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Peter, an apostle of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, not only preached the first sermon on the Day of Pentecost; he also wrote letters to brethren, one of which contains the words, Love the brotherhood (1 Peter 2:17), which is the equivalent of loving the church, the body
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One of the fears that many people have had since 9-11-2001 is another terrorist attack by Muslims here in the United States. To be sure, not all Muslims believe in violence; the problem is that those who pose a threat do not wear placards, saying, "I am
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According to a Washington Post story available online by Rick Noack, the number of young people in Iceland who believe that God created the world is zero (which is also a temperature the country is familiar with). In light of the availability of Christian evidences and the failure of evolution
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The Sunday supplement to the newspaper, Parade, published an interview with Carol Burnett on January 24, 2016. She is worthy of the honor given to her by the Screen Actors Guild. Airing on January 30th, she received their 52nd Life Achievement Award (9). As with most interviews, several questions were
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A senior rabbi from the Congregation of Reform Judaism in Orlando, Steven W. Engel, takes issue with those who are saying that Christianity is "under attack" in the United States (Orlando Sentinel). He apparently thinks that two pieces of upcoming legislation aimed at protecting "pastors" are
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Many lodge complaints against the Bible due to the existence of manuscript variations and problems that occur in translating the Scriptures from one language to another. These are legitimate concerns, to be sure. As noted previously, all languages have idiomatic expressions that do not smoothly make the transition. For example,
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Possibly some watched the interview with Sean Penn (movie star/journalist) on 60 Minutes Sunday evening, January 17, 2016. If not, Penn has certainly been in the news recently since he had an interview with El Chapo, head of a Mexican drug cartel, who escaped from prison last year. According
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Variation, Not Negation One would think that one translation said that man was created on the sixth day while another translation had it a month later. No one disagrees on crucial information that readers need which is vital to salvation. The fact is, however, that some translations are just not
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Why are you here today? Of course, members of this congregation plan to be here (unless ill or traveling). Christians realize their obligation not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). We come to offer up our worship to God, as well as to be edified and
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The idea of a new year always brings with it an optimistic outlook. Why is that? Many of us make New Year hat to think it will be different. Many of us make New Year\
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According to The New York Times, posted December 12, 2015, there are some popular churches hirties younger According to The New York Times, posted December 12, 2015, there are some popular churches here are some popthere are some popular churches those in their 20s and 30s
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The first Sunday evening of the month is usually dedicated to Questions and Answers here at South Seminole; so on December 6th, I answered some that dealt with Transgender issues. When the material was uploaded to our Website, cocwp.org (click on videos across the top of the Web page)