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Category Archives: Idolatry
The Origins of the Easter Holiday (post # 1)
On the holiday we call Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We must admit, though, that certain odd questions surround this holiday. For example, what do eggs have to do with an empty tomb? Or what does a … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Easter, Easter Traditions, Idolatry, Series: "The Origins of the Easter Holiday"
Tagged Adonis, ancient Babylon, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Catholicism, Ezekiel 8:13-14, Idolatry, Ishtar, Isis, Jeremiah 44:15-18, Jeremiah 7:17-18, Nimrod, paganism of Easter, Semiramis, Tammuz, the Babylonian cult, the high priestess of idolatry, the mother-child religion, the pagan origins of Easter, the queen of heaven
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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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My Body, A Temple
I’m well aware that 1 Timothy 4:8 says: “For bodily exercise profits little, but godliness is profitable for all things” (N.K.J.V.). I’m also well aware that overweight Christians love that verse because it seems to dismiss the need for exercise. Nevertheless, a … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Dieting, Dress and Appearance, Drugs, Gambling, Gluttony, Homosexuality, Idolatry, Personal Holiness, Repentance, Sanctification, Sex, Sin, Temptation, The Heart, The Holy Spirit, The Tongue
Tagged body piercing, Christian hairstyles, Christianity and modest clothing, defiling the temple, How should a Christian dress?, overweight Christians, Should a Christian chew tobacco?, Should a Christian dip snuff?, Should a Christian get a tattoo?, Should a Christian smoke cigarettes?, Should a Christian wear jewelry?
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Temptation’s Cliff
Once there was a man who lived in a mountainous region. The road to his house ran along a steep cliff. When the man set about to hire a coachman, three candidates applied for the position. The man called in the first candidate … Continue reading
Who Are You in Bed With?
“Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am … Continue reading
Posted in God's Chastening, God's Judgment, Idolatry, Influence, Separation, The Sin Unto Death
Tagged God would cast Jezebel into a sickbed, Jezebel in the church of Thyatria, people who committed the sin unto death, rules about Christians eating meat offered to idols, sin leading to death, the false prophetess Jezebel, those who committed adultery with Jezebel, Who was Jezebel in Thyatira?
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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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The Disciple's Road 