My youngest grandson recently asked me why there are so many different churches. He noted that they all teach different things, so how could he tell which was right? Did it make a difference which one he attended? Really, how many churches did Jesus make? Those are all good questions. All valid. Rather than point [...]
Posted on May 5th, 2011 by doc
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Sorry, friends, but that just won’t work. I have heard that phrase several times, even a few lately, and I think we need to examine the fallacy of that kind of thinking. According to the Bible, we cannot separate Jesus and the church! Christ purchased the church with His own blood according to Acts 20:28: [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2011 by doc
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So the Pope has exonerated the Jews for the death of Jesus. Yes, I do have something to say about that. In the first place, not being Catholic, I doubt the ability of the Pope to speak for the Lord. I respect the Pope, but I do not consider him to be the ultimate representative [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by doc
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Obedience. I suppose none of us really likes that word, do we? As Americans, we are not happy with the idea that we have to be obedient to another…and it is killing our young people. Obedience is a lesson we need to learn. And it is a lesson we need desperately. Let us examine what [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by doc
Filed under: Christian life, Obedience, Suffering | 2 Comments »
Romans 10:1-3 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2011 by doc
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Before we show that the title is true, there are three things one must believe: 1. God cannot lie. (Hebrews 6:18 2. The Bible is God-inspired, (II Timothy 3:16-17) 3. God’s Word is truth. (John 17:17) These truths are essential to any study of any Bible subject. If you do not believe these three truths, [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2011 by trp
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I know the controversy over the Shroud of Turin has settled down to some extent, but the value of doing a blog is that I get to sometimes write about what interests me. For many years, I have followed this controversy and it interests me, so here we are. The Shroud of Turin is a [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2010 by doc
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This morning, I was watching a sunrise. It was beautiful, with the clouds changing colors and everything crisp and clear. Of all the creatures God ever crated, we are the only ones to appreciate the beauty and majesty God put into the natural world. I’ve planted many flowers in my front yard for the beauty [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2010 by trp
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I do not believe that any one alive can truly say that he has never been criticized nor has he ever criticized anyone else. We have all heard of things complementary to ourselves, and they have warmed our hearts like a warm spring breeze. Likewise, we have heard things said about us that have frozen [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2010 by doc
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We have all known people who thought that they were great. That is, they thought they were really nice people and that they were saved. They thought they were obedient to God. They thought they would be in Heaven. They thought…well, what does it matter what they thought? In reality, it matters not at all. What [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by doc
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