Date registered: January 9, 2014
Sep 23
“And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” –Colossians 3:17 The Bible prohibits actions by one of two ways. One of which is by simply telling us not to do it [e.g., “Thou shalt not….”]. The other is by not giving us the authority to …
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Sep 15
“The Lord is a man of war” –Exodus 15:3 This question can be easily solved by answering another question: “Does God ever tell man to do that which is sinful?” In other words, would God ever command you to sin? Anyone who knows anything about the God of the Bible would answer in the negative. …
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Sep 08
Under the Mosaical Law those who accidentally caused the death of another could flee for safety to one of six cities of refuge. Today, the sinner has his “city of refuge” in Christ. The analogy is distinct. Furthermore, even the very names of those cities teach valuable truths Consider: KEDESH. This city’s name meant, “separate; …
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Aug 31
“These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person unwittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood” —JOSHUA 20:9 The twentieth chapter of the book of Joshua consists of only nine verses, yet …
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Aug 25
Have you ever stopped to consider the awesome effect Hollywood has on our society. Virtually every home in America has a television. With the prevalence of cable channels, theaters, VCR’s and video stores, “Tinseltown” has innumerable opportunities to impact the hearts and minds of us all. Are you aware that the average preschool child watches …
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Aug 17
Forgiveness. We all need it. “All have sinned” (Rom. 3:23) and “the wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Without it, we would all spend eternity in a devil’s hell. Forgiveness, in the Bible, is expressed in several different ways: remission; redemption; blotted out; delivered; cut off; take away. The word which occurs most often …
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Aug 11
Today, many people claim they miraculously speak in tongues–languages totally unknown to humanity. It is maintained that, since Jesus promised believers the ability to speak in tongues (reference is made to Mark 16:17), then believers today should be able to speak in tongues. Although their desire to please God must be appreciated, we must kindly …
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Aug 03
It appears that many seem to think so. In a report, of the top ten study Bibles purchased, the King James Version did not even place. [The NKJV was sixth]. The versions which occupied the other nine positions were unreliable “thought translations.” Of the general translations, KJV was second and NKJV was third. However, that …
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Jul 28
The first American Venus probe was lost due to the inadvertent substitution of a period for a comma in a FORTRAN program. A NASA programmer wrote: DO 3 I = 1.3 when he should have entered: DO 3 I = 1,3 That seemingly inconsequential period sent the rocket, launched from Cape Canaveral on July 22, …
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Jul 21
At a former Cosmic Questions Conference, which is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 200 people debated about a Designer for nearly five hours. The USA Today (April 20, 1999) highlighted the statement of Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Steven Weinberg as he scoffed at the idea of a miraculous creation by a …
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