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no cherry picking
Biblical interpretation requires more than the ‘cherry picked’ quotation of isolated verses; it demands careful attention to context, literary purpose, and the unity of the canon.A text cannot be adequately understood by extracting a single statement from its surrounding argument or narrative and treating it as self-contained.Truth and proper responsible interpretation requires the reader to examine the whole passage, the…
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Lamb of God
Don’t call Him gentle like that’s the whole story.Don’t shrink Him down to something safe enough to hang on a necklace and forget.“Lamb of God”was never meant to comfort you. It was meant to confront you. Because in the world that phrase was born into, lambs didn’t live in storybooks; they died on altars.Warm bodies, Split skin, Blood catching in…
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Feable, no memory
Deep Depression, Trauma, and the Memories You Think We “Forgot”There’s a quiet kind of grief that doesn’t get talked about much—the kind where you start losing pieces of your own life, and no one around you even notices. From the outside, it looks small. Someone forgets a conversation. Misses details. Can’t recall a moment that “just happened.” It’s easy to…
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Disrespect
It doesn’t really matter what it is or what it’s about: disrespect is definitely unwelcomed My anger, my frustration, my darkness gets pulled out of dormancy when I feel disrespected. I can be kind, humorous, easy to get along with, and genuinely peaceful, but the moment I feel that touch , everything in me shifts. My patience disappears, and the…
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Life, cooking and outcome
What is a batter who cannot swing? What is a ball never thrown, never hit or swung at? What is a goalie without the puck, or players without ice beneath their skates? Without the posts, how does the placekicker find three points? Life is made of pieces, each one needed to make the whole. Like baking, and cooking:Eggs are cracked…
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in heavenly places
God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, did not leave mankind in a fallen and helpless condition. Even when we were spiritually dead, without strength, without hope, and unable to come to Him:God intervened.Man, dead in trespasses and sins, had no ability to restore himself, no power to change his nature, and nothing of…
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True or False
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you,…
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Tithing,the principle never changed
In the true place of reflection, where a man considers the things of God and weighs the Scriptures carefully, there arises an honest question about giving, about this matter we call tithing. Some people after seeing the awful word ‘tithe’ are now immediately turned off,,, but snag a piece of candy and hang out and you’ll learn something. What’s the…
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yes I’ll know, I will see them
I was asked today to make things simple rather than how I most often write or talk… so here’s a fully regular writing that touches home for me…. for 9 reasons…. I’ve thought about this a lot, probably more than I’d like to admit. You lose somebody, or you get close to losing somebody, and suddenly all those questions don’t…
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Melchisedek and Christ
“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; Called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.” (Hebrews 5:9-10, Webster)(Genesis14:18–20; Psalm 110:4) This is not a title Christ took for Himself in the noise of man’s acclaim, but one placed on Him, given to Him by the Father, written…
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Truth be told
It’s difficult at times for me to realize that people, even ministers don’t know what the patibulum or stipe or titulus are. It baffles my thinking to know that the truth of the crucifixion hasn’t been studied, especially now with all the easily available accesses to information ……. Without the cross, we’d all be in a much different position and…
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Old memories and grace
Satan and his minions always trying to breathe life into old memories that no longer belong to us, to whisper shame and convince us that history is the same as identity. When those familiar reflections come, lay them at the cross. Release the weight that tries to press upon your heart, and learn to laugh in the face of accusation.…
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It is well with my soul 2
The Apostle Paul teaches that when Christ was crucified, our old nature, our sinful self that once served sin, was also crucified with Him…. This truth reaches far beyond symbolic meaning; it speaks of a spiritual reality in which the believer’s former life is put to death through union with Christ.Before salvation, humanity lived under the dominion of sin, powerless…
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That example…..
God created us to live in fellowship, to love and help one another. Yet human strength is fleeting, and true security cannot rest in people alone. Jesus Christ stands as our eternal refuge; steadfast, sufficient, and faithful through every moment. Even so, we are not meant to walk alone. People still need people, for God often shows His love through…
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get off your complacency and do something
Listen closely.. this needs to be said no matter how many times you hear the stories…. listen again! Every day I walk among people who are carrying deep wounds of trauma that has not been seen, not been heard, not been given room to heal. And while I show up, so many of those who should be leading the way are…
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Γεωμετρία
Gematria,… Numerology… EisegesisLeadership in many places has begun attaching spiritual meaning to numbers, patterns, and coincidences, believing they reveal divine messages or hidden codes, or steps of faith.Some see the same number repeatedly, such as on clocks, receipts, or church attendance numbers, license plates, and conclude that God is trying to say something through it. Others connect events years apart,…
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No Mystery
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from lewdness. That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:” (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, Webster) The will of God is not a mystery to anyone…
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Rich, Poor, Heaven and Hell
The rich man and Lazarus is one of the most solemn and revealing passages Jesus ever spoke about, and taught,as seen in Luke 16:19–31It shows not only the literal, physical reality of eternity but also the heart of God’s justice and mercy. Many lessons are hidden within its seemingly simple story , yet every phrase Jesus uttered carries profound meaning…
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No condemnation….
Justification is the act where a holy, just God declares a believing sinner righteous not because of their goodness but because of Christ’s finished work on the cross.It means God cancels the guilt of your sin and credits you with Christ’s perfect righteousness so before Him you are treated as not guilty.This declaration happens the moment a person truly believes…
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Don’t be a dog
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers, beware of the concision. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.” (Philippians…
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Wednesday works
My belief and idea of a Wednesday crucifixion might not be the mainstream view among some New Testament scholars, yet as a theologian and scholar myself, I say it deserves a fair look. Folks who hold this view lean hard on the plain wording of Matthew 12:40, where Jesus said He’d be “three days and three nights in the heart…
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Easter, or any other day, is great!
I don’t recall Jesus Christ ever telling anyone, not even Judas; that He couldn’t visit because of a picture on the wall, the color of their walls or maybe because they had friends who weren’t Christian….or that He couldn’t visit or heal them or pray for them due to the negativity of their attitude(pains of life, death, loss, truly needing…
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Gratitude not required
If you’ve truly trusted Christ as your Savior, then going back to calendar rules, feast days, or ceremonial observances as a requirement for being right with God is a spiritual slap in His face no different than keeping them for gratitude, it still serves as a ‘work’ Keeping these or remembering these like it’s a necessity or even just to…
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