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A Few Great Lessons from Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
The purpose of this article is to stimulate the interest in Bible students to study these often overlooked books. To many, these books are dry, uninteresting, and contain little application to life today, after all it was written to be … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Family, Giving, life, Mercy, Tongue
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16, Abortion, babe, brephos, corners of field, Deuteronomy 23, Exodus 12, giving, joseph abd mary were poor, levites were to give, Leviticus 12, Leviticus 19, life, Luke 2, Matthew 12, murmurring, Numbers 18, pharisees traditions, plucking grain on sabbath, poor, traditions, value of old testament
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Where Are The Nine? (Luke 17:11-19)
The disease that we call leprosy today (Hansen’s Disease) is a disease of the nerves and of the skin. “Patients with leprosy experience disfigurement of the skin and bones, twisting of the limbs, and curling of the fingers to form … Continue reading
Posted in Textual study, Thanksgiving
Tagged boils, family, friends, fugus infection, gratitude, hansen's disease, ingratitude, job, lepromas, leprosy, life, Luke 17, mercy, nation, one returned to give thanks, possessions, pray, salvation, samaritan, scabies, small pox, syphilies, ten lepers, the Bible, the church, things for which we should be thankful, tumor, unclean, why nine did not express thanks
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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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Ethics: Life (Part 1)
Definition: Suicide is of Latin origin (sui = of oneself, cidium = a slaying). The word is used of killing oneself, self- murder. It is nothing new. The Bible mentions several who contemplated, attempted, or accomplished suicide [(1) Saul (1 Samuel … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Stats, stewardship, Suffering, suicide
Tagged job, life, mentally ill, stewardship, suicide
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The Seven “I Am’s”: The Way, The Truth, and The Life
John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” These words were spoken by Jesus. They were uttered the night of his arrest, the night before his death. The … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Seven I Ams, Textual study
Tagged John 14, life, mansions, seven I ams, the life, the truth, the way, truth, way
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The Seven “I Am’s”: The Resurrection and the Life
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). One of the most fundamental desires of man is to continue to live. Some have sought to do so through diet. They have taken vitamins, minerals, herbs, and elixirs … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Seven I Ams, Textual study
Tagged Jesus wept, John 11, Lazarus, life, resurrection, seven I ams, shortest verse, ted williams, wept
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