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“A Glorious Concert” (!!!)
“His grand-daughter describes the common practice of noseblowing! during the sermon.” Continue reading
Learning Faith, Learning Love
Never try to arouse faith from within. You cannot stir up faith from the depths of your heart. Leave your heart, and look into the face of Christ. -Andrew Murray We love him, because he first loved us. -the apostle … Continue reading
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Misused Reasons to Abandon Christmas — #3 “God Didn’t Command It”
But the Feast of Dedication was acceptable to Christ, so the celebration of His Incarnation is acceptable for His followers. Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing, The Christian and Culture
Tagged Christmas, Divine command, Feast of Dedication, Hannukah, Purim, worship
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Flawed Reasons to Abandon Christmas — #2 “It is Pagan/Catholic!”
The “asking no question” statement entirely discredits the importance of pagan origins. Pagan / idolatrous origins simply isn’t something we need to know. Continue reading
Posted in The Christian and Culture
Tagged Christmas, paganism, Saturnalia, Sol Invictus, sufficiency, syncretism
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“Invented Significances”
When we invent significances they always tell us more about ourselves than they do about the victim of our ruminations. Continue reading
Silly Reasons to Abandon Christmas — #1 “Christ-Mass”
God does not have one set of truth for one group of people and another truth for another group. His truth is for all people of all languages. The “Christ-Mass” argument is entirely language dependent. Continue reading
Why the Name “Jesus” Matters So Much — God With Us
God did not abandon us to our own rebellion — He is with us, seeking, loving, finding, saving, renewing, and finally glorifying. Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Forgiveness
Tagged blasphemy, God with us, Immanuel, Jesus, profanity
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