Year: 2018

Spiritual Abuse and Christmas Trees

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Spiritual Abuse and Christmas Trees By Eric M. Pazdziora I think I finally figured out what Christmas trees are really about. A while ago I found a blog article on the subject of our friend Mr. Tannenbaum. Apparently (the author observed) some folks believe that Christmas trees are pagan symbols that the church has adopted in sinful syncretism. They appeal to Scriptures such as Jeremiah 10 to support the idea: the passage describes trees being chopped down, decorated with precious metals, and worshiped by pagans (“A-ha!” chorus the neo-Scrooges). Knowing a bit about interpreting Scripture in context, I smelled an …

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Prophets and Apostles… Are They Here Today?

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To qualify as a prophet, one must receive direct revelation from God. As in the Old Testament, a prophet needs to be tested by giving some near prophecies which must come to pass (Acts 21:10-11, 33). Furthermore, a prophet could even write Scripture which would be inspired and without error. As for the qualification of an apostle, there are two groups of apostleship. The first group requires that one had to have been a follower of Jesus from the baptism of John. He was first to have been a disciple of John the Baptist, then to have followed Jesus, and to …

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Eternal security – is it biblical?

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Eternal security – is it biblical? When people come to know Christ as their Savior, they are brought into a relationship with God that guarantees their eternal security. Jude 24 declares, “To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy.” God’s power is able to keep the believer from falling. It is up to Him, not us, to present us before His glorious presence. Our eternal security is a result of God keeping us, not us maintaining our own salvation. The Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, “I …

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New Birth: Why?

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New Birth: Why? John 3:1-8 3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he …

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The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving)

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The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving) It had been a trying year. Retirement had not brought the golden years that are promised. Her husband, Bill, had faced heart problems. And although his health was now great again, the medical costs had eaten away at their retirement nest egg. What had once been envisioned as a time of travel and enjoyment, had now become a time of budgets and counting pennies. But through it all, she was grateful. The love of her life was still with her, and every dollar in the world come not bring her the happiness she found …

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The Rewards

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The Rewards Passages speak of these rewards as being crowns. The Greek language has two words meaning “crown.” One is the word diadem, which is a king’s crown, the crown of a sovereign, a person who is royal by his nature and by his position. This is the kind of crown that Jesus wears. The second Greek word translated “crown” is stephanos, a crown given to an overcomer, a victor, one who has won a race. This kind of crown is available to believers because they overcame in the spiritual warfare and are now crowned at the Judgment Seat of …

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FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED

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In Matthew, chapter 18, verse 20, it says, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and cast into the sea, and it shall be so’.” At first glance, this verse could appear to mean that we should have the power, by faith, to ‘move mountains’ or anything else we desire. But, of course this is not in accord with the rest of scripture. So why does Jesus say this to His disciples?   The context of this verse is in regards to faith. He says to them that if …

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The Human Condition

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The Human Condition By S. Michael Houdmann, Got Questions Ministries 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 …

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“O that I knew where I might find Him!”—Job 23:3.

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“O that I knew where I might find Him!”—Job 23:3. IN Job’s uttermost extremity he cried after the Lord. The longing desire of an afflicted child of God is once more to see his Father’s face. His first prayer is not “O that I might be healed of the disease which now festers in every part of my body!” nor even “O that I might see my children restored from the jaws of the grave, and my property once more brought from the hand of the spoiler!” but the first and uppermost cry is, “O that I knew where I might …

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Living in Grace

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Living in Grace 2 Corinthians 5:17 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Before the apostle Paul’s conversion, if someone had suggested that he would impact the world for Jesus, he’d probably have laughed. In fact, his original goal was to rid the world of Christians (Acts 22:19-20). God’s grace can impact anyone; no sin is beyond the reach of His forgiveness. This amazing gift of redemption changes lives. Contrary to what many think, being a Christian does not mean adding good deeds …

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50 Reasons; Pre-Tribulation Rapture

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Originally posted in our Facebook Discussion board by Michael Houke.  A extensive but not exhaustive list of evidences from scripture on what appears to be the Pre-tribulation Rapture case.  It covers Historical, Nature of Tribulation, The Church, Imminency, The Holy Spirit, and contrasting the Second Coming with the Rapture. They are two separate events with two separate objectives.   See our Rapture Audio Series Session 01 is at the bottom of article. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by …

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45–Religious Obligations for Christians

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The apostle says to Remember your leaders. That is, all who had accurately spoken or preached the Word of God to them, whether apostles, evangelists, or pastors. “Think of their work in preaching the Word of God, and follow or imitate them in their faith.” We are to follow someone else’s example. However, only if they are speaking the truth about Jesus to us. We are to imitate their faith. We are not to follow mere men as our model and example in all things is Christ supreme. We should follow the clear genuine example of Christian teaching only where …

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