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Waive the Hearing?
A southern fellow was brought before a judge on the charge of beating his wife. “Sam,” the judge started, “you are accused of beating your wife; do you have anything to say?” Sam replied, “Well, I guess I plead guilty, … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, forgiveness, guilt, judge, judgement, sin
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Do any of these bother you?
Mark Twain famously said, “Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.” While Mark Twain (Samuel Clements) seems to have not been overly religious, … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, christian faith, confession, courage, discipleship, disobedience, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, hope, love, meaning of life, obedience, only way, religion, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, theology, truth, wisdom, works, worship
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Adorning the doctrine — Titus and Philemon
In an earlier posting I outlined a possible or even probable life of Paul beyond the years reported by the book of Acts. In this suggested “history” I noted that Paul could have dropped Titus off at Crete on his … Continue reading
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Tagged adorning the teachings, beautiful life, confession, denial
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A new mark of the covenant— Galatians 4-6
Today, in our reading in Galatians, Paul will continue with his point that the Law of Moses, with its circumcision, Sabbaths, and dietary rules, was no longer binding on God’s people. He exposes the Judaizing teachers’ real motives (to avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, covenant, denial, enemy, fruit of the Spirit, law of Moses, new life, newness of life, obedience, reap what you sow, truth
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You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God — Matthew 14-16
You know, if you’ve been a Christian for a while (maybe all your life) or if you’re really familiar with the Gospel story, the things that you read in passages like today’s reading could become sort of “ho-hum”. I guess what … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, error, faith, miracle, Peter, profit, trust, water
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Family Communications, Part 5; When You’re Wrong, Admit It and Ask Forgiveness
Have you ever known someone who “couldn’t be wrong”? My bet is that you’ll say “YES!” And maybe an eye-roll or a head tilted toward the person you have in mind will accompany your answer. This is a problem that … Continue reading →