Date registered: January 9, 2014
Jul 18
As a new generation arises there will be a few who see themselves as “lights” to the church and it is their duty to reinvent Christianity! They are sure that the older generation missed a few points and it is their solemn duty to restore true Christianity! Never mind that these subjects have been debated …
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Jul 11
Bowker reports that 1,052,803 books were published in the U.S. in 2009, which is more than triple the number of books published four years earlier (2005) in the U.S. (Bowker is the world’s leading provider of bibliographic information). In 2013, there were 28 million books in print in English. Truly, if Solomon were living today, …
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Jul 04
The question before us in this series of articles is, did the apostles of Christ know that Jesus was not resurrected? Yet, they preached he was resurrected anyway, but if they knew he was not resurrected, there must be some compelling reason. Think about it, what reason did the apostles have for preaching a resurrected …
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Jun 27
It was early the first day of the week, in fact, it was just beginning to dawn toward the first day of the week, when women started their journey toward the sepulcher where the body of Jesus at been placed. As they neared the sepulcher it was at the rising of the sun. They talked …
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Jun 20
Jesus of Nazareth stood before Pilate and heard him say: “I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it” (Matt. 27:24). “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him …
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Jun 13
Solomon wrote: “And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh” (Ecc. 12:12). There is more here than first meets the eye in Solomon’s words, but, our attention will be directed to the words, “of making many books there …
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Jun 06
It may be the case that you never gave much thought to the importance of pronouns and the stories they have to tell, but they can change the meaning of a text when understood. When a text has two pronouns: 1) “us” and 2) “ye;” it should be clear that two groups are being addressed. …
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May 30
In this article about pronouns, attention is called to the words of the apostle Peter. However, before looking his at words, here is a question: “How many times have you read a passage and not noticed that the writer changes pronouns?” More than likely you do not know, having not noticed the change. Just a …
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May 23
In an earlier article under this heading, it was pointed out that even when something is said to one group, in the context, it may have application to a larger group of people. In this article we will look at this once more. Attention is called to Jesus’ words: “A new commandment I give unto …
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May 16
As we read pronouns in the New Testament, we must keep in mind, each one was chosen by the Holy Spirit; therefore, each has its own story to tell in the context it appears. If we just read over these little, often two-letter pronouns, we are going to miss something the Holy Spirit has put …
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