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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a Catholic doctrine that asserts there is “no salvation outside the Church” — and by that they mean the Catholic church. The doctrine claims that grace flows essentially through the Catholic...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Daniel 9 foretells a seven-year period in Israel’s future that is commonly called the Seventieth Week of Daniel. The chapter begins by telling of Daniel’s understanding that Israel’s time of captivity in Babylon...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Calvinism is a theological explanation of biblical doctrines put forth by the followers of John Calvin (1509-1564). Therefore the real question becomes, are these teachings biblically supported?. Before we give...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When someone is saved, it’s often said, “I gave my life to Jesus.” But what does that really mean? Doesn’t everything on earth, and every person who’s ever lived or is now alive, belong to the Creator of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The loss of a child is perhaps the most heart-wrenching of all losses. From a centuries-old letter, we read the words of a bereaved father, grieving the loss of his son but steadfast in faith in his Saviour. A...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a teaching that is held by some Christians. It offers a way to reconcile the Bible with the claims of the earth being millions, even billions, of years old (Read also, Were the Days of Creation 24-hour...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It has been more than four months since the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Most churches have now reopened — although with reduced attendance and social distancing practices. What effect has...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many Christians have read the following verses and feared that salvation can be lost. Heb 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Racism against any ethnic group is WRONG! And in the eyes of God, it is sinful. Jesus taught us to love one another and not to discriminate based on ethnicity or skin color. God tells us that, ‘He has made...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sin so bewitches the soul, that it makes the soul call . . . evil good, and good evil; bittersweet, and sweet bitter; light darkness, and darkness light. Ah, souls! When you shall lie upon a dying bed, and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. At the mention of never-never land, most people will think of the fictional story of “Peter Pan.” It was created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie in 1904, and it’s the story of a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. So what’s a Mnason? Actually, the question should be, who was Mnason? Mnason was a first-century Jew and he’s mentioned in the Bible. However, he’s only mentioned once in Acts 21. Maybe you’re wondering...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever!” Revelation 22:5 This vision...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The crown of righteousness is a reward that is mentioned in one of Paul’s letters to Timothy: 2 Tim 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a great question. Unfortunately, the Bible does not give an explicit answer. But the Bible does give words from the Lord that can help us come to a well-reasoned answer. First, let’s look at what...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible does not tell us the day or hour when Jesus will come for His Bride. However, it does give us clues as to what time of year it will happen. There are many who think the Rapture (Read: What is the Rapture?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. No one can answer this question with biblical proof. However, there is biblical reasoning to support the idea that angels accompany us on our transition from this world to Heaven. In addition, there are many...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As we begin dealing with the aftermath of physical-distancing, we must consider the ongoing concerns about COVID-19. Let us remember the past, so we can learn from those who have gone before us in tragedies and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The “vertical and the horizontal of the cross” is a helpful way of defining justification and sanctification. It’s a symbolic way to explain our relationship with God and our relationship with man. It’s a way to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a new version of the Doxology that we all know and love. Take two minutes to praise God…and be blessed. Read About Your Purpose in Life and God's Will for Your Life What Is My Purpose In Life?101...
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