Jesus Christ
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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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Being in the season of advent, I wanted to take a few moments of your busy season to explain to you what it is that we are truly celebrating. Some think that we celebrate the “baby Jesus.” I would like to challenge that notion. We do not celebrate a mere babe, per say, but rather…
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A Little Dialogue Regarding a Nasty Snake One of my favorite portions of the Bible surrounds creation week (Gen 1-3). Even when that is not a primary text that I have been studying, I will find my thoughts drifting back to the beginning of all things. I suppose I must give some credit to Answers…
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Dying in Christ. The final talk on My Thoughts on Biblical Death It has been a number of weeks now, but I am returning to a series of posts that I started entitled My Thoughts on Biblical Death. I began this particular series because of a notion that appears to be gaining traction in some…
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