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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—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
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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 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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What the Bible Says About Jesus Christ Part 6, His Resurrection and Ascension
To non-Christians it might be a point of confusion that Christians focus so much and celebrate weekly the cross and death of Jesus Christ. The cruel and unjust crucifixion of the Son of God seems like a really bad reason … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christ, cross, discipleship, eternal life, evangelism, faith, faith hope and love, faithfulness, fear, generosity, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, life, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, proof of Christianity, redemption, religion, resurrection, spiritual body, theology
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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
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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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About Negative Teaching
“Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, … Continue reading →