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Does It Matter What Church I Go To?
Our world is very confused about religion these days. It’s easy to understand why: it’s become “all about me” and what I want. Ask someone about why they go here or there for church and you’ll get different answers. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, love, obedience, religion, theology, worship
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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
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Tagged Christ, church, courage, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, love, meaning of life, obedience, promises, salvation, sin, wisdom
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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—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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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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The Meaning of the Name We Bear
What does it mean to be a Christian? It may sound like an odd question in a religious blog, but I believe it is a question worth asking. Why? Because it gets misused a whole lot in our everyday language, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, love, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, pattern, religion, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, wisdom
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For the Fall and Rise of Many (from a seldom-told event in Jesus’ early life)
After Jesus’ birth in a stable and waiting the required period of time for Mary’s purification (40 days), Joseph and Mary did what every set of Jewish parents did after the birth of a firstborn male-child; they traveled the 5 miles from … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, birth of Christ, Christ, discipleship, faith, Gospel, hope, Jesus, judgment, Messiah, nativity, obedience, persecution, prophecy, purification, rejection, salvation
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It Works Both Ways
The newly appointed manager of a chain of hotels was on his first inspection trip. In the kitchen of one of the hotels observed a particularly unhappy looking dishwasher. “Cheer up, my good man,” the new manager said, giving the … Continue reading →