Three Resurrections-The Theme of the New Testament 3-6-15 THE HEAVEN AND HELL MYTHS MISLEADS MANY FROM THE TRUE THEME OF THE GOSPEL John 3:13 and Acts 2:34 clearly state that no one has gone to heaven including great Bible heroes of the past. Christians will be resurrected at the second coming of Christ. This clear…
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Liberty within God's Laws and the Danger of Legalism
Liberty within God’s Laws and Dangers of Legalism: FREEDOM WITHIN THE LAW, NOT FREEDOM FROM THE LAW Freedom and liberty exist for those who live within the moral laws of God especially the Ten Commandments. Paul says in Gal 2:21 that no one can be saved by the law. We are saved by grace, otherwise…
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IS VALENTINE'S DAY WARM AND INNOCENT ?
Pod Prep Valentine’s Day 2015 IT ALL SEEMS SO WARM AND INNOCENT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Valentine's Day seems so innocent. It is all about showing "love," giving a card or flowers or chocolates to a loved one. What is there not to like about all of this, right? Wrong. Valentine's Day is big…
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Why do Some Churches Think That We do Not Have to Keep God's Sabbath?
Let's explore with open minds, the ideas that the Seventh Day Sabbath was only for the Jewish people; that the Sabbath was automatically changed to Sunday when Jesus Christ was resurrected on Sunday and, finally as some think, that the God's Laws were done away with when Christ died so we so we no longer…
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Law & Grace Primer
The New Testament Bible makes some clear, emphatic statements regarding the Law: Not the hearers but the doers of the Law are justified Ro 2:13. Faith does not void the Law it establishes the law. Ro 3:31 Sin does not exist if there is no Law. Ro 5:13 John defined sin as the violation of God's…
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Our Life as Christians
When you first got baptized did you think that your troubles would be over? Many new Christians fall into this trap. They somehow think that baptism is sort of a magic bullet that is part of a formula that will bring them nothing but total success on the way to God's kingdom. Nothing could be…
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Do Your Job!
As a new Christian, your job is to grow in knowledge, love and obedience to our Great God and do what pleases Him. We should strive to become mature Christians because that is God's goal and desire for us. A definition of maturity is being fully developed or, in a perfected or completed state. We…
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Does For ever, Mean For ever In the Old Testament?
Bible translators, as they translated the Old Testament from Hebrew into English, often used the word, "for ever", to represent the Hebrew word, "owlam".(Strong's H5769) To us, "for ever" generally means for all eternity. "Owlam", however, has many other meanings, in addition to "for ever". It is important for our deeper understanding of God's Word,…
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Is The Doctrine of People Burning In Hell Forever Biblical?
The doctrine of unrepentant sinners burning in Hell forever can be traced to Greek and possibly Egyptian mythology. Ever burning Hell was the reward of misbehaving Egyptian, Roman, and Greek gods. How did this horrifying doctrine of eternal torture in an ever burning hell take hold in the universal church? Rome was consolidating its power…
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