Biblical Teachings

What is Christianity?

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What is Christianity? Of all of the numerous passages that could be presented as a short definition of Christianity, perhaps the best one is found in Colossians: Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Col 1:27) Christianity is CHRIST IN US, or if you prefer, Paul often speaks of US being IN CHRIST. These are the same Truth. There is certainly much that could be added as to how Christ comes to dwell in the believer, and of the Christian walk that emerges from His presence in us. But in the end, our personal Christianity is founded upon whether Christ …

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PEACE BEYOND COMPREHENSION

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No matter what harsh circumstances may challenge our faith, peace that is grounded in Christ cannot be broken. PEACE BEYOND COMPREHENSION Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV) 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Once, after I gave a sermon on peace, a woman came up to speak with me on the status of her son, who’d been in a terrible accident. Doctors had given him little chance …

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Religion and Salvation – by Jack Kinsella

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Religion and Salvation – by Jack Kinsella At Babel, God deliberately confused the languages of men and dispersed them into different nations. The purpose, according to Genesis, was to prevent them from all coming under the authority of a single dictator, as happened under Nimrod. “And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” (Genesis 11:6) Denominationalism is the spiritual equivalent, ensuring that one powerful leader couldn’t take over Christianity and lead the true …

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Truly Wise Men

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Truly Wise Men Dr. Mike Murphy Church can teach us many valuable lessons, sometimes it can even teach us those lessons in the most unusual of places. At an early age I learned one of these valuable lessons at church, the importance of thermal underwear! Anyone who has been a part of a living nativity knows exactly what I mean! Stand in the freezing night wind for a few hours in an outfit that is actually nothing more than an oversized cotton dress, and your mind will soon begin to ponder just how wise these men were! The invention of …

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Our Best Friend Is Jesus

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Jesus is our Creator, Savior, and Lord, but we should also remember He is our friend Our Best Friend Is Jesus John 15:9-17 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have …

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HE HAS PRAYED FOR YOU

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_______________________________________________ LUKE 22:31-32 ________________________________________________ “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren. ” HE HAS PRAYED FOR YOU It’s not the most comforting thing to realize that Satan is dedicated to shutting us down as Christians. Now that he has lost us to the love of God, there is only one thing that the old devil can seek to do to you. He’s not about to let you be used by …

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Jesus Arrived in the Fullness of Time

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Divine Intervention   Galatians 4:3-7 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ (NKJV). The world’s …

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THE WONDERFUL NAMES OF JESUS

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ISAIAH 9:6 _____________________________________ “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” THE WONDERFUL NAMES OF JESUS December 3, 2018 The five names Isaiah prophesied about Jesus should bring hope and encouragement to our hearts. Each name listed was specifically given and proclaims to the believer the qualities and characteristics of who Jesus is. Wonderful: The name of Jesus alone stirs within us a cause for wonder and amazement. Jesus, the sinless man, entered …

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Bedlam at the Border – by Hal Lindsey

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Bedlam at the Border – by Hal Lindsey The Bible’s description of the end times shows a world where massive waves of migration will be increasingly common. Such upheaval will further destabilize an already unstable world. For those of us in the United States, precursors to those end times movements of people are beginning to hit close to home. Right now, thousands of migrants continue to mass along the Mexico-USA border. The Department of Homeland Security says that historically only about 10% of those seeking asylum will be found eligible for it. But it may be even lower this time …

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The Suffering Servant

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The Suffering Servant Isaiah 53:1-12 The Suffering Servant 53 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of orrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. …

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Antiochus Epiphanes IV – A Type of The Antichrist

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Here in Israel the early preparations are underway for Chanukah it seems important to remember why this holiday was inaugurated. The Bible gives a prophecy about the development of a world empire out of which a man called Antiochus Epiphanes would emerge. In this clear example of Bible typology God is giving us an example of the coming Antichrist and what he will do in the middle of the Great Tribulation. He along with the False Prophet who will be the leader of all the heretical pagan world’s religions will place an image of the Antichrist in the rebuild Jewish …

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Pennies From Heaven(A Little Christmas Hope)

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Pennies From Heaven(A Little Christmas Hope) Dr. Mike Murphy As she watched the rain fall, she wished she could see each day of the past year washed away with every drop. To say this year had been trying, would be an understatement. She still found herself praying to God, but she could not deny that her faith had been shaken. With each day, she was only left with more questions, finding herself in so many of these quiet moments asking the Lord, “why”. She never thought her life was perfect, but is was a life she could not imagine living …

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