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Category Archives: Scripture
A Fresh Word from God
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. (1 Samuel 3:1, N.K.J.V.) The Hebrew word translated as “widespread revelation” in this verse … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Character, Commitment, Confession, Discernment, Disobedience, Faithfulness, Fatherhood, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Word, Greed, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Repentance, Restoration, Scripture, Sex, Sin, The Bible
Tagged a time when God wasn't speaking, Eli a failure as a father, God wanted to kill Hophni and Phinehas, Hophni and Phinehas were unbelievers, the Hebrew word hazon, the meaning of Proverbs 29:18, the word of the Lord was precious in those days, the word of the Lord was rare in those days, where there is no vision the people perish, why you can't hear God's voice
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Rainbows
“Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said: “This is the sign of … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Creation, Doubt, Eternal Security, Eternity, God's Omnipotence, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, God's Mercy, God's Sovereignty, Heaven, Prophecy, Restoration, Salvation, Scripture, The Bible, Trusting In God, Waiting, Weather
Tagged an emerald rainbow, Bible, Dave Hunt, different interpretations of the new earth, Genesis, god, God giving Canaan to Israel forever, Noah's flood and the Black Sea, the covenant God has made with the earth, the meaning of the rainbow, the new earth, the rainbow around God's throne, Was Noah's flood a local flood?, Was Noah's flood a worldwide flood?, what Dave Hunt taught about rainbows, Will this earth be destroyed by fire?
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We Can’t Have the Best of Both Worlds
A Sunday School teacher told her children’s class the story of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (Luke 16:19-31). She said, “The rich man had a lot of money and lived in luxury every day. He had a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Death, Disappointment, Eternity, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Money, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Prosperity, Reward, Salvation, Scripture, Suffering, Sunday School, Trials, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged bear one another's burdens, Christians and suffering, God comforts us in all our tribulation, God is a very present help, God will wipe away every tear, Lazarus the beggar and the rich man, Luke 16:19-31, preaching about suffering, suffering with Jesus, the rich man and lazarus, through many tribulations, what the Bible teaches about suffering
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Fear Not
According to what I read somewhere there are over 500 Bible passages that mention the issue of fear. I’ve also read that the specific phrases “Fear not” or “Be not afraid” are used 103 times in the King James translation. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Courage, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, Grace, Needs, Peace, Problems, Scripture, The Bible, The Holy Spirit, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged 2 Timothy 1:7, Bible, christianity, Faith, fear not, god, How many times does the Bible say Fear Not?, how to handle fear, jesus, replacing fear with faith
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Going Backward in Life
“But this I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ Yet … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Bible Study, Choices, Coming Judgment, Counsel, Decisions, Depravity, Desires, Disobedience, Faithfulness, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Word, Man's Freewill, Obedience, Personal, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Scripture, Sin, The Bible, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged following your heart, following your own counsel, going backward in life, going backward instead of forward, Is the Bible still relevant for today?
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Did Jesus Die for Everybody?
“Calvinism” series: (post #4) Years ago, I attended an evangelism/missions service that was part of a multi-night crusade sponsored by our local S.B.C. Association. The guest speaker for the crusade was a fellow S.B.C. pastor who had gained a fair … Continue reading
Posted in Calvinism, Christ's Death, Salvation, Scripture, Series: "Calvinism", The Bible, The Gospel
Tagged Did Jesus die for everybody?, Did Jesus die for the whole world?, Did Jesus die only for the elect?, limited atonement, verses that refute limited atonement, What is limited atonement
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What Does It Take to Become One of God’s “Elect”?
“Calvinism” series: (post #3) Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father… (1 Peter 1:1-2, N.K.J.V.) Make no mistake, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Calvinism, Election, Faith, God's Love, Salvation, Scripture, Series: "Calvinism", The Bible, The Gospel
Tagged God's Foreknowledge, How does a person become one of God's elect?, John Calvin quote about some being foreordained to eternal damnation, the elect, verses that teach that God wants everybody to get saved, What does it mean to be elect?
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What is TULIP Theology?
“Calvinism” series: (post #1) I am an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention denomination. Even though some Baptists actually resent being called Protestant, the S.B.C., with its 15 million members, gets categorized as the largest Protestant denomination in America. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Church, Doctrine, God's Word, Salvation, Scripture, Series: "Calvinism"
Tagged Calvinism, Calvinism's tulip, How many Southern Baptist churches are Calvinist?, Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin, Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times article about Calvinism, Tulip theology
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Hebrews 4:12
In this week’s podcast, Malcolm and I conclude our series on the word of God by discussing Hebrews 4:12. What a verse! What it says about the word of God is nothing short of incredible. Here’s the link: https://soundcloud.com/user-185243867/christianverses2018009
What Satan Does to Some Who Hear God’s Word: Theft
“The Wiles of the Devil” (post #16) “Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” (Luke 8:12, N.K.J.V.) The … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Bible Study, Demons, Evangelism, God's Guidance, Salvation, Satan, Scripture, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, The Bible, The Devil, The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged Satan stealing the word from our heart, sowing the seed of the gospel, the four different types of soil, the parable of the soil, the parable of the sower
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