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“Watch Over Your Heart”
As Christians we often find ourselves like Paul in Romans 7—wanting to do right and finding it sometimes difficult to do. We struggle and struggle, but it often feels like “3 steps forward, 2 steps back”. Despite our earnest desire … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged attitudes, deeds, faithfulness, fear, heart, internal thoughts, obedience, pride, purpose, religion, sin, thoughts, wisdom
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What the Bible Says About Jesus Christ Part 4, His Authority on Earth
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
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged authority, Christ, death, demons, evil spirits, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, forgiveness, grace, grace resurrection, healing, heaven, hope, Jesus, judgment, mercy, Messiah, miracles, obedience, persecution, pride, prophecy, resuscitation, revival, sacrifice, sin, suffering, teachings, theology, truth, wisdom
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David’s Advice for Building a House for God
1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, distractions, divided loyalties, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, knowing the Lord, love, meaning of life, obedience, pattern, prayer, pride, purpose, religion, salvation, Temple, unity
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The Marriage Covenant
I’ve heard people joke about it before, but never really heard anyone speak about it seriously. Yet, there it was on the radio being seriously discussed like it was a desirable, workable possibility—contractual time limits for marriage, an end point … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged adultery, changes, covenant, divorce, exclusivity, excuses, family, family adoption, handshake agreement, life-long, love, marriage, marriage vows, meaning of life, narcissism, obedience, paper contract, personal growth, pride, religion, self-indulgence, sex, sin, wisdom
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The Humble Still Receive Him
Though over 2000 years have come and gone since the coming of Christ, some things have changed very little — “Wise Men Still Seek Him”, “Evil Men Still Are Troubled by Him”, “The World Still Doesn’t Recognize Him”, and “The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged angels, baptism, Christmas, church, disciple, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, follower, grace, humility, incarnation, Messiah, obedience, pattern, pride, shepherds, sin, wisdom, worship
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Christmas Thoughts — The Evil Are Still Troubled By Him — Herod
We’re looking at the stories usually associated with Christmas in these weeks approaching Christmas. Last time we studied the story of the magi in Matthew 2:1-18, and we concluded that wise men always seek Jesus. This week we’ll take a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged baptism, chief priests, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, Herod the Great, Herodium, judgment, king, meaning of life, Messiah, obedience, persecution, pride, prophecy, purpose, religion, religious leaders, salvation, Satan, sin, wisdom
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Tolerance 2
Yesterday I talked in this posting about tolerance’s virtues and vices. The world just gives “tolerance” a one-size- fits-all approach and tolerates everything, no matter how bad. But Christians are commanded to be tolerant about somethings and to refuse to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, church, faith, false teaching, fear, grace, judgment, justice, love, mercy, obedience, persecution, pride, sacrifice, sin, wisdom
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“Church People Judge Me”
I was reading the results of a survey recently on why people don’t go to church. One of the reasons most often cited is the fear that people in church will judge them. As a minister of the Gospel I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, courage, faith, faithfulness, fear, forgiveness, grace, hope, judgment, meaning of life, mercy, obedience, pride, repentance, wisdom
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Current Questions — The Role of Women
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve dedicated this blog space to a few of the doctrinal questions of our day. The questions have arisen not from some new evidence that someone has discovered calling into question long-settled Biblical doctrines, … Continue reading →