Biblical Teachings

Love Redefined

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Dr. Mike MurphyFebruary 6, 2019 “I know homosexuality is a sin, but I refuse to accept it as sin.  To accept it as sin would mean that I had forgotten the words Jesus said, love thy neighbor.” From many these words would no longer surprise me.  In this world today, normal has been turned so far upside down that it is hard to understand what this world sees as “normal” anymore.  But these words did not come from what we would call a “normal” man. They came from the mouth of a pastor as he stood at the pulpit.  A …

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Faith and Grace:

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The just shall live by faith…So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God…I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him. (Romans 1:17; 10:17 and 2 Timothy 1:12) The entire Christian walk is designed to be lived by faith. “The just shall live by faith.” In every step of every day, in every issue that we face, we are to rely upon the Lord. This path of trust accesses grace. Faith allows us to receive and respond to the grace that God desires to …

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Question 9: What is the “great star” of Revelation 8:10-11?

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Posted on February 4, 2017 by Ariel Ministries Revelation 8:10-11 says: 10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter. (ESV) Answer: Whenever the word “star” is used symbolically in the Scriptures, it always symbolizes an angel. The context determines whether it is a good angel or a …

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Faith and Grace:

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Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand…therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace…”the just shall live by faith.” (Romans 5:2; 4:16; 1:17) Faith accesses the grace of God. “Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand.” When we first trusted in Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we enjoyed our initial access into grace. God intends for His children to continue accessing grace day by day throughout their lives. Every time we face any matter with dependence upon the Lord Jesus, …

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Suffering the Loss of All Things

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Philippians 3:8-9 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them as dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, …

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I stand in awe..

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This broken.. shattered soul was a disaster..A train-wreck of abused emotion..I was convinced I was a mistake..I was worthless and deserved to be hurt and betrayed..I allowed my emptiness to lead me to dark places..So dark I was a part of it.. The depth of it..I begged God daily to take me..But where He took me is not where I ever dreamt of..He took that black hole and filled it with sunshine..He took the clouds and showed me different ways to look at them.. He taught me I was not who I always felt I was..I was His.. I was …

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The Mystery of the Menorah

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The Mystery of the Menorah God commanded Moses to make a Golden Menorah for the wilderness tabernacle. Why? What happened to it after the Temple was destroyed? Where is the Menorah today? Is it important to have it again or was it only a mere shadow of something far greater? Will we have it in […]

The Answer – by Hal Lindsey

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Frustration… rage… condemnation… confusion… fear.… To many, it feels like we’re in the middle of a massive and growing storm with a funnel cloud forming in the sky above our heads. Temper tantrums — with stomping feet, held breath, pointed fingers, and raised fists — are not the answer. But there is an answer… and He has a name. Jesus. Jesus was a Man of perfect humility. He’s the One who said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5 NKJV). But He was also perfectly honest about His identity as God the Son sent from …

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God with us—not in heaven, not out of touch or out of reach

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He takes my nature that He may descend to me;He gives me His nature that I may ascend to Him.-Octavius Winslow God with us—not in heaven, not out of touch or out of reach, not a shadow, not a legend or a myth; God with us in grace, in truth, in mercy; God with us in human flesh, touchable, seeable, knowable.Love breathing, love giving, love caring, love dying. Walking where we walk, crying our tears, knowing our pain, feeling our grief, bearing our sorrows. John 1:14(KJV)14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory …

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Is Jesus God in the flesh?

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Question: “Is Jesus God in the flesh? Why is it important that Jesus is God in the flesh?” Answer: Since Jesus’ conception by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38), the real identity of Jesus Christ has always been questioned by skeptics. It began with Mary’s fiancé, Joseph, who was afraid to marry her when she revealed that she was pregnant (Matthew 1:18-24). He took her as his wife only after the angel confirmed to him that the child she carried was the Son of God. Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah foretold …

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