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Western Religions: Scientology (Part 2)
Authority a. L. Ron Hubbard The organization’s website says, “IS IT ALL BASED ON ONE MAN’S WORK? Although Dianetics and Scientology were founded by L. Ron Hubbard, and all of the scriptures are solely compromised of his writings and recorded … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, World Religions
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The Beatitudes: The Pure in Heart
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). God cares about more than one’s actions; He cares about one’s thoughts. John Quincy Adams remarked, “Human legislators can undertake only to prescribe the actions of man. … Continue reading →
Posted in beatitudes, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
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Tagged adultery in heart, beautiful robes, blessed, clean inside of cup and dish, clean out side of cup and dish, conscience, david barton, different uses of heart in scriptures, double minded, effort, emotions, founding, four chanbers of spiritual heart, full of dead men's bones, full of hypocrisy and lewdness, God looks upon the heart, good deed and wrong motives, happy, heart, heart and soul and mind and strength, human legislators v. God, hypocrites, intellect, john quincy adams, kardia, katharos, look upon woman to lust, lust in heart, makarios, mrs. a.l. davison, obey from heart, original intent, out appearance of righteousness, out of the heart issues of life, pharisees, scribes and pharisees, song purer in heart, the pure in heart, they shall see God. Matthew 5:8, thinker in head not thumper in chest, thomas jefferson, uncleaness, white washed tombs, will
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Galen’s Influence
Imhotep (Egypt c. 3500 B.C.), Hippocrates (KOS, Greece 460-377 B.C.), Galen (Pergamum, Asia Minor 130-201? A.D.): Those are the celebrated physicians of ancient times. It is Galen that is the subject of this article. Galen learned much by dissecting animals – … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible Study, science
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Tagged andreas vesalius, authority, autopsy, belgium, blood circulation, british royal family, disection, edward jenner, egypt, england, errors, eudemus, facts, four humors, galen, galen mistakes, gladiators, greece, heart as a pump, hippocrates, imhotep, infection, john hudson tiner, joseph lister, kos, listerine, marcus aurelius, middle ages, napoleon, opinions, pergamos, rome, scotland, small pox vaccine, thomas jefferson, william harvey
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Are you acquainted with the name Benjamin Rush? If so, you are an exception to the rule. He is not so well-known today. But, Benjamin Rush was a great man in many respects. In fact, Encyclopedia Britannica says of him, … Continue reading →
Posted in Forgiveness, History
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Tagged benjamin rush, Forgiveness, john adams, Matthew 5, peacemaker, thomas jefferson
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Think on These Things!
It is so easy to allow one’s mind to dwell upon the wrong things. Someone has offended you, and you meditate on such day and night until you allow a root of bitterness (cf. Hebrews 12:15) to grow within your … Continue reading →
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, Mental Health, Priorities, stewardship, Temptation, Textual study, Word Study
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Tagged david barton, good report, internet, john quincy adams, just, lovely, mind, news, newspaper, noble, Philippians 4, praiseworthy, pure, radio, t.v., think, thomas jefferson, thoughts, true, virtue
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Ethics: Tongue (Part 2)
We are social creatures. We like to talk. The Bible warns, “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:19). We must learn to control our tongues (James 1:26). The … Continue reading →
Posted in Ethics, Honesty, Stats, Tongue
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Religious Freedom
People from different religious persuasions settled in the land that eventually would become The United States of America. (1) The Pilgrims were people who had separated themselves from the Church of England. They were persecuted in England . They fled … Continue reading →
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