Biblical Teachings

“Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”—Matthew 26:56.

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“Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”—Matthew 26:56. HE never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from Him in the very beginning of His sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger, and had promised to die rather than leave their Master; and yet they were seized with sudden panic, and took to their heels. It may be, that I, at the opening …

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Pick a Pack of Proper Preppers

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Steve Schmutzer I leaned back in my chair and watched as my friend carefully lifted out his new stock Remington 700 .308 from its case. He laid the rifle on his lap and fondly caressed its barrel. “I can take out a bad guy from a quarter mile away with this sucker,” he said. “If I put a Leupold scope on it, it’s a guaranteed kill.” I was confused. “How do you know they are a ‘bad guy’ if they’re that far away?” “I’ll know,” he murmured. I was unconvinced. “Doesn’t the right to use a gun for self-defense end …

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“Yeshua could not have been Messiah

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“Yeshua could not have been Messiah—he touched leprous and unclean, dead bodies. In doing so, He became I pure under the Mosaic Law; therefore, He did not perfectly keep the Mosaic Law and cannot be the Messiah.” Response: The fact that Yeshua touched lepers and unclean bodies does not disqualify Him from Messiahship. In fact, there is a rabbinic teaching concerning the “Leper Messiah,” based on Isaiah 53:4. According to Raphael Patai, an anthropologist specializing in the field of Hebrew myth and history, the name of the Messiah connected to Isaiah 53:4 is “The Leprous of the House of Study.”(The …

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Ezekiel 37:15‑28 A modified version of and exposition by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s original Messianic Bible Study.

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Ezekiel 37:15‑17In verse 15, the word of Jehovah comes to Ezekiel and a new prophecy is announced in verse 16. Ezekiel’s instructions are twofold: first, he is to take one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions. The phrase the children of Israel included the tribes that were allied with Judah: Benjamin and Simeon. Here, the words his companions refer to Judah’s companions. The first stick represents the Kingdom of Judah. Next, Ezekiel is instructed to take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the …

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The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.” (2 Tim 2:16-19,

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Paul Kocourek‎ toBible Prophecy and Grace I was teaching adult Sunday School on this passage and saw something I had not seen before. 16 But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the …

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Let it Go!

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Luke 9:57-62 (KJV) 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.61 And another also said, …

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Becoming Whole

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Modern culture offers a lot of “solutions” for emptiness, but only a relationship with Christ can make us whole. Romans 8:33 – 8:39 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [It is] God that justifieth.34 Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?36 As it is written, For thy …

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Spiritual Discernment

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Reflections But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (Heb 5:14) Discernment is not merely the ability to compare teaching against scripture, and from that, to determine whether it is the Truth. That is not without value because all true teaching will agree with scripture. But all cults and heretics and false teachers claim to do this. The problem is a person’s heart – a heart that cannot see Jesus Christ. Unless we see Jesus Christ and have a single …

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Our Ultimate Hooray

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What gives a widow courage as she stands beside a fresh grave?What is the ultimate hope of the disabled, the amputee, the abused, the burn victim? How can the parents of children who have brain damage or physical handicaps keep from living their entire lives totally and completely depressed?Why would anyone who is blind or deaf or paralyzed be encouraged when he or she thinks of the life beyond?How can we see past the martyrdom of some helpless hostage or devoted missionary? Where do the thoughts of a young couple go when they finally recover from the grief of losing …

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He Lives & Has Secured Our Future

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CALVARY CHAPEL CHINO HILLS·MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2018 “As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to Him. ‘Listen,’ He said, ‘we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence Him to die. Then they will hand Him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day He will be raised from the dead.’” -Matthew 20:17-19We’ve all been asked the question: …

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A MOST UNWELCOME LEADER – by Steve Schmutzer

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You have to admit – it’s a fantastic story.Against all odds, a well-known polarizing figure gains the leadership of an entire nation – the world’s number one superpower. But he’s an outsider. He’s not one of the establishment folk, and his path to power was an unconventional one. Not everyone is happy about this – especially the members of the ruling class. This new guy’s a legitimate threat to their self-serving agenda, and his early successes force them to rethink what they most want to believe about themselves. While the new leader gained his position through proper process, plenty of …

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Memories of Things to Come – by Pete Garcia

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Remember the former things of old,For I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning,And from ancient times things that are not yet done,Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,And I will do all My pleasure Isaiah 46:9-10 There used to be a time when you could leave your front door unlocked at night. There used to be a time when folk generally aimed to be nice to each other. When a dollar was worth a dollar. When schools not only taught the three “R’s”, but the civic duties …

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