“The true story of a little orphan girl who prays that God would give her parents and the family that overcame the odds in order to adopt her.” Sounds like a trailer from a Hallmark Christmas movie, right? But buyer beware, although there is a happy ending, this book will engage the mind and soul [...]
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The message of the gospel is clear, salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. What about repentance? Repentance from what? All sins? Do you know them all? Before Christ came, the Jews practiced a baptism of repentance which was accompanied by a confession of sins (Mt.3:1-12). Even the Pharisees participated in this baptism which [...]
Repentance Is Coming To Terms With Who I Am
Posted: September 3, 2011 in TheologyTags: grace, justification, Luke 7, repent, repentance, salvation, salvation by faith, the sinful woman, works
Repentance is not becoming someone that I am not. It is coming to terms with who I am. Is it necessary to repent in order to be saved? The answer is yes and no. If you understand repentance as a change of behavior than the answer is no. Expecting someone to change their behavior in [...]
Will The World End May 21, 2011?
Posted: May 15, 2011 in TheologyTags: Camping, Family Radio, May 21
May 21 – Doom’s Day? This is the prediction of Harold Camping, President of Family Stations, Inc., a company that owns radio stations around the world. To arrive at the date, Camping creates a formula using 2 Peter 3:8 and Genesis 7. God spoke to Noah in Genesis 7:4 warning him that the flood would [...]
Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday. Do you know why it’s called Maundy Thursday? As it turns out, there is some controversy as to the origination of the name. Some say it is derived from the Latin word mandatum which is the first word in the Latin translation of John 13:34. “A new [...]
How does a team get to the Super Bowl? Is one pro football team really better than all the others? It’s not completely a matter of superior talent. It’s more about perseverance and the ability to corporately stay focused on the goal in the midst of all the distractions. The audience of this letter are [...]
The Text of Hebrews In A Word Cloud
Posted: March 12, 2010 in TheologyTags: Hebrews, wordcloud, Wordle
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God and Evil
Posted: January 30, 2010 in TheologyTags: atheism, atheist, evil, existence, faith, God, theodicy
“It is extremely difficult to believe that God is loving and merciful when He consistently shows Himself to be cruel and unjust.” – posted by a friend on Facebook. Reply 1: if he is caring and all powerful, why is there evil? if he is all powerful, but does not care, then he is malevolent. [...]
The Millennium – Revelation 20
Posted: January 9, 2010 in TheologyTags: apocalypse, millennium, prophecy, returnofchrist, revelation20
Revelation 20 1. Scripture – Rev.20:1-6 2. Views These views are not just differences of opinion on the sequence of events but are dramatically different opinions on the very nature of the millennial kingdom. 2.1 Amillennialism 2.1.1 Rev.20 describes the present church age 2.1.2 Satan’s influence has been reduced 2.1.3 Those reigning with Christ are [...]
The Return of Christ
Posted: November 22, 2009 in TheologyTags: Christ, Christsreturn, eschatology, Jesus, secondcoming, Theology
Christ’s Return 1. How will Christ return? Will He return in sprit or physically return? 1.1 Sudden 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the [...]
