Biblical Teachings

King David’s city discovered? Ancient site linked to biblical kingdom, archaeologists say

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King David’s city discovered? Ancient site linked to biblical kingdom, archaeologists say Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient site that may offer fresh insight into the ancient biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have been excavating the remains of a large house dubbed the “Governor’s Residence” that was destroyed by a fire in an 8 th century B.C. Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient site that may offer fresh insight into the ancient biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have been excavating the remains of a large house dubbed the …

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Tears in His Bottle

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Christ in the Psalms Tears in His Bottle Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? (Psalm 56:8) In an hour of despair, it is easy to allow ourselves to think that if God were REALLY with us, and REALLY loved us, that He would not allow us to suffer. Yet He does. And according to this verse, He is aware, and cares about, every tear we might shed. This is not merely sentimental poetry. It is God’s way of revealing to us that nothing that happens to His people goes …

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The Choice

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The Choice Jack Kinsella The question has been asked so many times that has morphed from a question into a challenge; “How can a merciful and loving God condemn people to eternal torments in hell?” The question is not just posed by atheists and skeptics, but also by some sincere, but woefully uneducated Christians. The argument has some merit on the surface. God is love. All men are created with a sin nature. Since, by definition and design, all men are sinners and our Creator God is love, it logically follows that a loving God who created sinners would be …

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TROUBLED? TRY PRAISE!

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Psalm 34 34 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his …

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I have always loved Zephaniah 3:17. It reminds me of the love of a parent for his or her young children. It says,

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I have always loved Zephaniah 3:17. It reminds me of the love of a parent for his or her young children. It says, “The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV) The young mom on my flight to Washington not too long ago was managing four bags, two young kids, and thousands of miles. It was amazing to watch. The three year old son wanted a juice, and the …

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‘Wait”

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Good morning, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Wait”   Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried. Quietly, patiently, lovingly, He replied. I pleaded, and I wept for a clue to my fate, And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must wait.”   “Wait? You say wait?” my indignant reply. “Lord, I need answers, I need to know why. Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard? By faith I have asked, and I’m claiming your Word.   “My future, and all to which I can relate Hangs in the balance, and you tell me ‘wait’? I’m needing a ‘yes,’ or a go-ahead sign, Or …

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These all died in faith.”—Hebrews 11:13.

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BEHOLD the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, “they all died in faith.” In faith they lived—it was their comfort, their guide, their motive and their support; and in the same spiritual grace they died, ending their life-song in the sweet strain in which they had so long continued. They did not die resting in the flesh or upon their own attainments; they …

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Developing a Godly Lifestyle

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Focus, self-examination, and vigilance will protect us from blending in with the ways of the world Developing a Godly Lifestyle ROMANS 12:2 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Today’s verse outlines the commitment and steps necessary in developing a godly lifestyle. Paul was urgently warning believers not to be conformed to the patterns of the world. Our susceptibility to compromise is one of the greatest dangers in the church …

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NUCLEAR WATCHDOG DECLINES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS NETANYAHU’S IRAN ACCUSATIONS

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“It is not the practice of the IAEA to publicly discuss issues related to any such information.” BY REUTERS  MAY 1, 2018 The UN atomic watchdog declined on Tuesday to directly address Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusations that Iran was breaching its landmark nuclear deal with major powers. Netanyahu on Monday stepped up pressure on the United States to pull out of the 2015 deal, presenting what he called evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program. Iran is known to have had a weapons program until 2003; analysts and diplomats said he appeared to be recycling old accusations. “In line with …

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“His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers.”—Song of Solomon 5:13.

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“His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers.”—Song of Solomon 5:13. LO, the flowery month is come! March winds and April showers have done their work, and the earth is all bedecked with beauty. Come my soul, put on thine holiday attire and go forth to gather garlands of heavenly thoughts. Thou knowest whither to betake thyself, for to thee “the beds of spices” are well known, and thou hast so often smelt the perfume of “the sweet flowers,” that thou wilt go at once to thy well-beloved and find all loveliness, all joy in Him. That …

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The Immovable Rock

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The Immovable Rock Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Ps. 55:22) Here again we see that God doesn’t promise to remove burdens – but tells us that He will bear them for us in Christ. Neither does God promise that He will prevent forces from trying to move us from faith. But He does promise that if we trust Him that we will not be moved. The bottom line is this: We will be as immovable as our faith in God – for God is the …

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BE THE SOLDIER

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JEREMIAH 12:5 __________________________________________________ “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? “ BE THE SOLDIER April 30, 2018 I think it is safe to say that even the most casual reader of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, would have to agree that the Word of God is a record between the battle of light and dark, of good and evil. I have always been impressed with the Technicolor fashion of how God’s …

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