What does the Christ mean?

The second name of the Messiah is Christ. Unfortunately, the way the name Jesus Christ is used sometimes it appears that Christ is merely His last name. In those days, they did not have last names. Actually, Christ is not just a name, it is also a title; it would have been far more correct […]

He shall be called a Nazarene

Having been warned by an angel of Herod’s plot to destroy the Messianic Child, Joseph fled with his family to Egypt as he was instructed (Matthew 2:13). Though they were poor, because of the wise men’s gifts, they now have enough resources for their journey and temporary stay in that country. When Herod finally died, an angel again appeared to Joseph telling him to return to Israel, “for those who sought the child’s life are dead” (Matthew 2:19-20). The first area they came to was Judea which was now ruled by Herod’s firstborn son, Archelaus. As bad as Herod was, Archelaus …

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Former Israeli major general: Syria ‘symbolizing the situation in the Middle East’

Former Israeli Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror remarked that the U.S. decision to withdraw its troops from Syria “means that the whole Kurdish area will be under threat from Turkey. And the question is: Is it good for the Middle East or it is bad for the Middle East?” Jackson Richman Israeli soldiers seen near the […]

Evidence for the resurrection!

For centuries many of the world’s distinguished philosophers have assaulted Christianity as being irrational, superstitious and absurd. Many have chosen simply to ignore the central issue of the resurrection. Others have tried to explain it away through various theories. But the historical evidence just can’t be discounted. A student at the University of Uruguay said to me. “Professor McDowell, why can’t you refute Christianity?” “For a very simple reason,” I answered. “I am not able to explain away an event in history—the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” How can we explain the empty tomb? Can it possibly be accounted  for by any …

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How to Walk With God

Through Jesus Christ, the heavenly Father has provided the way for us to walk intimately with Him Genesis 5:21-2421 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Enoch had such a close walk with the Lord that Scripture says, “and he was not, for God took him” (Gen. 5:24). This means that Enoch did not …

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Even If”

Sometimes all we have to hold on toIs what we know is true of who You areSo when the heartache hits like a hurricaneThat could never change who You areAnd we trust in who You areEven if the healing doesn’t come And life falls apartAnd dreams are still undoneYou are God You are goodForever faithful OneEven if the healingEven if the healing doesn’t come Lord we know Your ways are not our waysSo we set our faith in who You areEven though You reign high above usYou tenderly love usWe know Your heartAnd we rest in who You are Even …

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The Walking Dead – by Pete Garcia

The world we live in is full of the walking dead. Oh, you know them, because you work with them. They sit next to you in your classrooms, walk the halls where you work or frequent, and live in the houses surrounding yours. You hang out with them at lunch breaks, get-togethers, or you might even be dating one. Although these zombies aren’t staggering around, half-rotted, searching for the next warm brain sandwich to munch on, these undead are after the same goal as the ones on the movie screen…satisfying the flesh. Every few years, a new zombie movie will …

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The Seven Deadly Sins – by Jack Kinsella

In the Book of Proverbs, God lays out a list before us of what are often called the “Seven Deadly Sins.” They earned that nickname, not because those sins will cause a believer to lose his salvation, but because they are the most destructive sins to a believer’s spiritual progress before the Lord. “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and …

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Isaac And Ishmael, An Allegory

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise. (Galatians 4:22-23) Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. But what does the Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for …

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Moving Mountains

Mark 11:20-26 20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.24 Therefore …

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