Gospel
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In my preaching, I affirm that the law must be preached as God’s holy standard so that it examines, exposes, and defines real holiness. I affirm that the law must unmask hypocrisy, confront sin honestly, and expose false assurance where it exists. I affirm that there are moments when the primary purpose of preaching the
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Every unarmed black suspect killed by police in 2019 reviewed in attached video. Total Unarmed Blacks Killed 2019: 9 Total Police officers in the USA: 686,665 Total arrests in the USA 2018: 10,310,960 So out of over 10 Million arrests – 9 unarmed black men were killed. Even if all of them were unwarranted (which
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I have long appreciated Star Trek and Captain Kirk. As a result, over the years, I have watched or read numerous interviews with William Shatner including this recent one. I have noticed that he frequently brings up the topics of death, the afterlife and God. And I have often thought I would love to talk
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This story keeps on deepening. (If you haven’t followed the story read through the link at the bottom of this article) The latest is a response from a guy whose brother happened to look like the kid from the Catholic school. His name was put on social media and as a result his family and
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What is the Gospel? “God is Holy” – God is perfect in all of his attributes – glorious in all that he does. He is set apart – unique – His ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts. He dwells in pure radiant unapproachable light. Nothing and no one can stand
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You don’t have to have your eyes open very wide to realize there is something horribly wrong in the world. I recently picked up a book given to my oldest son Steven by his teacher – Mrs. Copley. It is titled simply “Night” and the book describes the horrors of a young Jewish boy by
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To the extent the Law of God is made attainable with statements like – do your best and God will do the rest – we not only cheapen what the law says we lose grace in the process. The law clearly says “your best efforts” are not going to be sufficient – more than that
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I am increasingly appreciative of the Word. It has a way of speaking by the Holy Spirit that nothing else can do. I don’t know about you but there are a lot of other voices in my head – and the Word of God is able to transcend them and speak with clarity words of
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Here is what I have noticed about every story– there must be a plight. There must be a peril to be rescued from – Kirk must have Klingons endangering the Enterprise or there is no story – there is no glory – there is no rescue. Can you imagine Superman flying at the speed of
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The law is like a man in a sailboat with a sailing instruction manual. He knows what proper sailing is – He may even possess a lot of technology to aid him in sailing. But his knowledge and tech cannot move him across the water. Only wind can do that. So we must stop preaching
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I had this picture come to mind on Sunday while in church. You remember the scene in the movie Hook with Robin Williams where he has met the Lost Boys and he sits down at the end of a very long day to what he thinks is going to be a glorious meal, but when
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Dean Koontz: “Everyone talks about justice, but there can be no justice where there is no truth, and these are times when truth is seldom recognized and often despised.” If you grew up in a conservative Christian culture like I did you probably feel as if the world is coming undone.
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There is a God who if you “be good” he will help you feel good = Moralistic Therapeutic Deism NOT the Christian Gospel. Instead Christianity says There is a God, who seeing the evil of mankind, sent his own Son, Jesus, as a man to suffer and die in their place so that all who
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1) Jesus is our destination – Knowing Him is our highest good and joy. He is what our souls were designed for and crave. Rom 5:11
Passionate Grace 