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This news story, published as recently as December 9, 2022, appeared online in DAILYMAIL.COM. It was written by Lewis Pennock, the publication’s assistant news editor. The article involves a 65-year-old man who fears death less than the idea that he might become homeless. Thus, he is
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Those not very familiar with the Scriptures may not recognize these names. The event associated with them has never been made into a movie (so far as the author knows). But the significance of what they did and God o felfelt today. And for a few, it has become a
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In the podcast examined last week on speaking where the Bible speaks and being silent where the Bible is silent, it is remarkable that the verse, often referred to as the "authority" principle never came up. Colossians 3:17 declares: all that we teach and practice must be
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When we talk about Biblical authority, sooner or later we arrive at the subject of expediency, which refers to finding an appropriate way to do what God has commanded us to do. For example, Christians are to meet each Lord’s day for worship (Acts 20:7; Heb 10:25)
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Ordinarily, I don't listen to podcasts, but I received a copy of this one called Radically Christian; the radical part is correct. On this particular podcast, the two hosts were discussing the phrase, "Speak Where the Bible Speaks, and Be Silent Where the Bible is Silent."
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Happy New Year! Okay. Enough celebrating. Now let's get back to work. Recently, it was made known that an eldership was going to re-evaluate resuming Sunday evening worship assemblies again. Apparently, they stopped during the pandemic, which began almost two years ago. Why it was safer to
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We all accept the fact that the greatest commandment involves loving God thoroughly—and that the second greatest commandment is loving our neighbors as ourselves (Matt. 22:37-39). We know that these are the greatest commandments because Jesus said so. But why did He choose these two since there
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This is the title of a small, less than a page, tract put out by Jehovah’s Witnesses. There are four panels—two on each side. Underneath the title on page one, they ask, “Would you say it is . . .” and then they list the following choices: “something within your heart?
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Whenever people want to justify their errors, they will grasp hold of some of the most outrageous ideas and try to make them sound plausible. For example, Jerry Maneker, as part of his defense of homosexuality continually tries to justify the practice from the Scriptures. Along with many others, he
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Many critics of the Bible take issue with what they do not understand. Homosexuals, for instance, say, “See you eat shrimp, which is forbidden in the Scriptures; so, you should realize that homosexuality is all right, also.” They could also have selected bacon, ham, or sausage to make the point,
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On May 1, 2006, Jerry Maneker, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University, published a document containing 14 points in defense of homosexuality. The reader has probably already heard some of these expressed; certainly, he will hear them again, but all should have access to the truth concerning these
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I recently completed a book titled, A Place Called Heaven by Dr. Robert Jeffress. Although I purchased it in October of 2019, I just started reading it in October of this year. (The delay is not unusual; a few books I've had more than thirty years and not