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Does Christianity Make a Person INACTIVE or LAZY?
Biblical Christianity does not support laziness or the idea that God provides everything whilst the believer just sits on his/her derrière. Rather, the LORD is the believer’s helper (e.g. Psalm 121:2). Being your helper is vastly different from being your do-everything-for-you-so-you-don’t-have-to-do-anything-at-all-er. For instance, God called the apostle Paul to take..
31st December 2025
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What Is a DEACON?
The Greek word for ‘deacon’ is diakonos (dee-AK-on-os) and literally refers to anyone who performs a service. The deacon is a position in the body of Christ that refers to those officially designated to perform service-oriented tasks at fellowships subordinate to the fivefold ministers in servant-leadership thereof, such as ushers,..
2nd January 2022
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If Believers Have an ANOINTING TO TEACH THEMSELVES, Why Have Teachers?
This question arises from something John instructed in his first epistle to the believers from the circuit of assemblies he oversaw near Ephesus in what is today western Turkey: As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you…
9th February 2021
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Relating to God FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES — Father, Friend, Helper, Creator, King, Almighty, Master, Savior, etc.
What is the difference between healthy fear of the LORD and unhealthy fear? Is it possible to “feel at ease” with God while, at the same time, having reverence for God? These are good questions. Think of it in terms of a wise father and his boy on Earth: The..
17th January 2021