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Be doers of the word — James 1-3
James is a great book written by James, the brother of Jesus, called James the Just. He was a major figure in the early Jerusalem church, and was key in the important letter to the churches on the status of … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, hope, judgment, money, obedience, repentance, salvation, sin
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Justification available to all — Romans 4-6
First of all, I need to apologize for the lateness of this posting. Sundays are full of a great many things for preachers, and, of course, yesterday was a Sunday. The busyness of the day kept and distracted me from … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, but God, faith, form of teaching, justification, mold, pattern, tupos, works
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Acts of the Apostles — Acts 1-3
Well, today we begin the book of Acts. If you’ve never studied this book very much before, you’re in for a treat. Before we start with the story itself, please allow me to provide a short introduction. The book of … Continue reading
The last few hours — John 12-14
Hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas. But don’t let the wonderful Christmas crowd out your reading, especially not today, because today’s readings are some of the best in the book of John. Again, I’ll be a little briefer than usual. … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, grace, inspiration, love, obedience
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Whatever He says to you, do it — John 2-4
There have been a lot of new items recently on the movement afoot by those who style themselves “Freedom From Religion”, who want to ban greetings of Merry Christmas, manger scenes, and etc. from public view. In response there seems … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, born again, obedience, samaritan, wine
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Mark 15 and Luke 1-2
I’m doing something a little different today, spanning the end of one book to the beginning of the next — and we’re in the Gospels no less! But I didn’t want to overwhelm the daily Bible readers with either too … Continue reading
Jesus’ early life — Matthew 1-4
Well, after so many months in the Old Testament, we’ve finally graduated to the New Testament, and especially to the Gospels. As we do so there are a couple of “housekeeping” details to note. The Gospels tell the life of … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, daniel, genealogy, magi, Satan, scripture, temptation, virgin
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Don’t be surprised — 1 Peter 4,5
Once again, 1 Peter is about dealing rightly with the persecution and suffering that goes hand in hand with the Christian life. And by the way, if you are not a Christian and are wondering about the last statement, Jesus … Continue reading →