Share this…FacebookTwitter (Hebrews 11:6) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Belief is the foundation of every religion, including Christianity. They are called our religious beliefs. The Bible calls us believers. […]
Share this…FacebookTwitterIn Part 1 we looked at a parable in Luke 11:5-8 Jesus told about a man that went to his friend’s house at midnight to ask for some food he could set before a friend of his who came from a long journey. The key verse is “I say unto you, Though he will
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Share this…FacebookTwitterWaking the Neighbors (this post was inspired by a message I heard by Keith Moore) Luke 11:5-8 KJV 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;6 For a friend of mine in his
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Share this…FacebookTwitter Luke 11:33-36 NKJV 33 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also
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Share this…FacebookTwitterBias Everyone has an implicit bias concerning what the Bible says, an invisible commentary written with “religious pencils” in the margins of their Bible that tells them what they believe about that passage – even those who say they take the Bible literally for what it says. The “flavor” of our commentary is largely
Share this…FacebookTwitterSee Part One, where we covered how Israel missed entering into God’s rest, and that there was a Rest available to us as believers. The Secret of Being Content Philippians 4:10-13 NASB 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were
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Share this…FacebookTwitterWhat does it mean to “rest” Webster: refreshing ease after work or exertion. A period of inactivity, as during work. Relief from anything tiring or distressing, peace of mind. The repose of death. The Biblical concept of “rest” Hebrews 4:4 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in
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Share this…FacebookTwitterWhat is “Born Again” This blog was triggered by a Facebook post with a clip of Bill Johnson of Bethel Church chatting about Jesus being born again. It was a short clip of about three minutes taken out of a larger session, and he didn’t take the time to go in depth and prove
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Share this…FacebookTwitter Philippians 3:12-15 12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
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Share this…FacebookTwitterJekyll and Hyde Most Christians see themselves as having a split personality – kind of a Jekyll and Hyde thing. A good or spiritual side, and a lower “carnal” or “fleshly” nature. We can easily identify with Paul in Romans 7: Romans 7:14-24 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I
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