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Can Believers Celebrate CHRISTMAS or Is It Evil?

Believers are free to celebrate any day they want; or not celebrate. Here’s how the Bible unmistakably puts it: 5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6Whoever regards one day as..

25th December 2024
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The SHEPHERDS and Baby Jesus vs. the MAGI and Toddler Jesus

People tend to mix-up the stories of 1. the shepherds who came to see Jesus when he was born, inspired by an angel, and 2. the Magi who came to see Jesus when he was a toddler, inspired by a moving “star.” Let’s look at both to distinguish the two…..

24th December 2022
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What Does It Mean to WORSHIP GOD IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH?

The Lord said to the Samaritan woman at the well: 22“You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and..

19th June 2022
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Why Are Both Lucifer and Christ Called the MORNING STAR?

Before his fall from Heaven (Luke 10:18), Satan is referred to in the Bible as “Lucifer, son of the morning” (Isaiah 14:12 KJV), a ruling spiritual being (paralleled in this context with the king of Babylon, Sennacherib). The word translated as “Lucifer” (in the King James Version) is helel (hay-LAYL);..

28th September 2021
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What Are the SOURCES OF TRUTH (Reality)?

Christ said that “the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32). The Greek word for ‘truth’ is alétheia (ah-LAY-thee-ah), which means “the way it really is,” aka reality. Since the devil is “the father of lies” and is temporarily the “god of this world” (John 8:44 & 2 Corinthians 4:4),..

6th August 2021
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Are Believers SHEEP?

A man who was an absolute pacifist wrote me arguing: ‘Jesus called his followers sheep. A Christian is a sheep. Sheep don’t fight. Never!’ This is an example of going to unbalanced extremes. He took the biblical symbolism of believers being sheep and carried it to extremes, ignoring other relevant..

22nd June 2021
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What Are the BASICS OF CHRISTIANITY?

The Bible is voluminous and so it’s easy to go into detail on many subjects, which can get complicated, especially for those who are new to Christianity or those seeking to see if Christianity provides legitimate answers to the questions of life. As such, it’s important to stress the basics..

19th June 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
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Was Jesus Christ HOMELESS?

Christ was a carpenter up until the age of 30 and his erstwhile neighbors in Nazareth recognized him by his prior occupation (Mark 6:3 & Matthew 13:55). The Greek word for ‘carpenter’ is tektón (TEK-tohn), which refers to a craftsman, carpenter or artisan. Tektón is where we get the words tectonic..

29th September 2020