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Current Questions — Is There a Hell?
This is the fourth of a series of blog postings on modern controversial subjects. The first one one was on the subject of the authority of Scriptures. I did this one first, because I wanted to establish the foundation of … Continue reading
The Marks of Commitment
I was reading a fortune cookie the other day: “Punctuality is a mark of commitment.” Now, I don’t take fortune cookie philosophy too seriously, but it did cause me wonder, “Is that true, and what are the marks of commitment?” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged all in, Christ, commitment, courage, discipleship, faithfulness, judgment, justice, leadership, love, meaning in suffering, meaning of life, obedience, persecution, perseverance, purpose, religion, sacrifice, suffering, volun, volunteer, wisdom
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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
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
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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What the Bible Says About Jesus Christ Part 5, His Cross and His Death
One of the most central doctrines of the Christ have to do with His cross and death. While there is nowhere near enough room to give this topic a just discussion, here are a few important teachings about it. Absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, courage, cross, crucifixion, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, just, justice, mercy, Messiah, obedience, propitiation, reconcile, reconciliation, sacrifice, suffering
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Fathers, Regrets, and Preventions, Part 1
King David was good at a lot of things. He was courageous warrior; he was a man after God’s own heart; he was the sweet psalmist of Israel; and he was a loyal friend. But although he fathered many children, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Parenting
Tagged Absalom, children, courage, David, depression, discipline, example, false teaching, fatherhood, inaction, justice, modeling, murder, obedience, parenting, rebellion, regrets, repentance, sample, wisdom
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About Prophetesses
In a post a short while ago I spoke about women’s roles in the church. It generated some good questions, one of them was about the prophetesses of 1 Corinthians 11. The answer to this question deserves something more than a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged authority, church, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, gender, justice, leaders, leadership, obedience, pattern, Paul, prayer, preaching, prophecy, purpose, religion, roles, sacrifice, sin, submission, teaching, wisdom, worship
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About Easter
If you’re not a regular church-goer, or just not an especially religious person, you might wonder what all the fuss is surrounding Easter. And even if you do come to church regularly you might sometimes wonder the same thing, even … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged afterlife, change, Christ, courage, evidences of Christianity, faith, fear, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, judgment, justice, meaning of life, Messiah, obedience, pattern, promises, purpose, religion, resurrection, sacrifice, spirit world, theology
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King Josiah of Judah
[This posting can also be found on another blog of mine, Bible 101, and is offered here as a sample of that series of posts, in case you’d like to follow that one, too.] I hope you had a blessed … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Old Testament
Tagged Assyria, Babylon, courage, Egypt, faith, faithfulness, Hilkiah, idols, Josiah, judgment, justice, Law, moses, Nebuchadneszzar, Necho, Neco, obedience, paganism, Passover, pattern, promises, prophecy, repentance, restoration, scroll, sin, sinfulness, Temple, worship
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Which Is It, Love or Fear?
Love and fear are often placed in opposition to each other in the realm of religion. They seem on the surface to be mutually exclusive, when it comes to discipleship and service to the Lord. The clear preference is for … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Parenting
Tagged cheap, complacency, courage, discipleship, disobedience, drudgery, faith, faithfulness, fear, generosity, heaven, hope, judgment, justice, leadership, love, mercy, minimum, obedience, purpose, rote
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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 →