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REPENTANCE Is the First Doctrine of Christianity (for Jews AND Gentiles)

The Greek word for ‘repent’ is metanoia (meh-TAHN-oy-ah), which means to change your mind for the positive and therefore make practical reformations, if applicable. Repentance is dependent on first receiving a word of truth, whatever that truth might be (2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16-17). After all, why would you change your..

24th September 2025
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Are Believers ONLY to Receive From THE EPISTLES OF PAUL?

There’s this false doctrine going around that Paul taught a separate gospel to that of Jesus Christ and his apostles, namely James, Peter & John and what is written in their epistles, not to mention the prophetic book of Revelation. The four gospels of Christ are dismissed as well. As..

12th June 2025
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Was Mighty SAMSON “Ungodly”?

Samson was called by the LORD before his mother even conceived to “begin the deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines” (Judges 13:3-5). He led Israel for 20 years after 20 years of oppression by the Philistines (15:20), not as a king, but as a ‘judge’ in the..

5th January 2023
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Can a Christian Be PERFECT?

While every spiritually-reborn believer is “made complete in Christ” (Colossians 2:10), there’s no such thing as a perfect Christian in this fallen world, not in a practical sense. The Bible says point blank that every believer misses it now & then no matter how spiritually mature s/he may be: 8If..

21st April 2022
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How to Keep Yourself BLAMELESS (While Not Being SINLESS)

The apostle Paul prayed that the Philippian believers would be blameless and encouraged it: And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and..

1st January 2022
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Why the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Is So Vital

Do you feel you’re too sinful to serve God? Do you struggle with a sense of unworthiness that hinders your communion with the Lord (that is, your prayer life)? Do you think you’re too unrighteous to fulfill God’s call on your life? The LORD has provided a piece of spiritual..

8th July 2020
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Handling PERSONAL OFFENSES vs. Handling CRIMINAL ACTS

There’s a huge difference between dealing with personal offenses as opposed to dealing with severe criminal acts. The former is a matter of peace between people in the Church, as well as society (relatives, co-workers, neighbors, etc.), whereas the latter is a matter of acquiring justice and protecting the populace from wicked thugs.

18th December 2019
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Why Did Christ Decline to Give SIGNS ON DEMAND?

Matthew’s parallel account reveals that these “others” were the Pharisees and teachers of the law (Matthew 12:38). Apparently exorcising an evil spirit wasn’t good enough for them; they wanted a miraculous sign of cosmological scope, like the rearranging of the stars.

5th October 2019
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What Is BACKSLIDING?

You’ll notice that God said “they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts.” So this is a commentary on the condition of the hearts of these particular Israelites and doesn’t mean that every person’s heart on earth is evil, which is a myth often heard in sermons.

10th April 2019