There are hard truths in the Bible that we don’t always like to accept. Of course, there are the ones strewn across the Old Testament where God wipes out a bunch of so-called “innocent” people (I put the word “innocent” in quotes because it requires a much longer analysis than I have time for here). […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Why Are We Not All Dead? – blog 12/29/23 – To summarize…sin, in God’s eyes, is a capital offense. – Then why are we not all dead? – If we all got what we deserved, we’d all get God’s justice and we’d all be dead and in Hell. – Remember, God
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Why Are We Not All Dead? – blog 12/29/23– To summarize…sin, in God’s eyes, is a capital offense.– Then why are we not all dead?– If we all got what we deserved, we’d all get God’s justice and we’d all be dead and in Hell.– Remember, God has never been unjust.
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Whenever I’ve asked my congregation to raise their hands if they’ve suffered this past week, month, or year, everyone raises their hands and there’s inevitably a collective sigh and usually a few chuckles. It’s a form of group commiseration, I suppose…a sort of, “Well, this is our life, and we don’t suspect it’s going to
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The question the table is: can anything be “good”, truly, if it’s not done in love??? God showed us how to do things from the heart when He came down to earth for us in the Person of Christ. God is love!!! – 1Jn 4 Good deeds must be done
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If you’ve been on the fence in your soul, turn to the Lord while there’s still time/opportunity! IF we humbly obey the command to diligently seek Him, He will reward us with supernatural blessings that go beyond our imagination. Do we read His word with the intention of getting to
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I’ve been around some shady people and, as a result, at times have been terrifically frightened. I’ve since carried in my flesh a baseline suspicion of others, including persistent doubts that people, overall, are doing the right thing and acting honorably with integrity. When I was younger, I was much less likely to give someone
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God has placed conditional promises before us. To obey (e.g, to have faith) is to receive them. We’re also encouraged in the Word of God to not only seek Him, but to seek Him DILIGENTLY! Do we read His word with a seeking attitude, like we crave to find out
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Jesus loved to cut to the chase. He didn’t pull any punches because He was interested in presenting others with the Truth. Sometimes said Truth hurts a little, but in the end, it’s the best medicine even for an already aching soul. For example, have you ever been worn out and someone weaker than you
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Good evangelism’s foundation is mercy. A truly virtuous characteristic of a person (aka, mercy!) proves its authenticity by bearing good fruit. William Lane on Ch 3 A major theme in Hebrews is that Christians are the people of God who, like the generation in the desert, experience the tensions of
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