Three Resurrections-The Theme of the New Testament 3-6-15 THE HEAVEN AND HELL MYTHS MISLEADS MANY FROM THE TRUE THEME OF THE GOSPEL John 3:13 and Acts 2:34 clearly state that no one has gone to heaven including great Bible heroes of the past. Christians will be resurrected at the second coming of Christ. This clear…
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Liberty within God's Laws and the Danger of Legalism
Liberty within God’s Laws and Dangers of Legalism: FREEDOM WITHIN THE LAW, NOT FREEDOM FROM THE LAW Freedom and liberty exist for those who live within the moral laws of God especially the Ten Commandments. Paul says in Gal 2:21 that no one can be saved by the law. We are saved by grace, otherwise…
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The Spirit of the Anti-Christ What and Who is It ?
2-20-15 The Spirit of the Anti-Christ What Is It? THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NOT JUST AN ENDTIME PHENOMENON Because of the unique challenges of false teachers in John’s day (90A.D.) this apostle is the only one to use the term Anti-Christ. See I John 2:18-23. John is talking about the last days, the…
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IS VALENTINE'S DAY WARM AND INNOCENT ?
Pod Prep Valentine’s Day 2015 IT ALL SEEMS SO WARM AND INNOCENT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Valentine's Day seems so innocent. It is all about showing "love," giving a card or flowers or chocolates to a loved one. What is there not to like about all of this, right? Wrong. Valentine's Day is big…
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FALLING OIL PRICES AND BIBLE PROHECIES OF THE KING OF THE SOUTH
Low Oil Prices and Bible Prophecy By Dr. James & Natalie Ricks Immutable Law of Supply and Demand This fall oil production rose to create an oil surplus. Supply outpaced demand. Demand declined because of a recession in Europe, the slowing Chinese economy and increased energy efficiency in the developed world. Supply expanded because U.S.…
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Baptism & Repentance
Podcast Prep Baptism & repentance: At the very start of the Church Peter said (Acts 2:37-38) Repentance was what God required. This requires three things. Repent of our sins and commit to changing our behavior. One must understand that sin is the breaking of God’s law. See I John 3:4. Commit to obeying the law.…
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Pod cast Repentance
Pod prep Repentance: The real question: REPENT NOW OR LATER! If one repents later then he is allowing his sinful unlawful conduct to harm his life and character longer. The sooner we repent the less harm to self and family will be done by us. Even if this is not the only opportunity for…
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Why do Some Churches Think That We do Not Have to Keep God's Sabbath?
Let's explore with open minds, the ideas that the Seventh Day Sabbath was only for the Jewish people; that the Sabbath was automatically changed to Sunday when Jesus Christ was resurrected on Sunday and, finally as some think, that the God's Laws were done away with when Christ died so we so we no longer…
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Law & Grace Primer
The New Testament Bible makes some clear, emphatic statements regarding the Law: Not the hearers but the doers of the Law are justified Ro 2:13. Faith does not void the Law it establishes the law. Ro 3:31 Sin does not exist if there is no Law. Ro 5:13 John defined sin as the violation of God's…
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Our Life as Christians
When you first got baptized did you think that your troubles would be over? Many new Christians fall into this trap. They somehow think that baptism is sort of a magic bullet that is part of a formula that will bring them nothing but total success on the way to God's kingdom. Nothing could be…
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