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What Does the Bible Say About the Body of Christ?
The concept of the church being referred to as the Body of Christ is not merely а figure of speech but а model for how we should operate within our community. In 1 Corinthiаns 12, the Apostle Pаul presents аn аnаlogy depicting the church аs а...
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How to Choose the Best Bible Translation?
Dr. Bill Mounce explores the complex Bible translations and provides cogent advice about selecting the most suitable translation for your spiritual development. With numerous translations such as...
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What the Bible has to say about God as a Communicator.
God is a powerful communicator, and our ability to communicate may reflect being made in His image, as emphasized by the Bible's emphasis on God's words shaping reality.
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“A Man After God's Own Heart”
Old Testament
God tells Saul, “‘But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after His own heart. The Lord has commanded him to be a prince over his people because you have not kept what the Lord has commanded you.’ and Samuel...
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What is Holiness?
Old Testament
What is holiness? That's an important thing to think about. We normally think of holiness as moral purity. Wouldn’t you say that that's the general concept? Be holy as I am holy — moral purity.
But I want you to understand this. Moral...
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We Are At War
Most of us are aware of Paul’s statement, “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph 6:21, NIV). We are at war.
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Would Jesus Wear a Mask?
One side quotes Romans 13:1–2. “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling...
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God of the Middle
Several years ago, while my wife was walking through the airport, she overheard a woman talking to someone on her phone who she was trying to console over some tragedy. The woman said, “honey just read the emergency Psalm 911.” (For those of you outside the US, 9-1-1 is...
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Whatever Happened to the Golden Rule?
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12, NIV). In other words, the underlying social ethic that runs throughout the entire Hebrew Scripture with all...
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How Hot is Hell?
Heaven is like hell in one sense: it cannot be adequately described (2 Cor 12:4), which is why Jesus used so many different metaphors for both places.
Fire (Matt 5:22)
Darkness (Matt 8:12)
Wailing and gnashing of teeth (Matt 8:12)
Destruction (Matt 10:28)
And worst of...