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Muhammad in the Bible?
Is Muhammad mentioned in the Bible? The Quran indicates that he is. Consider: (1) “I will show mercy… to those who follow the Apostle – the unlettered Prophet – whom they shall find described in the Torah and the Gospel” … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Prophecy, World Religions
Tagged 2 Nephi 27_ff, a prophet like moses, altogether lovely, among, among your brethren, ariel, book of mormon, Bukhari, coastlands, codex siniaticus, Deuteronomy 18:15, Deuteronomy 18:18, distinction between the prophet and the Christ, distinction between the prophet and the Messiah, edomites, elijah, gabriel, hadith, is muhammad mentioned in Bible, Isaiah 29:11-12, Isaiah 42:1, Islam, islands, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:7, John 1:19-21, joseph smith, Joseph Smith History, kedar, machamaddim, muhammad, muhammad did no miracles, muhammad illiterate, paraclete, pearl of great price, periclytos, quran, Quran 17:90-91, Quran 19:29-ff, Quran 48:29, Quran 5:114, Quran 61:1-8, Quran 61:6, Quran 7:156-157, sahih muslim, sela, Song of Solomon 5:16, textual varient, the comforter, the helper, the holy spirit, wayne jackson, your midst
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Black People in the Bible
The Bible does not usually specify skin color. Instead, it speaks of people’s relationship to God. Of Noah, we are told, “Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). Of Job, we are … Continue reading
Posted in envy, evangelism, Race
Tagged 1 Kings 10, Acts 8, cush, cushite, ebed-melech, envy, ethiopia, ethiopian eunuch, great commission, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 38, job blameless and upright, josephus, libya, lucius of cyrene, miriam and aaron, moses, Moses' wife, noah walked with God, Numbers 12, partiality, passover, paul, prejudism, proselytes, queen of sheba, racism, rufus, simon of cyrene, skin pigmentation, Solomon, sudan, wayne jackson, zipporah
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Glory in This
In what do you glory? So much of that in which we glory does not last. In 1985, Bruce Springsteen released, “Glory Days.” (Wow! It has been 38 years!). The song is about the passing of time. He sings, “I … Continue reading
Posted in life, pride, Priorities, Wealth
Tagged 1985, bruce springsteen, glory, in what does God delight, Jeremiah 9:23-24, judgment, justice, loving kindness, might, mighty man, military might, rich man, riches, righteousness, song glory days, strength, trust in God, wayne jackson, wealth, Wisdom, wise man
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Stand In the Gap
The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) was well protected. It was positioned on a horn or peninsula that was surrounded by water. It could be reached from the Black Sea, in the north, by the Bosporus strait. It could be … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 2 Kings 3:14, Acts 27, agean sea, Attila the Hun, black sea, blues, book of Ezekiel, book the prophets, bosporus strait, byzantium, chariot racing teams, chariot teams save city of Constantinople, constantantinople, Constantine, constantine flavius, dardanelles strait, Ezekiel 22:30, fall of civilizations YouTube, Genesis 18:16-32, greens, heritagedaily.com, huns, istanbul, jim mcguiggan, make a wall, Mediterranean sea, perserving effect of righteous, rebuild walls, sea of marmara, stand in gap, Theodosius 2, walls of constantinople, walls of theodosius, wayne jackson, worldhistory.com
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Moral Perfection
I believe that a major misunderstanding exists among some Christians and among many non-Christians. I am speaking of the need for moral perfection, flawless performance of God’s law, or absolute sinless living. When a Christian has this misunderstanding, the consequences … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Faith, Sin
Tagged 1 Peter 1:15-16, 1 Peter 1:3-4, 2 Samuel 11-12, adam clarke, agape, be holy as I am holy, be perfect as I am perfect, David, flawless performance of law, Galatians 2, Galatians 6:14, Hebrews 12:14, living by faith, love, Matthew 26, Matthew 5:48, mature love, model or standard of life, moral perfection, peter, Philippians 3:9, Psalm 32, pursue peace and holiness, repent and pray, sinless perfection, teleioi, wayne jackson, what does God expect?, willful sin
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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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