Month: February 2018

The Human Condition

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The Human Condition By S. Michael Houdmann Having a consistently biblical worldview is crucially important. As an example, our understanding of the human condition has a dramatic impact on how we understand what is happening in the world. Recent events in the USA and around the world clearly illustrate this. I don’t even need to name the events, as the same types of things will be happening no matter when this post is being read. What is the human condition? According to the Bible, the human condition is: There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one …

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A POWERFUL LOVE

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A POWERFUL LOVE Luke 15:11-32 (KJV) 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined …

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I have come to love the grace of God..

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I have come to love the grace of God.. The way that the more I have discovered His holy hand in my life.. It has just become all I care to see.. I want to look and find.. Walk with intention to run.. Smile learning how to laugh.. Give with all my heart.. His loving kindness has replaced all that brokenness and He holds my life.. That loving freedom to just breathe has taken all that darkness away.. I still have those dark days.. But I look at them now as grey.. That even in darkness, the light continues to …

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The Truth About the Trinity

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Christians worship one God consisting of three distinct persons equal in divine attributes but unique in function The Truth About the Trinity John 14:26 – 14:27 26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. The word Trinity cannot be found …

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In Christ Alone

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In Christ Alone Hold My hand, and walk joyously with Me through this day. Together we will savor the pleasures and endure the difficulties it brings. Be on the lookout for everything I have prepared for you: stunning scenery, bracing winds of adventure, cozy nooks for resting when you are weary, and much more. I am your Guide as well as your constant Companion. I know every step of the journey ahead of you, all the way to heaven. ~Jesus Calling In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be …

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IMAGINE HIS RETURN

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Acts 1:9-11(KJV) 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; an a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.   In our lives, we may have had opportunities to experience amazing things, …

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Working Out Your Salvation

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We don’t work for our salvation; rather, we work out our salvation, letting Christ’s life in us come fully to fruition Philippians 2:12 – 2:13 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure. What does it mean to “work out your salvation”? Many people mistakenly think Paul was telling us to work for our salvation. But the apostle …

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

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“Let not your heart be troubled…” -John 14:1 We are prone to trouble. If there is none to be had, we will begin to think some up on our own. Why do we find it easier to think that calamity is coming to us more than blessings? The human mind works in a way that is altogether different than how God’s mind works. We think danger, He thinks protection. We think fear, He thinks peace. We think dark, He thinks light. When Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled…” He said it in the context of the coming rapture …

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Tying it All Together

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Part 1 Pete Garcia George W. Bush once believed that his coalition of the willing was in some way, helping defeat the forces arrayed against Israel by preemptively defeating Gog and Magog. At least, that is what the Prime Minister of France at the time (Jacque Chirac) was led to believe. While we do not often see the three as interlinked, I believe the timing of the battle of Gog and Magog, is intricately linked with the Rapture of the Church and the opening of the Day of the Lord. There are two major reasons why I make that statement. The first is the absence of any …

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Revelation Msg 14

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The discussion continues regarding the nature of the genuine or invisible Church, The Rapture and Resurrection as well as the nature of The Nation Israel. These concepts are important to understand in order to accurately place the timing of the Rapture.  

The Son of Man

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Reflections   Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Phil. 2:6-8)     Jesus was the only begotten Son of God. But He entered into this world from the outside through the womb of Mary and became God Incarnate. The name by which He …

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50 Things the Holy Spirit Does 

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Randy Carlson 1. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). 2. He guides us into all truth (John 16:13). 3. He regenerates us (John 3:5-8; Titus 3:5). 4. He glorifies and testifies of Christ (John 15:26; 16:14). 5. He reveals Christ to us and in us (John 16:14-15). 6. He leads us (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:18; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1). 7. He sanctifies us (2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; Rom. 5:16). 8. He empowers us (Luke 4:14; 24:49; Rom. 15:19; Acts 1:8). 9. He fills us (Eph. 5:18; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17). 10. He …

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“Question: “What is the spiritual gift of prophecy?”

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Answer: The spiritual gift of prophecy is listed among the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:10 and Romans 12:6. The Greek word translated “prophesying” or “prophecy” in both passages properly means to “speak forth” or declare the divine will, to interpret the purposes of God, or to make known in any way the truth of God which is designed to influence people. Many people misunderstand the gift of prophecy to be the ability to predict the future. While knowing something about the future may sometimes have been an aspect of the gift of prophecy, it was primarily a …

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