Tag: Faith
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Merry Christmas
Today we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and I just want to say to all of you Merry Christmas and may God bless you! Here is Luke 2:7-20 from the ESV: 7 And she gave birth to her…
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Lex Talionis
“Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” Deuteronomy 19:21 ESV ” But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:39…
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Jesus Wept
There are two instances in the Bible where we read that Jesus wept. I find these passages to be very powerful because of what they tell us about Jesus’ humanity. The first time Jesus wept was in John 11:35 when…
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Why Does Matthew Say Jesus Would be Called a Nazarene?
“And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:23 ESV When I first became a Christian and I started to read…
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Not My Will, But Yours, Be Done
“Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42 ESV These are the words Jesus prayed to the Father as his arrest, trial, and execution were drawing near. Luke also…
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Why Do You Call Me Good?
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone” Luke 18:19 ESV There are two instances in the book of Luke of people walking up to Jesus to ask Him what they…
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Before Abraham Was, I AM
Many people who do not know God have a simple question, if God exists why doesn’t he just make himself known? Where is he? They simply do not perceive that all of creation points to God, they want concrete proof.…
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Thought Meets The Word
As Paul tells us in Acts; “all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.” The Greeks had thought while the Jews had the Word, until the two…
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A Peace Which Surpasses All Understanding
We have all seen the famous “Footprints in the Sand” poem; a man dreams he is walking on the beach with God when scenes from his life flash before his eyes. He sees two sets of footprints in the sand…
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Who Do You Say That I Am?
Other than hardcore atheists who simply do not want to even admit Jesus was an historical figure, there are not many people who question the historicity of Jesus. The real question revolves around who they believe He is. Most atheists…
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