverbs 15:3, Psalm 139, ray v. line, robert taylor jr., Roy Lanier, self sufficient, Song: our God He is alive, spirit, timeless trinity
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Jesus: King of His Kingdom
This is a Presidential election year. America is a representative republic, or representative democracy. There is a system in place for selecting the President, Congressional Representatives, and Senators. What if Jesus was on the ballot? Would you select Him as … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Government, Jesus
Tagged ballot, book: the church everybody is asking about, choice, coniah, democracy, edward perronet, election, jeconiah, Jennie Evelyn Hussey, Jesus, king, king of my life, kingdom, Luke 6:46, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, potentate, song: all hail the power of Jesus name, song: lead me to calvary, theocracy, wendell winkler
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Rejoicing
Emotions have a place in the lives of the godly. Let’s consider some things which should bring us joy. 1. David worshipped with joy. He wrote, “I will praise You, O LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, heaven, Mental Health, Parables, psalms, Suffering, worship
Tagged 1 thessalonians 2:19-20, 2 corinthians 1:14, 2 john 4, 3 john 3-4, David, david's joy, guy woods, heaven, hebrews 12:2, henry van dyke, james 1:2-3, Jesus, Jesus' joy, john, john's joy, joy, joy in trials, matthew 13:44-46, matthew 5:11-12, parables on joy, paul, paul's joy, philippians 4:10 and 17, Psalm 40, psalm 9, psalm 95, rejoicing, rubel shelly, song joyful joyful we adore thee, the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, worship
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Weeping
“Real men don’t cry,” we are told. However, this saying is not in agreement with the Bible. In the Bible, godly men and women wept. Let’s consider some things which caused them to weep. 1. Abraham wept over Sarah’s death. … Continue reading
Posted in Death, emotions, Mental Health
Tagged 1 corinthians 2:3, 1 corinthians 5:1-2, 1 corinthians 7:8-9, 1 thessalonians 4:13, 2 corinthians 2:4, abraham, acts 20:19, emotions, genesis 23, hebrews 5:7, jacob, jeremiah, jeremiah 13:15-17, jeremiah 9:1, Jesus, Jesus wept, john 11:33-35, joseph, lamentations 2:11, Lazarus, luke 19:41, luke 7:38, paul, paul wept, philippians 3:18-19, raising lazarus, real men dont cry, sarah, stephen, tears, the weeping prophet, weeping
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Peace Series: Peace and Goodwill Toward Men!
“The Dayspring on high has visited us… to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:78-79). The Dayspring refers to the rising of the sun. The prophets depicted the coming Messiah as a coming light (Isaiah 9:1-2 cf. Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Peace, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Angels, Dayspring, fanny crosby, goodwill, guide feet, Jesus, John 1:11-13, John 3:17, John 3:19, Luke 1:78-79, Luke 2:13-14, peaace series, peace, peace and goodwill, right to become children of God, song tell me the story of Jesus
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Peace Series: Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed
“Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed” (Psalm 85:10). If God demanded righteous according to truth without mercy there could be no peace. This is true because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, psalms, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Jesus, john the baptizer, mercy, mercy and truth meet, peace, peace series, Psalm 85:10, righteousness, righteousness and peace kiss, tom wacaster, truth
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Sixteen Things About Jesus
It is easy to advise one to consider in decision-making W.W.J.D.. However, such is beneficial only if one truly knows how Jesus lived. Too many do not. The book of Mark contains sixteen chapters. Let’s consider one snapshot of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Example, Forgiveness, Humility, Jesus, Prayer, Priorities, Textual study
Tagged all things done well, be not afraid, be of good cheer, donkey v. horse, family v. brethren, gain whole world and lose soul, go home and tell your friends, greatness through service, have you not read, Jesus, johnny ramsey, man determined to do the father's will, man of comfort, man of compassion, man of forgiveness, man of grace and mercy, man of impartiality, man of logic, man of perfection, man of power, man of prayer, man of proper values, man of rebuke, man of vigilance, man who allowed himself to be bound, man who knew the scriptues, man who praticed service, man who rode a donkey, man who taught service, not my will but your will be done, overview of the book of Mark, partiality, sixteen things about Jesus, the great commission, watch and pray, what would Jesus do?, who are my mother and brothers, why eat with sinners, WWJD, you are greatly mistaken, you are mistaken not knowing the scriptures or the power of God, you do err
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Jesus: The Fish
You’ve seen the fish symbol. Sometimes it is on the leather covering of someone’s Bible. Sometimes it is found affixed to the rear of someone’s automobile. You’ve seen it; but, what does it mean? Where did this symbol come from? … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, History, Jesus
Tagged ancient sign, bumper sticker, catacombs, Christ, faith, God's son, ichthus, Jesus, Jesus as the fish, savior, tertullian, wikipedia
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