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Continue reading →: Significant Increase in Sudden Deaths and the Security of Your Salvation
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2 For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now…
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Continue reading →: What Does it Mean to Call Upon the Name of the Lord?
Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” One way for a person to become a Christian is to “call upon the name of the Lord,” which is what Romans 10:13 appears to say. But can a person simply say this phrase and…
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Continue reading →: What Does Jesus Want You to Do (According to Matthew)?
If you are a Christian and claim that Jesus is your Lord and Savior, then what responsibility do you have towards Him? What does He expect of you, and how does He want you to live? If you read this post, you will know (at least most of what He…
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Continue reading →: The Savior vs. Lord Conundrum
When you became a Christian, did you accept Jesus as your Savior, or as your Savior and Lord? I believe there are many people who accepted Him as Savior, but maybe not as Lord. Why? They sought Him as their Savior to receive forgiveness of sins and go to heaven…
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Continue reading →: Are You Bearing Fruit?
Galatians 5:22-24 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Do you know what the first job was that God assigned to man? Farming (or gardening). In Genesis, God told Adam and Eve…
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Continue reading →: Separate and Set Apart
Separate is an important term in the Bible even though it’s not used that often. God separated light from darkness (Gen 1:18), and day from night (Gen 1:14). What God has joined together in marriage, let no one separate (Mt 19:6). Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ…
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Continue reading →: Steps to Grow Spiritually
2 Peter 1:10-11 10 So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away. 11 And God will open wide the gates of heaven for you to enter into the eternal…
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Continue reading →: Praying a Little More Like Jesus
All of us could probably use a little help when it comes to praying. We pray at night and sometimes before our meals, so we’ve got that “down pat.” We pray when we have problems or concerns for ourselves or others, which means we pray a fair amount, but mostly…
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Continue reading →: You Need to Know…
If you’ve read some of my posts over time, you know that I am concerned with (or not a “fan” of) “easy believism.” I believe there are far too many people who acknowledge a belief in Jesus as someone who died to save us from our sins, and on this…
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Continue reading →: Making Sense of God’s Anger in the Old Testament
The amount of anger and violence attributed to God in the Old Testament is a problem for many people. It can prevent non-Christians (atheists, agnostics) from becoming a Christian (“Who in the world would want to worship a God like that?”). But it can also shake the faith of some…
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