Day: May 29, 2017

A Little Leaven

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Pete Garcia A believer moves through three stages in life: salvation (a one-time event), sanctification (a life-long event), and glorification (a permanent event). Satan actively attacks all three of these areas to either prevent a person from hearing the truth to become saved or by perverting the truth to keep a believer’s growth in Christ stunted. The best tactical strategy an adversary could ever have is to keep his enemy in a state of both confusion and disarray. We know that Satan (i.e., the adversary) has used this strategy of corruption generously over the course of human history. When he …

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The Finished Work

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Reflections God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. (II Cor. 5:19) God has already forgiven the entire human race because of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ has FINISHED His redemptive work, God is finished forgiving. And His forgiveness is total for every sin ever committed, or that will be committed, by every human being. Our faith does not contribute to this finished work. Nor can our unbelief undo it. It is a finished reality for the entire human race in Christ — regardless of whether even one person believes it or not. …

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A word from Amir, May 29, 2017

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Amir’s commentary on recent reports on Abbas-Trump meeting; Saudi Arabia in relation to the peace process and Merkel’s EU comments last week ********************************************** Good morning from the Galilee! Last week I reported that during the behind closed-door meeting while visiting Bethlehem, President Trump shocked Palestinian President Abbas and told him of his intention to first push for a regional peace between Israel and the Arab world with the hope to reignite the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Saudi Arabia had already agreed to this move. More details have leaked from that tense meeting. Trump, while banging his fist on the table, yelled …

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