Paliggenesia
January 16, 2013
1Jo 5:14 And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,
1Jo 5:15 and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.
Ga 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Francis Frangipane - Becoming like Christ
January 13, 2013
Francis Frangipane writes in this article about the true purpose of all Christians everywhere - to become like Christ. He also hits hard on the idea of gifting as opposed to becoming...
Typically when I remind Christians that their core destiny is Christlikeness, most nod, affirming the general truthfulness of my statement. However, I can tell that they really do not believe becoming Christlike is the reason they exist.
The Lost Art of Prayer
December 29, 2012
“Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.” (Micah 6:1)
Somewhere in the modern development of our churches we have lost the art of prayer. We’ve lost it so badly that we don’t even realize that we’ve lost it.
Fifty years ago, we didn’t pray like we do today – we prayed like warriors.
Isaiah’s Messianic Prophecy
December 24, 2012
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death[a]
a light has dawned.
You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as men rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,[b] Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:2-7)
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Scripture Memorization
December 3, 2012
“Big Brother” is here. We see “him” everyday when the traffic light cameras monitor our vehicles, when our purchases are tracked through our debit and credit cards and when our Google searches are observed and stored. “He” is definitely watching.
At the same time this phenomena is happening, the cries of “hate speech” fill the air. Or in other words, anything that is spoken that is not politically-correct or does not adhere to the thinking of “Big Brother” is deemed unacceptable.
When one ties these two events together, it appears to me that it won’t be long before the Bible will be considered an inappropriate item for one to possess. After all, it is filled with hateful words like, “…..I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). This truth, spoken by Jesus, is offensive to those of other religions and cannot be tolerated.
With these thoughts in mind, is it possible that our Bible “apps” could be removed from our smart phones one day? Might some web-sites be taken down because they contain Scripture? Could our Bibles be confiscated from our homes? Unfortunately, I believe the answers to these questions is “yes.”
I believe, based on these assumptions, that it is imperative that we memorize God’s Word. We take for granted the access that we have to the Scriptures, and I fear that this access may soon be denied. Not only should we be studying Scripture for the aforementioned reasons, however, but because of the Psalmist’s admonition, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11).
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Is Obama Lying About Romney
October 20, 2012
This has been one of the dirtiest campaigns in the history of our nation. Sadly, the dirt has come from the Democrat party, the White House and liberal advocacy groups. The commercials that these three organizations have put together have accused the Republican nominee of being a felon and even a murderer. This does not include the lies that they have constructed regarding Governor Romney’s poliicies for the future of our country. It has been awful, to say the least.
And all of this has come from a man who has some serious questions regarding his life and history. We know so little about the resident of the White House. For example, his college records are all sealed, probably due to the embarrassing information found within.
Also, I know that it is controversial to bring this up, but has the current resident of the White House misled the American people regarding the place of his birth? For example, if one examines his birth certificate, it shows that his father was born in Kenya. There is just one problem with that. At the time of the President’s birth, there was no such country as Kenya. It was called: East Africa Protectorate. There are also other issues that lend themselves to the belief that this document is a forgery.
Also, others have questioned whether or not the occupier of the White House is actually a Muslim who has used religion to further his political ambitions. He, himself, said that America is “not a Christian nation.”
Maybe the nation will put all of these divisive issues behind us on November 6. That is what I am hoping for.
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Photographer: Dave Weaver
Joe Biden
October 12, 2012
Three words describe this man: “condescending, boorish and mean-spirited.”
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Saint Mary Magdalene
July 7, 2012
The Resurrection's First Witness
Judith 9:1,11-14; Psalm 42:1-7; 2 Corinthians 5:14-18 ; John 20:11-18
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others.
The Apostle Paul was not just a spiritual giant.
I have studied Paul’s New Testament writings for 33 years to the syntax, grammar and word studies of the Greek New Testament.
Paul is one history’s greatest intellectual and literary geniuses.
If Christianity, the resurrection from the dead of the man Jesus Christ, giving humanity a hope of eternal life is a fairy tale or fiction, then we can conjecture the following.
Where are the “John the Baptists?”
May 29, 2012
In the hours after our current leader’s opinion on marriage surfaced, many in the anti-traditional marriage camp began to criticize traditional marriage because of rampant divorce rates. And while this problem in no way excuses this new “definition” of marriage, it does show that there is a problem in the Christian community when it comes to fidelity to one’s spouse.
Some have said, regarding divorce and remarriage, “you can’t unscramble scrambled eggs.” Really? Well, John the Baptist lost his life on this very issue. In the Gospel of Matthew, it says, “Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her’” (Matthew 14:3-4). Why didn’t John the Baptist just call on Herod and Herodias to repent and stay together? Isn’t that what we do now in the Christian Church? No, instead, he stood for the truth, and he paid the price with his life.
In the Old Testament we read, “Has not the Lord made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. ‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord God of Israel…..” (Malachi 2:15-16).
Jesus, himself, said, “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery” (Matthew 5:31-32). Jesus was not ambiguous here.
So I ask in closing, “Where are the modern-day John the Baptists?” Let’s not give the non-traditional marriage folks ammunition against us, and let us stand up for the Word of God.
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