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Law of Moses: Slavery
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Kidnapping. Kidnapping … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Ethics, law of moses
Tagged 1 Timothy 1:9-10, 2 Kings 4:1, abuse of slave, Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6, beating slave, chocolate, cocoa, Colossians 4:1, criminal punishment, days off for slaves, debts, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 15, Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 23:15-16, Deuteronomy 24:7, emancipation, Ephesians 6:9, Exodus 21, Ezekiel 27:13, foodispower, freedom, gotquestions, hammurabi, hammurabi code 282, hammurabi's code of laws, james burton coffman, Job 31:13-15, Joel 3:1-3, Joshua 9, kidnapping, law of moses, Leviticus 25, Nehemiah 5:5, Number 31, permitted slavery, restitution, Revelaion 18:11-13, runaway slaves, slave trade, song piece my ear, steve croft, torah, war, west africa, year of jubilee
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Anton Lavey and The Church of Satan
Anton Szandor Lavey (1930-1997) was the founder and High Priest (or “The Black Pope”) of The Church of Satan. It was founded on April 30, 1966, in San Francisco, California. Lavey wrote The Satanic Bible in 1969. It turns Biblical … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Example, Proverbs, satan, Suffering
Tagged 1 Timothy 6:17, 1930-1997, 1966, 1969, animal instinct, anton lavey, anton szandor lavey, behavior, blessed are the bold, blessed are the strong, book of proverbs, burton h. wolfe, california, carnivals, changing docrtrines, Christian Influence, church bazzars, church fund raisers, church music, critics of christianity, cursed are the humble, cused are the vanquished, Ephesians 6:14-17, evil pain and suffering, evil world, gluttony, hand clapping, hate enemies, high priest church of satan, hypocrisy, influence, introduction to satanic bible, it's God's will, John 16:33, joy, lack of relevance, love and hate, love enemies, lust and carnal desire, might makes right, my own redeemer, nathan rebukes david, no joy, Philippians 4:4-7, preservation is highest law, Proverbs, Proverbs 5:18, san francisco police department, san fransico, sfpd, shorten habits, sincerity, smite him smash him on the other cheeck, sword of spirit, the black pope, the book of satan, the church of satan, the new satanic age, the satanic bible, turn other cheek, victory makes right, war, why suffering, worship self
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Be Objective
Sometimes people are not close enough to a situation to make an informed decision. A crowd in Jerusalem was stirred up by the false testimony of certain Jews from Asia against Paul (Acts 21:27-ff). Paul was accused of bringing gentiles … Continue reading
Posted in History, Judgment
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1937, 1938, Acts 17:11, Acts 21:27-ff, adolf hitler, book taking to stranders, britain, canada, deceiving charm, discernment, double handshake, duff cooper, FDR, franklin roosevelt, germany, getting to know der fuhrer, he a good ol boy, hermann goring, history, joan of arc, joseph goebbels, joseph stalin, Jude 16, judging, judgment, lord halifax, malcolm gladwell, nevile henderson, neville chamberlain, objective, Proverbs 18:17, sudetenland, that is how it has always been done, that just how she is, too close, too far away, usa, war, william lyon mackenzie king, winston churchill, ww2
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The Soldier, The Athlete, and The Farmer
Paul used three earthly professions to illustrate the way a Christian should live. Let’s notice – 1. The Good Soldier “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2 Timothy 2:3). Christians are frequently described in … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Endurance, Judgment, Textual study
Tagged 2 Timothy 2, 2 Timothy 4:7-8 cf. 2 Timothy 2, archery, ben johnson, boxing, caution is needed, christian athlete, christian farmer, christian soldier, christion living, committment is needed, compete according to the rules, consequence of labor, disqualified athletes, early rain and latter rain, Endurance, endure hardships, entaglements of life, fight good fight, finish course, harvest, husbandman, illustration from three earthly professions, James 5, jim thorpe, kept the faith, lance armstrong, marion jones, partake of crops, partaking fruit, participant or spectator, patience, paul's crown, please him who enlisted, reward does not come immediately we must wait, run race, running, sports illustrations, the crowned athlete, the good soldier, the hard working farmer, war, wrestling
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 4)
This world is filled with evil, and it can be a very dangerous place. April 04, 1965: U.P.I. reported, “For the past 5,500 years, the world has known only some 300 years of peace. Since 3,600 B.C, there have been … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Stats
Tagged abraham, Acts 23, can christian serve in government, can christian serve in military, citizenship, daniel, death penalty, erastus, esther, ethics, Exodus 22, Genesis 14, government, john f. kennedy, joseph, Matthew 5, melchizedek, number of years with no war, paul, Romans 12, Romans 13, self defense, thomas sowell, turn other cheek, war
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A Careful Study of Matthew 24:1-35
Religious history is filled with date-setters. William Miller, a member of what later became the Seventh Day Adventist, was one such. In 1843 he set a date for the Lord’s return. The predicted year of His return was to be … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Jehovah Witnesses, Premillennialism, Seventh Day Adventists, Textual study
Tagged 1843, 1844, 1845, 1914, 1918, 1988, 70 a.d., abomination of desolation, caligula, charles russell, city gates, claudius, date setters, earth quakes, edgar whisenant, end times, false christs, famines, galba, gospel preached in all world, Jehovah Witnesses, Luke 21, Mark 13, Matthew 24, millerites, natural disasters, nero, otho, persecution, pestilence, Premillennialism, rapture, rumors of war, sabbath, seventh day adventist, signs, signs of end times, the comings of Christ, the great disappiontment, titus, vespatian, vitellius, war, william miller, winter
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