Jul 13
This question certainly cannot be answered by looking at the denominations today. They are organized in so many different ways (presidents, pastor systems, popes, synods, general assemblies, presbyteries, councils, conferences, etc.) we would find no definite answer. Thus, we must look to God and His Word to find out what He has said.The HEAD of …
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Jul 09
QUESTION: Is God unjust for punishing people in eternal hell if they never even heard of Jesus? ANSWER: The answer unfolds from the teachings of a series of verses. The first is Romans 1:19-20. “Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the …
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Jul 02
QUESTION: Acts 16:14 reads, “And a certain woman named Lydia…whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.” Doesn’t this mean that the Holy Spirit directly touched her heart thereby causing her to understand that what Paul had to say was from God and that she ought to …
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Jun 26
THE CALMJesus, the Master of the storms of life, tells us how to obtain the peace that He had given Peter: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Although …
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Jun 18
THE CALMJesus awoke, saw the situation and rebuked the wind and sea. Just as there had been a great (megas) storm, there was now an equally great (megas) calm. Jesus spoke to the storm “peace (pephimoso),” which means “to muzzle” as one would strap leather around the snout of a dog to silence his barks. …
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Jun 04
The song, Master, The Tempest Is Raging, lyrics the cry of our hearts as tragedies of life overpower us, stripping away all earthly security and hope. Expressed in music seemingly so natural, no other song voices our soul’s anguish so appropriately. This is due to the fact that the song is closely based upon an …
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May 28
As God was leading the Hebrews through the wilderness, He had Moses take a census of the people (Num. 1). From this seemingly unimportant information, we learn some rather crucial and encouraging lessons.First, God has an enrollment of His people. In verse two He said, “take ye the sum of the people.” Although God already …
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May 21
QUESTION: Is Ezekiel 37:16-17 a prophecy of the Book of Mormon? ANSWER: Please read Ezekiel 37:16-17. [Mormons claim that the two sticks were scrolls and that Judah’s stick represents the Bible while Ephraim’s is the book of Mormon which was written by some of Joseph’s descendants who made it to America (and translated by Joseph …
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May 14
The Premillennial doctrine of the 1000 year reign (or, the millennium) [point 8 on chart] teaches that the kingdom of Jesus is to begin when He becomes victorious at the battle of Armageddon and takes His throne in Jerusalem. The nation of Israel is to be supreme over all nations, and the saints are to …
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Apr 30
The premillennialist doctrine of the second coming of Christ claims that (following the rapture and the seven years in heaven) Jesus will come from heaven (with so-called “raptured saints”) to earth [see point 7 on chart] with the intention of raising the so-called “tribulation saints” [see point 6b on chart] and judging and disposing of …
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