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Tag Archives: nature
Determining God’s Will
How does one determine God’s will for one’s life? Many are looking for subtle signs. Consider: (1) I once heard of someone who was trying to decide which church to attend. One day, while driving through town, the person noticed … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Priorities, truth
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-22, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, close doors, determining God's will, discerning God's will, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Ezra 7:10, God's Providence, hobby, James 1:22, local church, Matthew 7:24-27, Micah 6:8, nature, open doors, priorities, rainbow, signs, signs from above, subtle signs, unwarranted conclusions, wishful thinking
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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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Ethics: The Environment and Animals
There is a great divide in humanity over man’s usage of the environment and animals. This divide has led to terrorism. “During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Nature, Stats, stewardship, Technology
Tagged animal rights, animals, bill maher, chris derose, cleveland amory, clothes, enviornmentalism, food, fruit, nature, polution, produce, shelter, stewardship, terrorism, tom regan, work
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The Seven Signs: Walking On Water (John 6:15-21)
More than 1200 species of animals have the ability to walk on water (lifeslittlemysteries.com). Some are classified as “gliders.” These are tiny creatures (such as: water striders, fisher spiders and mosquitoes.) Their bodies can be supported by the surface tension … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Miracles, Nature, Seven signs, Signs, Textual study
Tagged animals, fear, John 6, King Canute, miracles, nature, signs, the book of virtues, walk on water
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Seeing God in Nature
“Have you ever stood at the ocean with the white foam at your feet, felt the endless thundering motion? Then, I say, you’ve seen Jesus my Lord. / Have you ever stood at the sunset with the sky mellowing red, … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, God, God's Providence, Man, Nature, Stats, Weather, Word Study
Tagged benefits of lightening, bert thompson, birds, book genesis for kids, break cedars, bridegroom from chamber, calf, caligula, carl sagan, cedars of lebanon, charles spurgeon, count stars, deer gives birth, distance to center of galaxy, distance to moon, distance to nearest star, distance to sun, divides flames of fire, donald deyoung, doug lambier, expanse, expedite percipitation, figure of speech, firmament, God reveals through nature, God's care of man, God's Providence, grass of field, hind, how many stars, lessons from nature, lillies, Matthew 6, matthew henry, metonymy, milky way, nature, nature walk, nitrogen, number of thunderstorms at any time, phenomenal language, power of lightening, power of thunderstorm, Psalm 19, Psalm 29, Psalm 8, robert stevenson, robert taylor jr., roy deaver, shakes earth, size of sun, star gazing, storm chasing, storm watching, strip forest, strong man run race, suetonius, sun bathing, sun rise, sun set, sun's orbit, the voice of the LORD, universe, vastness of space, walk in the park, wayne jackson, weather, weather book, young ox
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