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About Negative Teaching
“Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, … Continue reading
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Tagged Admonition, Bible, Christ, church, correction, courage, faithfulness, false teaching, God's word, judgment, leadership, negative, obedience, positive, preachers, rebuke, religion, sin, teachers, truth, truth in love
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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You—Brotherly Kindness
2 Peter 1:7 “and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” There are a number of commands in the Bible about loving others. We must love our enemies, our neighbors, our husband or wife, our children … Continue reading
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Tagged church, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, Jesus, judgment, leadership, love, mercy, obedience, prayer, religion, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, truth, wisdom, worship
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The Moral Evidence of God
Let’s assume for a moment that God doesn’t exist, but we do. If God doesn’t exist, then the only explanation for the existence of life is evolution. And if evolution is how we came to be, then we are logically … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, agnostic, agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, ethics, evangelism, evidence of God, faith, false teaching, good and evil, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, judgment, justice, love, meaning of life, mercy, moral code, morality, obedience, philosopher, philosophy, proof of God, religion, right and wrong, sin, standards, truth
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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You—Moral Excellence
For the last couple of posts we’ve been talking about our calling to salvation from the Lord. Certainly, God’s calling to eternal life is generous and inclusive of everyone, but as Jesus put it, (Matthew 22:14) “…many are called, but few … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, courage, dedication, discipleship, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, forgiveness, grace, Jesus, justice, love, meaning of life, mercy, morals, obedience, persecution, promises, prophecy, religion, repentance, sacrifice, wisdom
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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You—Diligence
2 Peter 1:10 “Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;” In my last post about our calling I talked about … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, Christ, courage, diligence, discipleship, effort, faith, faithfulness, focus, leadership, love, purpose, religion, work
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What is Real Obedience?
1 Samuel 15:22, 23 “Samuel said, ‘Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. … Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, baptism, delay, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, hearing, Jesus, judgment, lip service, obedience, partial obedience, pattern, religion, salvation, sin, truth, wisdom, worship
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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You
2 Peter 1:10 “Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;” A calling was an important event in the life … Continue reading
Only the King Makes the Rules
The book of Romans begins with a presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—ending in chapter 8 with “no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” (8:1) and how we “overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us” (8:37). What a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, chosen, Christ, church, courage, criteria, discipleship, elect, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, God's sovereignty, hope, Israel, Jacob, Jesus is Lord, judgment, kindness and severity of God, kingdom of god, kingdom of Heaven, mercy, Messiah, obedience, promises, prophecy, salvation, sovereign, sovereign choice, theology, truth, who's in, who's out
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What the Bible Says About Jesus Christ Part 7, His Reign and Part on the Last Day
We’ve looked at a number of aspects of the Bible’s teachings about the Christ, but one about which I’ll be speaking this time, may be the most misunderstood in modern times—Christ’s reign and His part in the Last Day. The … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christ, church, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, forgiveness, generosity, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, love, meaning of life, Messiah, persecution, promises, prophecy, purpose, religion, salvation, theology, truth
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What’s the Best Thing for Me?
Deuteronomy 4:5-8 ““See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do thus in the land where you are entering to possess it. “So keep and do them, for that … Continue reading →