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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The world uses the word “love” very loosely. We love chocolate, we love our car, we love a TV show. The list goes on and on. We hear the word “love” being used in ways that diminish its...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a song from the 1960s that posed a most profound question, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” The lyrics are secular, but the refrain is hauntingly provocative: What’s love got to do,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Eschatology is the study of end times.Both the Bible and the Quran have very clear end-times prophecies.So how do Christian eschatology and Islamic eschatology differ? ***A Hidden Message in Psalm 23?*** Hidden...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There is clearly proclaimed a curse upon the bloodline of Jeconiah in Jeremiah 22:30 God declared that none of Jeconiah’s descendants would ever reign over Israel. Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the LORD, Write...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The verses in question are from the prophet Habakkuk, the apostle Paul, and the writer of Hebrews (whom most believe was Paul). Hab 2:4 … the just shall live by his faith. Rom 1:17 …The just shall...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. All Christians believe that Jesus will return to set up His Kingdom on earth. However, there are varying views about how and when Jesus will return, the events preceding the Lord’s return, and what the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The popular Christmas story, “The Gift of the Magi,” was written by William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), using the pseudonym, “O’ Henry.” The plotline of O’Henry’s Christmas story has captivated readers around the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a popular Christmas song that asks the question, “Mary, did you know…?” Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2020 and 2021, amidst all the upheaval and changes in our world, my Bible study talked a lot about current events. We discussed: Critical Race Theory and Cultural Marxism Gender confusion and Homosexuality Right...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many will be quick to answer, “November 2nd is All Souls’ Day.” And that’s true! (Read: What is All Souls’ Day) However, on the calendars of liturgical churches (Catholic and some...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Judge not, that you be not judged.” (Matt 7:1) That verse is quoted often. In fact, the verse has been used against most Christians to try to stop them from making any kind of judgment. Critics,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As a royal priesthood, are we called to be watchmen on the wall today? Are we called to sound a warning? Yes, we are to be discerners of the truth. And we are to warn about false prophets. But do we really have...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A parable is a short story designed to teach a moral or a faith-focused lesson. Jesus told many parables, like the parable of the sower, parable of the talents, etc. He told these short stories to give us a better...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In our time of sound bites and video clips, the attention span of many is growing shorter and shorter. “Give it to me fast. Make it brief.” That seems to be what people want. As Christians, we know...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Some Christians say that the theory of intelligent design (also called “ID”) points to God. They claim intelligent design is actually an argument for God’s creation of all things. Some even...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We have all heard, “the Bible says money is the root of all evil.” But that’s not what the Bible says. Paul wrote to Timothy about money and said: “the love of money is the root of all...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Can sinful thoughts come from Satan, not from ourselves? Is it possible for him to put thoughts in our minds — thoughts that we do not want to think? The answer is no. Satan can mess with us on the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question has been asked by atheists and skeptics for decades (probably for centuries). It is used to cast doubt on our omnipotent Creator God, and also as a way to dismiss or discredit Him. Be ready always...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible tells that man is a trichotomy, a tripartite (three-part) being. And one of those parts is the spirit. 1 Th 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly. and I pray God your whole [1] spirit and...
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