Day: June 1, 2017

Archaeologists search for the last Dead Sea Scrolls in the Cave of the Skulls

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The Israel Antiquities Authority have initiated comprehensive archaeological excavations in the Judean Desert caves, in order to find the last Dead Sea Scrolls, which are among the earliest texts written in the Hebrew language. The Israel Antiquities Authority and the Heritage Project have initiated excavations in the Judean Desert Caves to save the scrolls from being robbed. “For years now our most important heritage and cultural assets have been excavated illicitly and plundered in the Judean Desert caves for reasons of greed. The goal of the national plan that we are advancing is to excavate and find all of the scrolls …

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In His Sandals – Poem by Louis Gander

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I cannot serve two masters. I serve, but only one, for if I love some sinfulness, I hate God’s only Son. Could I walk in His sandals? Do I really understand? Of what would it encompass? Of what would it demand? Could I put up with some abuse, and could I humbly be, a whipping board of insults, for all to scoff at me? Could I withstand a whipping? Tell me, would I know, the pain down in my open wounds, torn flesh from every blow? Could I, but bear the privilege – to be a king renowned, my face …

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Hebrews 10:23 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

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Faith is going to determine which of two things is going to characterize us. This is the real point. It is either going to be that we are living under a terrible paralysis, as altogether petrified through confusion, perplexity, inability to understand, being unable to disentangle, to sort things out, to see straight and see clearly, to know what is meant by happenings. That means utter paralysis, simply standing with our hands on our hips, helpless and hopeless. That is the effect of the absence of a positive faith. The only way of Life and deliverance from such a paralysis …

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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The Permanent Gifts of the Spirit In the New Testament God gave spiritual gifts, or the ability to perform spiritual tasks for the Lord. Some of these continue to exist today. The Gift of Teaching. One of the important gifts is the gift of teaching (Rom. 12:7; 1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11). After individuals were saved and became part of the church, they needed to be taught; and some in the church were given special ability to teach spiritual truth. An effective teacher is one who is yielded to God, who is taught by the Holy Spirit, and who is …

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Our Protector

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We can trust God to protect us in times of trouble because He is omniscient and omnipotent. PSALM 121:1-3 1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Psalm 121 describes the safety that is found in the Lord. Today and tomorrow, let’s look at several verses to better understand our security. “I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where shall my …

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What Must I Do to Be Saved?

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If God has provided a wonderful salvation through Christ as revealed in the Bible, how can anyone be sure that he has received Christ and is the beneficiary of this marvelous grace of God? The question of what one must do to be saved was asked long ago by the Philippian jailor in Acts 16:30. Paul and Silas had been beaten and thrown into prison in Philippi, with their feet fastened in the stocks. In this painful condition they could not sleep, so they sang praises to God. Scripture records that at midnight, as they were praying, there was an …

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