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It’s Sunday. We’re heading to church…..again, with the hope that those who administer the Word of God will “rightly” divide it. Don’t get me wrong. This is not to say that I have a handle on what God’s Word really says and others do not. I err as much orRead More

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Another passage that comes to mind about the importance of believers being discriminate in discerning and safeguarding truth, especially as it pertains to the Gospel message (see my related post) is Philippians 3:2-3 where Paul issues the same command 3 times. The text reads: Watch out for those dogs, thoseRead More

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Last Sunday, a financial person of the church we have been attending stated that, after 30 years of studying God’s Word, he has found Scripture “never calls on us to give to a cause; instead we are called to give to God.” He then quoted something from 2 Cor 9.Read More

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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in conversation with others (many believers, some unbelievers) who say something like, “But the Bible says…”, you fill in the blank. In fact, however, the text does not say that. Typically I’ll respond with something like “But the text says…” MostRead More

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Part 1 outlined the issue of “generational sin.” This second post addresses the problems of “generational sin” for believers and Part 3 suggests a solution. PROBLEMS WITH GENERATIONAL SIN How might “generational sin” mesh with the following texts? Exodus 34:6-7 reads: And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “TheRead More

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Are there any reasons to believe Christ appeared to Old Testament characters?

Some suggest that at least one of Abraham’s three guests in Genesis 18:1-15 was Christ. But is this the case? As for my research and reading from John Walton’s excellent commentary on Genesis, there’s sufficient reason to believe Abraham did not speak with Jesus. Read on.Read More

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On Having the Right Conclusions But the Wrong Support A few days ago I received an e-mail from a dear friend who was encouraged by a message from John 11. Her pastor took verse 44b, where Jesus said, “Unbind him, and let him go” (NASB), as a call for ChristiansRead More