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What the Bible Says About Jesus Christ 
Part 4, His Authority on Earth

Posted on October 14, 2015 by parklinscomb

We’ve been exploring various aspects of what the Bible says about Jesus Christ 1) as the second Person in the Godhead, 2) His incarnation and resulting two natures as God and man, and 3) the witnesses of His God-ness, His … Continue reading →

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The Christian and Trials

Posted on November 9, 2012 by parklinscomb

Jesus never promised us an easy discipleship. On the contrary, He was quite truthful about the difficulty that would accompany anyone following Him. Yet, there always seems to be a human part of us that expects things to go better … Continue reading →

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To live is Christ — Philippians 1-4

Posted on January 28, 2012 by parklinscomb

Philippi was a Roman colony, populated primarily by retired Roman soldiers. Romans colonies were little islands of all things Latin scattered throughout the empire. Here Latin was the spoken language, Roman law was the law of the city, the toga … Continue reading →

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The climax of world history — Matthew 26-28

Posted on December 6, 2011 by parklinscomb

We’ve read through books and books of the Old Testament telling of a Messiah, a great King, a great Prophet, a Redeemer, the root of Jesse, the son of David, the Branch, a vicarious Sacrifice, and God’s Servant. He came … Continue reading →

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Spiritual lewdness — Ezekiel 22-24

Posted on October 25, 2011 by parklinscomb

Today’s reading includes a chapter that is sometimes called the Bible’s pornographic chapter, the parable of Oholah and Oholobah. But the general theme of the section is about Israel’s abominations, Israel’s spiritual lewdness, and consequent wrath of God toward Israel. … Continue reading →

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A flat wisdom — Ecclesiastes 7-9

Posted on September 2, 2011 by parklinscomb

One of the interesting features of Ecclesiastes is the philosophic ramblings and attempts at reaching some sort of wisdom without the “God dimension” — that’s why I’m calling it a “flat wisdom”. We’ll be reading some of that today in … Continue reading →

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