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No Longer Marching Carefully Through Life

Posted on July 7, 2020 by admin

Marvin Olasky tells the story of a Russian officer marching several political prisoners to their deaths.  The road was muddy and the officer was careful to avoid the puddles so as to keep his boots clean.  The execution of these … Continue reading →

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Denying the Faith

Posted on June 17, 2020 by admin

A few days ago I was reading in 1 Timothy and came across the following verse:  “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse … Continue reading →

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Salvation As a Process

Posted on June 7, 2020 by admin

Christian doctrine teaches salvation is a one-time event—it occurs when one accepts Jesus as one’s personal savior.  However my book lists three passages which state salvation is a process over time, not an event:  “For we are to God the … Continue reading →

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Does God Laugh?

Posted on May 12, 2020 by admin

Now everyone will agree the Bible is a serious book.  It deals with life and death issues and with what happens to us after our life ends.  But is God always serious?  Does God laugh?  If we are made in … Continue reading →

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Calling All the Shots

Posted on April 29, 2020 by admin

Robert L. Dabney, a pastor and soldier during the Civil War, preached that God directed “every shot and shell and bullet” of that war. [1]  Now I understand the Bible teaches God is sovereign; that God controls what happens on … Continue reading →

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Seeing But Not Seeing

Posted on March 31, 2020 by admin

A lot of years ago, a commercial airliner with a full load of passengers was poised for takeoff.  There were three pilots aboard this aircraft and they had completed their pre takeoff checklist.  Everything looked fine but as the pilot … Continue reading →

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Earning Our Salvation

Posted on March 22, 2020 by admin

Protestant doctrine is firm in the belief that no action is required for our salvation.  If we could do something, that might mean we earn our salvation and the Bible is very clear we cannot earn our salvation.  That is … Continue reading →

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Customer Service

Posted on March 15, 2020 by admin

Sometime ago, we had a contractor do some work on our house.  The work was not done to our satisfaction and so we called the contractor to have the situation resolved.  On the phone, the contractor acknowledged our problem, agreed … Continue reading →

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What God Requires

Posted on February 24, 2020 by admin

Many of the other major and minor prophets in the Old Testament agreed with admonishment of Amos that we noted in the last blog:  God is not interested in sacrifices but “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like … Continue reading →

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Amos

Posted on February 18, 2020 by admin

In the last blog, I mentioned my preference for Habakkuk among all the “minor” prophets.  Second in my preference is Amos.   Why?  Because he was not a prophet or the son of a prophet.  He lived in a small town … Continue reading →

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