A friend recently told me that sickness in his family had created a hospital bill of $3.5 million. He told me: “That is more than I can pay the rest of my life.” He has a debt that, no matter how hard he tries, he can never pay.
It made me think of what Jesus paid [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Pat Brown
Filed under: Devotion, Grace, Humility, Jesus, Joy, New Testament, Salvation | 1 Comment »
We’re familiar with Proverbs 31, and its description of a “wife of noble character”. The writer describes such a wife thus:
10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12She brings him good, not harm, all the [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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In a recent editorial, J. Randal Matheny writes of “the pull to be like the denominations” and makes several conclusions. Among them are these:
The solution is, as Ezra knew so long ago, centered in the Word.
“Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Speaking of Eli’s sons Hophni and Phinehas, Scripture says
Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, because the LORD desired to kill them. 1 Samuel 2:25 NKJV
So God’s anger toward them was such that they didn’t have a chance? What if they had chosen to repent? God was so set on killing them [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I think sometimes we don’t give satan enough credit. After all, he is described as “the wicked one” (Matthew 13:19), “the father of lies” (John 8:44), and “a roaring lion…seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). He is very powerful, but is he all powerful? Does he have the same traits — even some [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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We often recognize Jesus as our Savior and acknowledge that through His sacrifice, the shedding of His blood, we are redeemed with hope of eternal salvation. But we tend to overlook His role as our mediator, our intercessor. Let’s review this role briefly.
Jesus said:
18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Pat Brown
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Several places in the book of Judges we read that “The Spirit of the LORD came upon him…” (Judges 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14). We read of this experience elsewhere as well. What exactly does this mean? According to one commentator, “This is a common Old Testament expression signifying a unique act of God [...]
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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The following article is reprinted in its entirety from the Apologetics Press website.
Expelled: One Movie You Ought to See
by Eric Lyons, M.Min.
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Rarely does Apologetics Press encourage readers to see a movie on the big screen. It goes without saying that most movies playing in [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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One of the questions I’m commonly asked is about good Christian resources on the Internet. I wanted to make you aware of a new one I discovered last week. It’s called Biiible, and has 14 different translations and versions (some of which aren’t actually “translations”) that you can search. There’s also a Bible dictionary, a [...]
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Not evolution that happens in the classroom, but… Well, you know what I mean…
Last week the Florida Senate passed a bill that would allow public school teachers to challenge evolution with “scientific information”. Naturally, there is opposition to this, and you can probably guess where some of the most vocal opposition is coming from. (Hint: [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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