Biblical Teachings

FOR THE LIVING CHRIST

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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God….That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord. (I Cor. 1:22-24, 29-31) Paul’s statement, “Jews require …

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WHY WAS SAUL OF TARSUS’ NAME CHANGED TO PAUL?

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by Shawn Brasseaux Up until Acts 13:9 in the Bible, we read about a character named “Saul, of Tarsus.” Thereafter, Scripture knows him only as “Paul.” Why this change? Saul of Tarsus first appears in Acts 7:58. He is a “young man,” someone who is influential in the stoning of God’s prophet Stephen. Saul is also leading Israel’s rebellion against Jesus’ little flock of believers in early Acts (Acts 8:1-4; Acts 22:1-5; Acts 26:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13-14; 1 Timothy 1:13). From other Scriptures, we learn that Saul is a Jew by blood and religion (Acts 22:3; Romans 9:3-4; …

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Conversations with Pastor Jack

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Join Pastor Jack for a two part series as he shares with a small group on a variety of relevant topics, including maintaining hope in a lost world and how to live out your faith. Watch this video on YouTube

It’s the End of the World, Now What?

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Monday, December 12, 2016 Pete Garcia Hal Lindsey’s been saying now for the better part of 50 years, that Christ’s return is imminent, but I fear that for many, apocalypse fatigue is setting in. The “Left Behind” series sparked a huge renewed interest into the idea of the Rapture and for what follows, but even that excitement seems to have faded. With all the geo-political, economic, and technological changes happening every day, modern man’s attention span is steadily decreasing. Increasingly, we express concern over the swelling anti-Christian sentiment that is growing here in the West, and express outright shock over …

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“His ways are everlasting.” Habakkuk 3:6

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  What he hath done at one time, he will do yet again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following–the Lord’s ways are the result of wise deliberation; he ordereth all things according to the counsel of his own will. Human action is frequently the hasty result of passion, or fear, and is followed by regret and alteration; but nothing can take the Almighty by surprise, or happen otherwise than he has foreseen. His ways are the outgrowth of an immutable character, and in …

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I WILL LIFT MY EYES

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By Bebo Norman God, my God, I cry out Your beloved needs You now God, be near calm my fear and take my doubt Your kindness is what pulls me up Your love is all that draws me in I will lift my eyes to the Maker of the mountains I can’t climb I will lift my eyes to the Calmer of the oceans raging wild I will lift my eyes to the Healer of the hurt I hold inside I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes to You God, my God, let mercy sing her melody over me …

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JOY TO THE WORLD!

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“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise” (Psalm 98:4 KJV). The first verse of the classic Christmas carol highlights today’s Scripture. “Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.” English hymn writer Isaac Watts (1674–1748) wrote his beloved Christmas carol after reading today’s Scripture. Psalm 98, with Psalm 96, is actually one of the “new song” psalms. These songs will …

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Someday All Israel Will be Saved

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All Israel will Be Saved Romans 11:25-26 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob (KJV):  Their Salvation Will Come After The Great Tribulation All Nations Will Come Against Jerusalem   Zechariah 12:1-8 actually describes a battle that is the fifth of eight …

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50 Reasons For a Pretribulational Rapture By Dr. John F. Walvoord

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Dr. John Walvoord’s 50 Arguments For A Pretribulational Rapture In previous discussion of premillennialism in relation to the Tribulation, the respective arguments for pretribulationism, partial rapture, posttribulationism, and midtribulationism have been examined and the pretribulational position in general sustained. By way of conclusion and summary, some fifty arguments for pretribulationism can now be proposed. It is not presumed that the statement of these arguments in themselves establishes their validity but rather that the previous discussion supports and justifies this summary of reasons for the pretribulational view. For the sake of brevity, the term rapture or translation is used for the …

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