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Addendum to “Who Is This Rock”?

Last year I posted Puzzling Passages Made Plain: Part 2 – Who Is “This Rock”? and thought the matter had been settled. Well, the Father was not settled on the issue and some new information came to light. Christ did not … Continue reading →

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Puzzling Passages Made Plain: Who Is “This Rock”?

The centuries-old debate between Catholics and Protestants about who Jesus built the Ecclesia upon is mainly an issue of semantics, ignoring the fact that people in ancient times used idiomatic language. No matter how well something is translated, there will … Continue reading →

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How sovereign is God: What is evil?

This is a partial rewrite of something I posted elsewhere. May it edify those seeking solid food. Isaiah 66:2a, Acts 7:50 “For all those things has My hand made, and all those things have been,” said the LORD. Isaiah 42:5 … Continue reading →

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A Time to Teach, A Time to Release

1 Corinthians 3:6-7 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase. 2 Corinthians 9:10-12 He who supplies seed to the … Continue reading →

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A Touch of the Father’s Heart

Sermons can be stirring, thought-provoking, or a much needed thump to the chest. Never I did consider a sermon beautiful…until I ran across this one: Emptied From Vessel to Vessel John Wright Follette “Moab hath been at ease from his … Continue reading →

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By His Light I Walk, On His Path I Go

WARNING: These views are subject to change or enhancement! A general overview of what I believe, probably missing something: 1. I believe in the absolute sovereignty of the Great I AM. Everything, good and bad, was, is, and will be … Continue reading →

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His (and Our) Resurrection Foreshadowed

Luke 24:46 [Jesus] told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day…” Where is this written? Hosea 6:1-2 Come, and let us return to the LORD: for He has … Continue reading →

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The Doctrinal Garbage Can: Agape Means Unconditional Love

I am truly sorry, but the proof in Scripture of agape equaling unconditional love is completely absent. It frustrated me for years. Perhaps something was wrong because all I saw was the necessity of obedience: “Follow Me.” Jesus commanded this … Continue reading →

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The “Church Fathers” Fad

I have noticed a trend in quoting from the so-called “church fathers.” After my own investigation, I found a slow drift away from biblical teachings and the authority of the Holy Spirit. The article below gives an excellent summary of … Continue reading →

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Beware of Stealing His Glory

Psalm 106:32-33 They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account, for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips. Moses had a major flaw—even after all that … Continue reading →

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