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What did Adam look like? What Color hair did Joseph have? How tall was Abraham? Details such as these are not provided for us in the Biblical narrative. In fact, many details concerning people and locations are sparsely provided. But why? Well, some of it may be due to ancient
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Once I was studying with a young man who asked to pray before we finished, and so he did. And as he was concluding his prayer, he asked God specifically for “all of His blessings.” I thought this was an interesting prayer request, since in all my 27 years, I’
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Warfare has been an unfortunate part of human history from our earliest days. The weapons used in wars of the past have usually been the same regardless of geography and culture. One of the most consistently-used weapons throughout history is the bow—a weapon which fires a short, thin,
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Many claim that water baptism is not essential for salvation. However, there are a vast number of passages that connect baptism with salvation (Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:1; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 3:21, and others). Yet those who deny water baptism as essential for
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Each gospel writer begins his description of the life of Christ from a different point in time. Mark begins with a brief synopsis of John the Baptizer's ministry, Luke with John's birth, Matthew with Jesus' royal genealogy; but the Apostle John chooses to begin with
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On my car radio, I have an eclectic collection of stations that I listen to, ranging from various kinds of music, talk radio, and one religious station of an evangelical persuasion. I constantly switch back and forth between these stations because I hate commercials; but occasionally I dwell on this
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To immerse or not to immerse? That is indeed an important question. No matter what position a person takes concerning this aspect of salvation, he is definitely going to upset someone. There is so much debate concerning baptism that it would take an entire book to explain all the different
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This is a question asked by every believer at some point in their spiritual walk. If you are raised in a Christian home, around the age of 8, you perhaps, as you are sitting in Sunday Bible school, first ask this question. If you are privileged enough to have a
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[Editor ote for clity below] [Editor s note: The following exchange took place between Brother Boyer and a Catholic enthusiast. The arguments belong to the Catholic; Brother Boyer simply responds to them. Some edits were made—GWS]. Does the Catholic Church contradict the Bible with its practice of celibacy for
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We have two bishops in our congregation. When I say bishop, certain things come to mind—cool robes, special vows, and fancy titles. Our bishops have nothing of that sort; in fact, superficially you would not even be able to tell them apart from anyone else. They dress like everyone