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Issue 3 “Worship must be done on Saturday (the...
Issue 3 (from previous post) “Worship must be done on Saturday (the Sabbath). Romans 14 does away with this idea.”
The argument against proper Sabbath worship on behalf of Protestant Christians is laughable, at best. (That sounded a bit snarky, but it’s simply too true a statement to remove from this post.) It is adamantly claimed that Sabbath worship was a Jewish institution and a...
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“The cross of Calvary challenges, and will finally vanquish every earthly and hellish power. In the cross all influence centers, and from it all influence goes forth. It is the great center of attraction; for on it Christ gave up His life for the human race. This sacrifice was offered for the purpose of restoring man to his original perfection. Yea, more, it was offered to give him an entire...
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i am but polished mud...: God doesn't care about... →
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From time to time, the question arises: “why are there so many denominations and church fellowships in Christianity?” The simple answer is, we like subjectivity…
We live in a world where everyone’s desire is to feel valued and accepted as an individual, and this is by no means a bad thing in and of itself. However, left unchecked, it leads to an engendering of the impression that my...
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Final Remarks
(Gal. 6:16–18)
Paul bestows his blessing on those who, he says, “follow this rule” (Gal. 6:16, NIV, NRSV). Given the context, what “rule” do you think Paul is talking about?
The word translated “rule” literally refers to a straight rod or bar used by masons or carpenters for measuring. The word eventually took on a figurative meaning referring to the rules or standards by which a person evaluates...
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When does the sealing and the mark of the beast... →
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The mark of the beast seems to be a scary topic for most Christians, and I remember as a young child, sat listening with morbid trepidation as older folks in church talked about such things. I think in answering this question, it helps to understand exactly what both the ‘mark’ and the ‘beast’ are. The mark of the beast, is simply the “mark”, “of”, “the beast”. In other words, it is...
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“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself. Be...”
– Charles Spurgeon
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A New Creation
Having emphasized the centrality of the Cross of Christ to the Christian life, Paul now emphasizes the second fundamental tenet of his gospel message: justification by faith.
As we have seen all quarter, Paul has basically pitted circumcision against the gospel. Yet, he’s not against the practice itself. Paul has made several strong statements against circumcision (see Gal. 5:2–4), but he does not...
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i am but polished mud...: The Ying Yang Derivation →
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Continuing my previous posts on teachings in Christianity that I reject, there is a train of thought that has infiltrated our religion which states, ‘good’ cannot exist without ‘evil’; in order for us to know one, we must know the other.
My question is, “why?”
Why would you need to know evil in order to know good? Such a statement implies that every valid experience of the human...
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Boasting in the Cross
(Gal. 6:14)
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world”(Gal. 6:14).
Having exposed the motives that prompted some to insist on circumcision, Paul presents his gospel message to the Galatians one final time, though only in summary form. For Paul, the gospel is based on two fundamental tenets: (1) the...
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How I Feel When People Use The Word "Swag" →
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