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Why try?
Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Romans 8:1-2 “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in … Continue reading
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Tagged going to heaven, Religion, romans 8, theology
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Why can’t you keep the law through the law?
Have you ever wondered why Christians teach we can’t be good enough for God by ourselves? If you think about it it seems like theoretically we should be able to meet the requirements of the Law of God. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith and works, galatians 2, god of love, Law, spirit of the law
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What is truth?
When I was at the men’s breakfast last Saturday I learned something kinda neat and that made me think about something else. So bear with me while I tell you the first thing to present the second. We had a … Continue reading
What was the question?
Matthew Chapter 2 16Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Christian walk, death, Faith, God, Meaning of Life
Tagged Bible, Pain, questions, sorrow
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5 Beads and the meaning of life
Last year about this time I went with a few people in my church to do “street witnessing” at one of the multitude of local fairs that happen each autum. The guy who leads the breakfast group I attend has … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 beads, attitude, Bob Dylan, County Fair, heaven, Witnessing
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The humility of faith
I was commenting on another blog recently and used an old idea about the difference between comprehending and understanding. Reflected in these words is a subtle difference in the attitude of the one coming to knowledge. Comprehend implies grasping and … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Humility, infinite wisdom, Need, self sufficiency, submission, subtle difference, understanding
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Answered Prayer?
My church has a been going through the process of recruiting a new Minister. Our old Minister was tremendous, but his age and the size of the church caught up with his high touch style and he had to retire. … Continue reading
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Why?
I was reading a blog that I frequent on occasion. The author happens to be an Atheist. I read and comment on his blogs and we have had some interesting discussions back and forth about the nature of the universe and reality. … Continue reading
An affair of the heart
When I was a much younger person, I spent a lot of time trying to reason with people about the cross of Christ. After all it seemed to me that once we understand what it really means and why, there … Continue reading
Creation and Evolution
I heard on the radio awhile back that the church was coming to a “Galileo Moment” with respect to the science of Evolution. Referring of course to Galileo’s defense before the Catholic Church of the Copernican heliocentric perspective (the Earth revolves around the … Continue reading
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