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These posts deal specifically with understanding the nature of God and the teachings of Christ (Theology & Doctrine). Consider these the bricks with which the Church is to become the “pillar of Truth”.
Imagine for a moment what life would be like without the many little things we do that give life extra meaning and value. No birthday parties, no weddings, no holidays, no receptions, no anniversaries, no handshakes, no honorific greetings. Nothing to demonstrate and understand “specialness”. N.T. Wright asked, “Why do we do all this? Different …
1st Timothy 2:1-2, 8 (CSB) First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2 for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity... 8 Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, …
Background: Matthew 23:37 – 24:3 Read & Pray: Matthew 23:37-24:51 The Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 form one prophetic-apocalyptic revelation from Jesus about the destruction of Jerusalem, the coming of Christ, and the end of the age. Literary Analysis One of the first principles of Biblical interpretation is …
My heart often overflows with both sorrow and hope because I see both the great coldness in the Church and the awesome power of the gospel to warm our heart in the presence of Christ; and I have more confidence in the gospel than I have fear of our current condition. This is our Lord’s …
Continue reading "The Reality of the Lord’s Commandment: John 15:12"
Psalm 103:1-2 (CSB) My soul, bless the LORD, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 My soul, bless the LORD, and do not forget all his benefits. The true essence of Christian worship is to bring our whole being before the presence of the Lord by his grace to magnify him …
Recently I have been getting questions about whether or not Christians should observe the Sabbath, so I want to address what I believe is the heart of this question here. But before I begin, let me encourage my brethren to participate and engage with each other on this issue as followers of Christ and children …
Continue reading "The Sabbath: should Christians keep the Sabbath?"
“The wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God” ~James 1:20 A lot of people in the U.S. are “outraged” over the transgender push to allow men to use women’s bathroom’s and locker-room’s (and vice-versa). But this anger seems to originate from a conservative indignation over ideological and political losses, rather than a …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyEKstl_5PA Genesis 9 to 11 The Nations To Babel Critical Apologetics Issues: Some of the apologetic issues that we may encounter here are: Gap Theory? Vegetarian before the flood? Was there many languages that became one from chapter 10 to 11? Pangea and the Flood Is there an extra “Cainan” in Luke? Click Critical …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnxB2gRkvmQ REVIEW An important note from last week's lesson is that the whole of the law and prophets rests on the premise of God's redemptive act: Deut. 5:6 Hosea 13:4 Example- Lev.19:36- note that God appeals to His redemption of Israel as the base for why Israel must have honest scales; this is the case …
This is the first lesson in our series on the 10 Commandments. We begin with the first two commandments on idolatry. Our objective is to expose the deeds of idolatry and turn our fellowship away from idols with the ultimate end that we might "come out and be separate". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx9HenFVnBc
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