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What Happened to the Hebrews in the Old Testament Are WARNINGS FOR BELIEVERS
The New Testament refers to our Hebraic forefathers who escaped slavery in Egypt: Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. 6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be..
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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..
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Why Does 1 Chronicles OMIT David’s Adultery & Murder?
When the Old Testament historical book 1 Chronicles details the era in David’s reign involving his adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband (detailed in 2 Samuel 11:1–12:23) it omits these transgressions altogether, choosing instead to focus on David’s victories over the Ammonites, as shown in 1 Chronicles 20:1-3…
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God Deals With People ACCORDING TO THE LIGHT THEY HAVE
The LORD deals with people according to the light they have. Once we have revelation of a certain truth we are responsible for living according to it (or living in light of it). This can be observed in a few key passages, like these: Jesus said, “For judgment I have..
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What Is the AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY?
All people born into this world since Adam & Eve were born with a sinful nature (Romans 5:17), which explains why David said “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51:5). The “age of accountability” addresses the age that God begins holding..
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Understanding the FEAR OF THE LORD
The “fear of the LORD” isn’t talked about much in Christian circles today, including sermons. Why? Likely 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..
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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.
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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.
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The FALL OF MAN (Humanity) and Slavery to Satan
Incredibly, the Bible teaches that unredeemed humanity is in slavery to Satan. In this article we’re going to look at what this means, how it happened, and what are its ramifications.
