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Continue reading →: Do You Love or Hate?
John 13:34-35 “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another.” Anymore it…
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Continue reading →: He Saved Us so that We Would Live Differently
John 12:46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me (as Savior – all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message) will not continue to live in darkness. (AMP) Jesus came not only…
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Continue reading →: An Answer to Prayer about a Car Tire
Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. (NLT) This post is about our experience in getting a flat tire more than 200 miles from home, wondering how long…
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Continue reading →: Are You Forgoing God’s Blessings by the Way You Live?
James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Do you want to receive God’s blessings in your life? If so, you may need to change the way you live. According to the Bible, there are two ways to live: a worldly…
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Continue reading →: Is Compassion for Believers Required for Salvation?
Matthew 25:31-33 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the…
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Continue reading →: Example of an Answer to Prayer
An answer to prayer is an encouragement to believers, for it provides evidence of God’s work in someone’s life (and to be honest, it surprises us to some extent as many of our prayers seem to go unanswered). To unbelievers and skeptics, an “answer to prayer” is something a naive and…
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Continue reading →: A Difficult to Diagnose Deterrent to Salvation and Spiritual Growth
I recently read a book, The Power of a Humble Life, by Richard E. Simons III, and it was a wake-up call for me on a problem I’ve had for many years, but didn’t realize it until now. This problem affects how we live our life, our relationship with others,…
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Continue reading →: “Are You a Christian?” Test in 1 John
1 John contains several verses a person can use as a test to determine if they are a real Christian or just think they are. But before I identify what these are, let me provide you with some thoughts on who John wrote his book to and why. I believe that if…
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Continue reading →: “Are You a Christian?” Test in Matthew 7
In my last post, I mentioned that the Bible contains several “tests” you can take to determine if you are a Christian (or just think you are). This post reviews one such test in Matthew 7:13-14, which is a set of verses known as The Narrow and Wide Gates. Matthew…
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Continue reading →: Salvation Assurance Test in 2 Corinthians 13?
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you–unless, of course, you fail the test? If you’ve ever doubted your salvation and wondered if you were truly saved, then reading 2 Corinthians 13:5 could be concerning to…
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