Tag Archives: knowledge and wisdom

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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The Doctrinal Garbage Can: Repentance Means ‘Ask for Forgiveness’ or ‘Turn Away from Sin’

Many things are lost in biblical translation, which cause words and concepts to obtain multiple meanings over time. Pastors and teachers must seek His help when researching the true meaning of idioms and words during the time the passage was … 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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Thought Splatters (Look Up!)

Did anyone notice that Jesus and His disciples did not offer any sacrifice in the Temple? Those who seek comfort and peace in this world will be disappointed; those who seek Him and His Kingdom will be healed of the … 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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Rough Insight

For some inexplicable reason, I have had a drought of word flow, just trickles here and there, but not enough for a posting. There is a list of over a hundred topics I can draw from, so that is not … Continue reading

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Whistling Past the Graveyard

This is sad. Many very important topics baby believers need to digest are mostly ignored. Why is this? The first things that comes to mind are money and power. For others, they believe we should stay under a man’s leadership … Continue reading

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