The Culture of Hope Founded on Faith
Salvation is necessary because the rebellion and sin of Adam and Eve separated us from God and a penalty must be paid in order to tear down that separation. God’s righteousness and perfection preclude His fellowship with anything less righteous and perfect than Himself. In God’s perfect justice and righteousness, partiality towards or pardon of any sin or sinner would violate the need for a penalty as prescribed by His own Law. Nor could He judge all sinners with the…..
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Our relationship with God is not one-sided. He created us for companionship with Him. In the Garden of Eden, He was in the habit of walking and talking to Adam. When sin entered, that fellowship was broken. When Jesus died on the cross and rose again, the chasm between us and God was bridged. As Christians we have that fellowship again, in prayer. In Matthew 7:7, Jesus tells us to “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye…..
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“…I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received and wherein ye stand, by which also ye are saved if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the…..
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In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul exhorts Christians, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?” There is no spiritual common ground between the saved and the unsaved. When we find ourselves in some way bound to unbelievers, whether in marriage or in business, it is the believer’s principles that are compromised.
As early as Abraham in Genesis 24:37, the necessity for the equal spiritual yoke was…..
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We often hear the old adage “No pain, no gain” blithely stated in response to adversity in our lives. The Biblical version of this is found in 2 Cor. 12:10b, “when I am weak then am I strong.” Without suffering, pain, distresses, and hardships we would remain spiritually immature and untested (i.e. not challenged).
As teachers we try to find ways to challenge our more intelligent students while keeping the less intelligent students engaged as well – not an easy…..
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The Bible gives us a lot of information about the end times, when Jesus will come again for those who believe in Him and remove us from the world (an event commonly called the “Rapture”). Most of the scriptural prophecies have been fulfilled. Technological advances and worldwide political conditions show the stage is clearly set for the rest to happen. Matthew 24:37-39 and Luke 17:26-27 relate the rapture to the times of Noah when God shut the door to the…..
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Although the information coming out of CDC is sometimes questionable these days, their sleep needs chart draws from several reputable studies. Here’s how much sleep their website suggests, by age, for optimal health levels (https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/how_much_sleep.html):
Many people struggle to maintain healthy sleep habits for a variety of reasons including outside disruptors, work schedules, and emotional burdens. God’s promise of rest in Matthew 11:28…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will finish verse five.
5. Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ – “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will look at verse five.
5. Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ – “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will look at verse four.
4. Personal Collaborative Approach – “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not…..