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A Few Thoughts about Why God Doesn’t Punish or Prevent Sin Now
The world seems to be more evil every day. Increased control of our lives is sensed in every country. Truth is more difficult to obtain. Opinions are more difficult to address. Safety is more difficult to experience. Fear increases. Panic increases. Uncertainty increases. Mental health issues increase. Physical health declines.…
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If everyone has their own truth
This is not meant to be good logical form. It is just the thoughts of an old man. – If everyone has their own truth, how can we have communication? If everyone is talking, but it means different things, how can we have trust? If no one has trust, how…
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Thoughts on Psalm 1
Introduction B1 Summary B2 Overview of the Old Testament – Psalms By Arend Remmers B3 Note on outlines (from Bible Analyzer outline module) These outlines are derived from the chapter headings of the 1611 edition of the King James Bible. They have been updated to modern spelling and some entries…
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A Few Thoughts about Believing God
Recently I read about a Christian apologist who believes in theistic evolution, “because science says so.” He has a 14-minute video explaining why it is not important how long creation took but that God created. If creation is a non-essential issue; only the Gospel is important. I have some problems.…
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A Few Thoughts about Whom Am I
Most people want to know more about themselves, so take various online personality tests. They want to formulate their identity. We need to be careful with these tests however as some are based on occultic ideas. An example would be the Enneagram, now incredibly popular. Can we formulate our identity…
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A Few Thoughts about Women Must Marry Rapist
Christians and Jews are accused of worshiping a God who demands that a woman who was raped must marry the rapist. Consider: ‘Legitimate Rape’ in the Bible. They use ill translated passages of Scripture: B1 Deuteronomy 22:25-29 NRSV But if the man meets the engaged woman in the open country,…
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A Few Thoughts about God’s Repentance
1 Samuel 15:35 KJV And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. Does God repent? The word repent B1 The Hebrew word translated mourn is אָבַל ʼâbal.…
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A Few Thoughts about Baptism
Positions B1 Immersion which signifies identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Romans 6:4-5 NIV We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a…
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