Now, before you gloss over and assume this blog is just about golf, please know that I also write about the Ten Commandments, vandalism, and envy. So, please read on… There’s an old saying, ‘every golf shot makes someone happy.’ If it’s a good shot, the player is happy; however, if it’s a bad shot, their opponents […]
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OUTLINE: The Bible, a Twofold Record of God’s Great Works: – Creation (Gen 1-2) – Redemption (Gen 3-Rev 22)God’s Salvific Plan (aka Redemption) – God the Father planned it. – God the Son accomplished it. – God the Holy Spirit applies it.Salvation by GraceGod does all the work in sanctification (Php 1:6 – something He
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OUTLINE: What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?2/4/22 – blog Salvation by GraceGod does all the work sanctification (Php 1:6 – something He doesn’t do for unbelievers). He also never starts something He doesn’t finish (Is 55:8-11). Severity is clarity.(Heb 4:12) Who Do You Trust More?If salvation were up to you, personally, how confident
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At the writing of this blog, there’s a TED Talk on YouTube about a couple of capuchin monkeys being paid for performing a work. If, for some reason, this video no longer exists, here’s the gist of it: A scientist performs an experiment with two capuchin monkeys (apparently, this is an experiment which yields similar
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OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons” What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?2/4/22 – blog Php 1:6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Heb 4:12For the word of God is living
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TODAY’S VERSES: Mark 16:15-16 “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.’” As we wrapped up our study on Salvation in prep school, we took some time to review
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Have you ever had someone say to you, “Oh, the Bible is written by man, so then the truth must be left up to one’s own interpretation”? In my experience, this comes from a person who’s looking for an excuse to dismiss the sovereignty of God’s Word altogether. Coupled with that is a fleshly desire
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OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons” The Effects of HumanismMan is always trying to gain some advantage against God’s sovereignty, even if only slightly (at first). For example, he is predisposed to syncretism (mixing religions and secular schools of thought). This is catastrophic to God’s salvific plan. Examples of Syncretism (w/ Humanism)
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OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons”The Effects of HumanismMan is always trying to gain some advantage against God’s sovereignty, even if only slightly (at first). For example, he is predisposed to syncretism (mixing religions and secular schools of thought). This is catastrophic to God’s salvific plan. God’s Power, Not Man’sWithout God’s direct
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The following parable makes me sad every time I read it. Matthew 18:24-35 “When he (the King) began to settle (his accounts), one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had,