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Beware of the Religious Spirit of BONDAGE
The Bible emphatically declares: It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 The “yoke of slavery” Paul was referring to is the yoke of religious law. In this particular case,..
3rd December 2024
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Why Were WITCHES / SORCERERS Executed According to the Mosaic Law?
The Law of Moses commanded the Israelites: “Do not allow a sorceress to live.” Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Exodus 22:18 (KJV) A sorceress or witch in this context did not refer to a female dressed in cartoonish black apparel at a costume party, but..
25th November 2024
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Did David RAPE Bathsheba or Did They Commit ADULTERY?
To answer this question, it’s necessary to brush up on 2 Samuel 11 and 2 Samuel 12. Those who support the idea that David raped Bathsheba argue that: Adultery implies mutual consent, but the scriptural account supports David’s abuse of power, which suggests rape. While Bathsheba was bathing nude on..
24th November 2024
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What Can We Learn From GEDALIAH & ISHMAEL in Jeremiah 40-41?
The very purpose of Old Testament accounts is to teach believers in the New Covenant era, as observed in Romans 15:4 and 1 Corinthians 10:11. So, what can we learn from the story of Gedaliah and Ishmael from Jeremiah 40:7-41:15? The setting of this passage is just after the Babylonian conquest of Judah..
9th November 2024
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Did Christ Advocate SELF-AMPUTATION in Mark 9:43-47?
Let’s read the passage in question: 43“If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. [44] b 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It..
27th August 2024
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What Is the MYSTERY OF THE AGES?
The plainest answer to this question can be found in this passage: 24Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25I have become..
23rd August 2024
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Dealing With DEMONIC POSSESSION
In the Bible it is observed that the Lord delivered people from demons who induced insanity, deafness, muteness and infirmity (Mark 5:1-20, 9:17-29 & Luke 13:10-16). It’s clear from the scriptural evidence that being possessed (or oppressed) by an evil spirit can induce mental or physical ailments. Such demons are..
11th August 2024
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THE FOUNDATION of the Fear of the LORD and Humility
The “fear of the LORD” isn’t talked about much in Christian circles these days, including sermons. Why? Possibly because the Mighty LORD has been essentially reduced to a cuddly teddy bear in the sky or perhaps a genial genie. The idea that the Almighty Sovereign God—the Creator of all things..
11th August 2024
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Did Job CAUSE His Satanic Attacks Through FEAR?
Way back in the ’80s I heard a minister claim that Job opened the door to the devil’s extraordinary attacks through fear (Job 1-2), which, the man argued, is backed-up by this particular statement by Job: “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me”..
30th July 2024
