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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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Negative As Well As Positive
“Behold I have put My words in your mouth” (Jeremiah 1:9). The LORD addressed these words to Jeremiah. The prophet was to speak God’s word. It was not his duty to entertain the people. It was not his duty to … Continue reading
Posted in Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 4:2, a herald, atricle getting there from here by wacaster, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, build, destroy, God over nations, jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:9, Jeremiah over nations and kingdoms, kerusso, negative preaching, plant, positive preaching, preach the word, prophet, pull down, robert taylor jr., root out, throw down, tom wacaster, universal authority of God, vines, words in mouth
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Missed Opportunity
“The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” (Jeremiah 8:20). These are extremely sad words. Judah was not in a saved condition. There are two common interpretations of this verse. Wayne Jackson comments, “This may … Continue reading
Posted in preparation, prophets, salvation, Textual study
Tagged 2 Kings 25:1-3, Acts 24:24-25, adam clarke, almost but lost, almost persuaded, babylonian captivity, balsam, exile, felix, Genesis 37:25, gilead, hananiah, harvest is past, jeremiah, Jeremiah 28:1-11, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 8:22, keil delitzsch, Luke 12:16-21, medicine, missed opportunty, neglect, no balm in gilead, no physician in gilead, opportunites, opportunity, p.p. bliss, physican, procrastination, robert taylor jr., siege of jerusalem, song almost persuaded, summer is ended, The Great Physician, the rich fool, time, wayne jackson, we are not saved
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Easter, a Special Holy Day?
Some people avoid any connection with Easter. It is to them an unauthorized special holy day at best, and a pagan holiday at worst. Some people place special emphasis on Easter Sunday. They attend the worship assembly, when they ordinarily … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, culture, History, holiday, worship
Tagged Acts 12:4, alexandria sifferlin, anglo-saxon, asia minor, book challenging dangers of modern versions, book the eternal kingdom, book the history of the christian church, britanica, c.e.o joke, c.m.e. joke, catholic.org, chocholate bunny, clara hinton, colored eggs, Colossian 2:16-17; Romans 14, conscience, culture, easter, easter clothes, egg hunt, egypt, eostur, f.w. mattox, french, germany, greek, gregorian calendar, Hebrew, holidays, intent matters, italian, jewish holidays, julian calendar, king james version, newsok.com, nicean council, nisan 14, origin of easter, orthodox church, ostern, pagan hoilday, pagan holiday christianized, paques, pascha, paschal controversy, pasqua, passover, penny travers, persia, pesah, philip schaff, pliny the elder, robert taylor jr., roman catholic church, spanish pasqua, special holy day, the australian broadcast network, the new book of knowledge, time magazine, timeanddate.com, traditions, virgin birth
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Conscience: Bearing Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). Please notice that it does not say, “The Spirit… bears witness to our spirit.” Instead, it says, “The Spirit… bears witness with our spirit.” … Continue reading
The Potter and The Clay
“The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying: ‘Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.’ Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, God's Sovereignty, Man, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged adam clarke, adelaide pollard, can one change, character, choice, clay, david lipscomb, destruction of Israel, foy wallace jr., free will, God's Sovereignty, jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, Jeremiah 19, moses, pharaoh, pliable, potter, potter and clay, potter wheel, potters house, responsible, robert taylor jr., Romans 9, song: have thine own way, vessel for destruction, vessel for honor, vessel of glory, vessel of wrath, wayne jackson
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The Church: God’s Field, God’s Building and God’s Flock
“You are God’s field” (1 Corinthians 3:9). Paul was writing to “the church of God which is at Corinth” (1 Corinthians 1:2). He referred to them as “God’s field” (1 Corinthians 3:9). Why is the church metaphorically referred to as … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Church Organization, Elders and Deacons, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:9, 1 Peter 5:1-2, albert orsborn, care and provision, church, church series, dwelling place for God, elders, eliza hewitt, following Jesus, foundation of church, fruitfulness, God's building, God's field, God's flock, Guy N. Woods, harry d. clarke, Holy Spirit, j.w. mcgarvey, living stones, mytonymy, ownership, paul and apollos, robert taylor jr., sanctuary, sheep, shepherd, song: into my heart, song: let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, song: sanctuary, song: where he leads I'll follow, song: who will follow Jesus standing for the right, tabernacle, temple, tom m. jones, w.a. ogden
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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 2)
Many teach that man is born in sin. Consider: (1) Catechism of the Catholic Church Second Edition – “(Adam) has transmitted to us a sin with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the ‘death of the … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Catholic, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15, adam, born in sin, catechism, Catholics, death spread to all men, GA Quarterly, garden of eden, Grace, Guy N. Woods, in adam all died, in Christ all shall be made alive, inherited sin, Jesus v. Adam, john newton, law, natural body, pareiselthen, physical death or spiritual death, robert taylor jr., Romans 5, roy deaver, sin, song amazing grace, spiritual body, studies in romans, tree of life, universal salvation, westminster confession of faith
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Bryan Hodge 
Suggestions for Bible Students (Part 3)
Wayne Jackson has written, “It is the epitome of folly to ignore the labors of countless Bible scholars across the centuries who have made available, by means of the printed page, the results of their research. One of the wonders … Continue reading →