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Why Is It So Difficult to Evangelize a Religious Person?

Pop quiz:  What do all religions except true Christianity have in common? Answer:  They all promote a works program, where adherents desiring favor with their deity (or deities) must perform good works while in their natural, fallen state. In other words, all other religions besides Christianity propose a person is born naturally capable of doing good in […]

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Freedom vs. Autonomy

Arguably, one of the greatest inventions is the automobile. Very few people call it an “automobile” anymore; rather, it’s typically called a “car” or “vehicle”. The word “automobile” is derived from two root words, “autos” (Greek meaning “self”) and “mobile” (French meaning “moving”). Combine these two meanings together and you get “self-moving”. From a driver’s perspective, an automobile is

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SALVATION SERIES: Part 28 – The Order of Salvation

OUTLINE:Jn 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Atonement – Merriam-WebsterSecular:  reparation for an offense or injury.Biblical:  the reconciliation of God and humankind through the substitutionary, sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. ReconciliationThe restoring of friendly relations between God and man.

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