Jesus Christ
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“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death” (Exod 21.16; ESV).1 This law is against kidnapping and it prohibits chattel slavery. The law states that the penalty for such activity is death. “Shall be…” is the equivalent of “certainly.” That is to say, “That…
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Call me naive but early on in my Christian walk I assumed some things about the faith that I’d thought were “a given.” Over ten years ago, I was running a job for a commercial heating and cooling company out of Columbus, Ohio. I heard a man singing a hymn, approached him, and tried to…
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Thoughts in the Darkness – Alpha and Omega Ministries — Read on www.aomin.org/aoblog/theologymatters/thoughts-in-the-darkness/ Sober thoughts for sober minds.
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Many are familiar with the following biblical text: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten [i.e., unique; one and only] Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16; KJV The phrase “so loved the world” raises the question of who or what? Does…
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Does the Bible teach personal responsibility? Weeks ago I was challenged by a reader that seemed to suggest all of my talk about the biblical teaching of personal responsibility was baseless. He stated, “You talk a lot about personal responsibility. Does Christ ever talk about personal responsibility?” On the surface the claim has an air…
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