Month: January 2018

A Letter from the “March of the Living” In Poland….Behold Israel

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A few months ago we sent our daughter Maayan to the “March of the Living” in Poland. We sent a letter with her which she was to read only while she was there. After reading our letter she sat down and wrote back these moving words while visiting the death camps of Auschwitz and Treblinca. I have permission to share these words. Please read and share! *********************************************** Dear Mom and Dad, I read your letter and it deeply touched me. I wanted to shar… A few months ago we sent our daughter Maayan to the “March of the Living” in …

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Question of the Day: Q. I believe your teaching that Jesus’ payment for my sins covers all of my sins from birth to death. Why do some teachers teach that the Lord’s death only covers one’s past sins, and we are personally responsible for our future ones?

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Question of the Day: Q. I believe your teaching that Jesus’ payment for my sins covers all of my sins from birth to death. Why do some teachers teach that the Lord’s death only covers one’s past sins, and we are personally responsible for our future ones?   A. People who teach that only our pre-salvation sins are covered don’t fully comprehend what happened at the cross. The Bible says His death was a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin that has made perfect forever those who are being made Holy (Hebrews 10:12-14). “Once-for-all-time” means His death covered every sin from the …

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Works cannot save us; God’s grace is a free gift that must be received by faith.

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Romans 5:1-6 5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in …

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Crucified WITH Christ

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Reflections Paul, the apostle certainly knew that Jesus Christ was crucified FOR him. The fact that Jesus died FOR us – tasted death for every person – is an absolute fact and the foundation of the redemption. But it is precisely because Christ died FOR us that Paul was able to make this statement: I am crucified WITH Christ. (Gal. 2:20) If Jesus merely died FOR us, then we could be legally forgiven. But our old man in Adam would not be crucified in Him. The body of sin would not be destroyed. (Rom. 6:6) That means we would remain …

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Shaping Eternity

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  How many times have I said that “our eternity is shaped in time”. Not only our eternity but even the eternity of some that cross our paths in life (time). As Christians we should be impacting others as we walk the path that Almighty God has set before us. We need to be reflecting Jesus as we live in these end times. We should stand out in these darkening time in which we live. So how do we shape our eternity … well how do people shape their lives on planet earth. They invest into their lives for the future. …

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“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18

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“Grow in grace”–not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love may become extended, more intense, more practical, influencing every thought, word, and deed. Grow likewise in humility. Seek to lie very low, and know more of your own nothingness. As you grow downward in humility, seek also to grow upward–having nearer approaches to God in prayer and more intimate fellowship with Jesus. May God the Holy Spirit enable you to “grow …

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Jesus Personally Ratified the Abrahamic Covenant

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The Covenant Keeper It is in Genesis 15 where the all-important Abrahamic Covenant is ratified.  Back in Genesis 12 the provisions of the covenant are given, including that the Lord would make Abram a great nation (vv. 1–3).  But by the beginning of chapter 15, Abram was yet to sire an heir even though he and his wife Sarai were old.  Abram voiced his concern to the Lord, and the Lord responded by promising him as many descendants as there are stars in the heavens (v. 5).  Abram’s response changed everything: Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it …

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The First of Our Second Chances

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Because God’s grace is immeasurably greater than our sin, He sent His Son Jesus to be our second chance Romans 3:10-18 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery …

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CREATED TO PRAISE

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Praise may be something foreign to you. But it’s the very purpose for which you were created. CREATED TO PRAISE Psalm 103 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness …

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US URGES IRAN TO UNBLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA, CALLS EMERGENCY UN SESSION

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BY MICHAEL WILNER  JANUARY 2, 2018  “By the thousands, Iranian citizens are taking to the streets to protest the oppression of their own government,” US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley said. — US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday called on Iran to unblock social media sites used by anti-government protesters to organize their demonstrations and on “freedom-loving” nations to rally to their cause after violent unrest gripped the Islamic Republic for a fifth day. Reading the slogans of protesters from outside the Security Council, Haley rejected claims from Iranian leaders that “foreign enemies” were behind the demonstrations: “We …

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US to cut UNRWA funding if Palestinians don’t return to negotiations

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By JPOST.COM STAFF 01/02/2018 “We are trying to promote the peace process, but if that will not happen, the president will not continue to fund it,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said.   US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley threatened Tuesday to cut funding to UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency) until the Palestinians return to the negotiating table. The president “doesn’t want to give additional funding or stop funding until the Palestinians agreeing to come back to the negotiating table,” she said. “We’re trying to move for a peace process. But if …

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Identify the Enemy, Part Two

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by Charles R. Swindoll 1 Peter 5:8–11 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers* all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. 10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on …

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