KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Any “goodness” in God’s eyes comes from the obedience that comes from faith alone! The Bible is filled with two aspects: how a person is saved & how salvation is assured. If you’re not reading your Bible IN CONTEXT, you aren’t reading your Bible properly and therefore are immediately prone […]
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Truth is light. The above statement is so full of meaning that it’s impossible for me to describe it all here in a blog. But there’s obviously a reason why the Spirit has me writing to you about this topic (hint: it involves honesty). Let’s start with a passage of Holy Scripture. But when anything
I don’t always “like” having to write blogs like this one because it forces me to dive headlong into the ugly parts of Christianity, as they exist today. It is nonetheless part of my duty to the Spirit of the Lord who motivates me. On that note, please forgive me up front for missing the
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What happens when a person chooses evil over good? Does God ever allow it? Does He ever just give you what you want? (Strictly speaking, since God ordains all things, He is effectively giving you what you want even when it’s against His better judgement.) The answer is, “Yes!” The more important question is, do
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Money, by itself, is harmless, innocuous, and by all means a healthy part of life for most people in this world. Whether it’s printed on paper or stamped on precious metal, it’s just currency. Currency is nothing more than a useful way of exchanging value. If you and I decide to use corn as our
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When it comes to suffering, we always focus on the victim, not the perpetrator. I suppose this is understandable given the simple fact that some of the most profound circumstances we endure involve suffering in our lives. It’s difficult to comprehend the higher order benefits of searing pain when stricken by it. Usually, the only
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If you were to have asked me years before I became a believer where I thought attacks on Christians would most likely come from, I would’ve said, “From unbelievers and skeptics, of course…makes perfect sense to me!” Fast forward to me today, a pastor with nearly a decade and a half of full-time ministry under
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OUTLINE:Demons ExistFor some reason, we forget about their presence in this world. They possess and influence people. The Bible is chock full of accounts with demons and yet nobody seems to even acknowledge their presence anymore! Jn 6:40For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in
Why do we regard the opinions of others so deeply? Is it a blessing or a curse? Is that even the right question? Might we fare better by challenging the basic presupposition that it’s good to regard the opinions of others as valuable? I favor the latter strategy. I believe God does, too. God has
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OUTLINE: Renaissance Humanism – worldhistory.orgRenaissance Humanism was an intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focused not on religion but on what it is to be human.Renaissance Humanism – worldhistory.orgHumanists believed in the importance of an education in classical literature and the promotion of civic virtue, that is, realizing
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