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Category Archives: Christian Liberty
The World’s First Megachurch
A megachurch is generally defined as being any Christian congregation that has a sustained weekly attendance of 2,000 people or more in its worship services. With that definition in mind we can say that the world’s first church was also … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Bible Study, Christian Liberty, Church, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Evangelism, God's Word, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Money, Needs, Pastors, Prayer, Preaching, Salvation, Scripture, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Service, Stewardship, Sunday School, The Bible, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Witnessing, Worship
Tagged christianity, definition of a megachurch, How big was the Jerusalem church?, the communal system of the Jerusalem church, the first church, the Jerusalem church, the world's first megachurch, things we can learn from the first church, What is a megachurch?, Where did the Jerusalem church meet?
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A Little Taste of the Law
This post will finish up our short series on the Old Testament law. I make no claims that the series has been particularly thorough, but I trust that I’ve at least provided some help in regards to what is surely … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Bestiality, Capital Punishment, Choices, Christian Liberty, Disobedience, God's Word, Homosexuality, Making Restitution, Obedience, Series: "The Old Testament Law", The Death Penalty, The Old Testament Law
Tagged capital punishment in the Old Testament law, death penalty crimes in the Mosaic law, kosher food according to the Old Testament law, some strange laws from the old testament, The Old Testament Law, the year of Jubilee, what the Jews could and couldn't eat under the law
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Jesus & the Law
“The Old Testament Law” (post #2) The Old Testament law was not a failed experiment. It did exactly what it was supposed to do. Don’t think that God the Father sent God the Son (Jesus) down to earth as a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Doing Good, God's Work, Ministry, Salvation, Series: "The Old Testament Law", The Old Testament Law
Tagged Christ's relationship to the law, Jesus didn't come to destroy the law, Jesus fulfilled the law, Jesus kept the law perfectly, love your neighbor as yourself, The Jerusalem Council, The Jerusalem Decree, the law as a tutor, the new covenant, the old covenant
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Why God Hates Gambling
God hates gambling. Perhaps your response to that simple statement is, “But what’s wrong with me having a little fun? I can buy a lottery ticket every now and then, go to a casino a couple of weekends a year, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Christ's Death, Christian Liberty, Contentment, Gambling, God's Will, Greed, Money, Personal Holiness, Prosperity, Sports
Tagged betting, casinos, casting lots, Contentment, Gambling, get-rich-quick schemes, the lottery, what the Bible teaches about gambling, What's wrong with gambling?
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What Should a Christian Do About Christmas Trees & Santa Claus?
“The Origins of the Christmas Holiday” series (post #4) This will be the last post in our series on the origins of our Christmastime traditions. With this one, however, I don’t want to deal with the origins of any more … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christmas, Christmas Traditions, Series: "The Origins of the Christmas Holiday"
Tagged Christmas and christian liberty, James Dobson and Santa Claus, Jeremiah 10:2-5 and Christmas trees, Jeremiah chapter 10 and Christmas trees, Jerry Falwell and Christmas, should a Christian have a Christmas tree?, should Christians observe Christmas?, the paganism of Christmas
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A Simple Test for Standards
You’ve probably noticed that Christians have wildly different standards when it comes to matters of personal holiness. Sometimes these differences stem from nothing more than the generation gap. Other times they are created by the varying diversities of local cultures. … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Christian Liberty, Conscience, Decisions, Discernment, Doubt, Dress and Appearance, Entertainment, Faith, God's Guidance, God's Will, Guilt, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Sin, Temptation
Tagged Christian standards, guilt, Personal Holiness, Romans 14:14, Romans 14:23, should I wear this?, sinning against your conscience, violating one's conscience
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Should Women Wear Head Coverings?
Did you know that various Christian denominations around the world require women to wear head coverings in church? Some denominations even extend the requirement to settings outside the church. As for what type of covering the women wear, that depends … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Church, Discernment, Dress and Appearance, Headship, Husbands, Marriage, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Rebellion, Submission, Wives, Worship
Tagged a wife's submission, bobbed hair, did Jesus have short hair?, head coverings, headship of the husband, is it right for a man to have long hair?, is it right for a woman to have short hair?, men and short hair, women and long hair, women wearing head coverings
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Idolatry in Early Bloom (A Word About Youth Sports)
When you are the parent of a child involved in youth sports, you know more than you want to know about gyms, football fields, baseball diamonds, and soccer fields. You know how time consuming those places are. You know how … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Choices, Christian Liberty, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Family, Fatherhood, God's Will, Idolatry, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Priorities, Sports, Worship, Youth
Tagged Christian parents and youth sports, Is it alright to miss church because of a ballgame?, keeping youth sports in right perspective, making a god out of sports, making an idol out of sports, missing church because of travel teams
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Did Paul Go Against James?
Eating meat that had previously been used in the worship of false gods was a major theological debate in the days of the early churches. The pagan priests would kill sacrificial animals, offer them as sacrifices upon the pagan altars … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Christian Liberty, Discernment, Idolatry, Influence
Tagged A Christian doesn't always get to claim his rights, causing a brother to stumble, Did Paul contradict James and the Jerusalem Council?, Is circumcision necessary for salvation?, rules about Christians eating meat offered to idols, Should Christians eat meat offered to idols?, Should Christians keep the Old Testament law?, The Jerusalem Council
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