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Ten Things that I Haven’t Found in the Bible
Ten things I haven’t found in the Bible. Just some things to think about when we think of the purpose of the church, missions, and evangelism. Continue reading
Posted in Quick Thoughts
Tagged church discipline, evangelism, Missions, purpose of church
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 6:16-19
Is there a need to know, or am I just opening my mouth about this so that I can feel important? If there is no need to know, I am probably sowing conflict — and that is an abomination to God.
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Posted in A Proverb for Today
Tagged abomination, C.S. Lewis, discord, Gossip, Malice, Pride, strife, weakness
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You Do The Thinking
I’ll give the statement, without commentary. You get to do the thinking about it (although the tags at the bottom of the post may give some triggers, if you are stuck). Thank God every morning when you get up, that you have something … Continue reading
Posted in Quick Thoughts
Tagged Charles Kingsley, discipline, idleness, morning, self-denial, Thankfulness, work
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The Scriptures — Moved by the Spirit (Summary)
Our salvation is clear — because “That Book in Your Hands” is His Book. The ideas, the words, the languages in which they were given, the styles in which they were communicated, the personal experiences of the writers, it is all His. We don’t have to worry about whether Paul’s personality, or Luke’s Greek education, or David’s warfare, hindered God’s truth and puts our eternal destiny at risk. Your Book is God’s Book, and our salvation is on solid ground. Continue reading
Posted in Bibliology
Tagged 2 Peter 1:21, God's Sovereignty, Holy Spirit, inscripturation, Inspiration, Inspiration Dictation, Scripture
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A few links today
When Rubbish is Romantic! What Brian should have said when he got home: “Kiss me, dear, I’ve been playing in the rubbish.” 🙂 A fun story. Amateur Ornithologists with a Christian Worldview — This is a neat site. I stumbled on it when we both wanted Wordpress to fix something. … Continue reading
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The Scriptures — Moved by the Spirit (part four — Human Writers)
“That Book in Your Hand” As we continue the study on Bibliology (the study of what the Scriptures are, and how they came to us), I want to look at how God worked in the lives of the human writers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Peter 1:21, Amos, God's Sovereignty, Holy Spirit, inscripturation, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Paul, Scripture, Scripture Writers, Writing Styles
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The Scriptures — Moved by the Spirit (part three — Languages)
Language was not something that “happened” to God, something that confined Him in communicating His message. Rather, a sovereign God “happened” to the languages, forming them to be exactly what He wanted to use to convey His truth. Continue reading
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