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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (John v. Herod)
Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch, who ruled over Galilee and Perea, stayed with his half-brother Philip, on a visit to Rome. While there, he coveted his brother’s wife, Herodias, who was also the brothers’ niece. She also coveted him. She agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged aretas iv, courage, galilee, herod, herod antipas, herod philip, herodias, incest, john beheaded, john loses head, john the baptizer, john v. herod, josephus, Luke 3, lust, machaerus, Mark 6, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 14, not lawful for you to have her, not lawful for you to have your brother philip's wife, peer pressure, perea, phasaelis, rash words, troubled conscience, war between herod and aretas
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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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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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Prophecy: Seventy Weeks (Part 2)
“Seventy weeks are determined… know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street (or open square, footnote in NKJV) … Continue reading
Posted in Premillennialism, Prophecy
Tagged abomination of desolation, appearing of messiah, artaxerxes' decree, confirm covenant, cyrus' decree, Daniel 9, daniel's seventy weeks, darius' decree, end of sacrifices and offerings, ezra, josephus, messiah cut off, middle of seventh week, nehemiah, one week, prophecy, rebuild temple/jerusalem, sixty two weeks, temple destroyed, three segments of prophecy, titus, troublesome times, wings of temple, zerubbabel
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Prophecy: The Christ in the Psalms (Part 1)
The Jews of Jesus’ day divided the Bible (our Old Covenant) into sections. Sometimes, they used a two-fold division: (1) The Law (Genesis – Deuteronomy) and (2) The Prophets (Joshua – Malachi). This two-fold division is frequently mentioned in the … Continue reading
Ethics: Race and Prejudice (Part 1)
An ideal world, justice would be blind. We should be judged by the content of our character, and not the color of our skin or our socio-economic level. However, life is not always idea. Racism exists around the globe. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Ethics, History, Jesus, Race
Tagged america, antichos, armenians, Bible History, blacks, burma, chinese, ethics, history, ibos, indians, japanese, Jesus, jews, John 4, josephus, justice, lebanese, Luke 10, Luke 17, Luke 9, mt gerizim, mt zion, nehemiah, nigeria, ottoman empire, peru, prejudism, Race, samaritans, sanballet, sierra leone, sri lanka, tamil, temple, zeus
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Ethics: Life (Part 2)
Definition: Euthanasia is of Greek origin (eu = good, thanatos = death). Euthanasia is some times called “mercy killing.” Euthanasia has the following component parts: (1) one is terminating another’s life (with or without the consent of the one being … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Euthanasia, History, Stats, stewardship, Suffering, Technology
Tagged bill bennett, Euthanasia, health care, health care cost, hellen heller, I.Q., job, josephus, life, stats, stephen dubner, steven levitt, super freakonomics, tom dempsey, william cullen bryant poem so live
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Jesus: His Humanity
Some people have a difficult time relating to Jesus, because somewhere they have gotten the idea that He was specially protected, and shielded from the difficulties of life as we experience it. Nothing could be further from the truth of … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Miracles, Suffering, Temptation
Tagged born of woman, carpenter, church at Corinth, churches of galatia, David, dont feel sorrow for self, excruciating, homer hailey, hunger and thirst, hungry, increased in wisdom stature favor, Jesus emptied self, Jesus series, Jesus' humanity, jonah, josephus, judas, manger, miraclulous abilities and sin, miricles by holy spirit, moses, nazareth, no form of comliness, no halo, no special beauty, pain, peter, physical limitations, prophet of 1 Kings 13, samson, sleep, Solomon, sorrow and grief, talmud, tasted death, tempted, thirsty, tired, weary
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 8
“Every Bible chapter is great for the purpose for which it was intended… There are some chapters, however, that stand out because they address universal human needs, or because they provide comfort in time of distress, or because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged abel, abraham, abraham and sarah, adam clarke, Alan Highers, amram and jechebed, aritotle, assurance, cain, confidence, conviction, esv, evidence, faith, faith endures, faith is courageous, faith obeys, faith properly worships, faith trusts in God, Hebrews 11, isaac, jacob, joseph, josephus, mathematical demonstration, nasb, Noah, pharaoh, proof, spiritual sword, substance, thayer, timeline of jacob, timeline of joseph, what makes a chapter great
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