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To answer his question – I say we side with the Puritans. Christmas has nothing to do with Christ. He wasn’t born in December. Everything about the holiday, from the feast and tree, to the gifts has some root in Pagan practice. The gifts today represent the entire form of consumerism [...]
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17 Dec
http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/?p=80 To answe…
15 Dec
If You want me to (2) Just over two-thousand year…
If You want me to (2)
Just over two-thousand years ago Gabriel visited a young Jewish girl living in Palestine. Gabriel, a chief figure in God’s communication department comes to Mary with a very important message:
Luke 1:30-33 – “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in [...]
14 Dec
The Great Commission Therefore go and make discip…
The Great Commission
Therefore go and make disciples…
I think Rick Meigs hits the nail on the head regarding discipleship. If you find yourself wondering if you consider yourself a disciple, or thoughts about discipleship – read this post for a brief outline of some of the things you expect.
Obviously my biggest point of emphasis is on [...]
13 Dec
Commands to Christians about the Poor Matthew 5.42…
Commands to Christians about the Poor
Matthew 5.42″Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.”
How many times have I walked past a homeless person who asked for some change? This is a direct command of the Messiah in the Sermon on the Mount. [...]
13 Dec
Some thoughts on Christmas….. In the past month…
Some thoughts on Christmas…..
In the past months, I have been rethinking what it means to be “seperate from the world” (Romans 12:2, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15). In light of all of this, I decided to do a little homework on Christmas. Obviously Christmas has many meanings today, some are disputed even amoung belivers. Chistmas [...]
11 Dec
Family Values. We can learn a lot from the gospel…
Family Values.
We can learn a lot from the gospel accounts of Jesus and his thoughts on and relationship with his family. On one hand we see him calling those who “do the will of His Father” the members of his family, while on the other we see him caring for the members of his [...]
8 Dec
If you want me to.Throughout Scripture, God has il…
If you want me to.
Throughout Scripture, God has illustrated some amazing things to His people, both good and bad, often times through the preaching and lives of the prophets. Consider Hosea, who preached at a time of great sin and idolatry in his land. The people had turned away from the LORD and worshipped other [...]
7 Dec
Left Behind: Pure Genius or Pure Joke? You pretty…
Left Behind: Pure Genius or Pure Joke?
You pretty much have to be living under a rock to not know about the Left Behind series. A set of books that claims to explain the details of the end-times in an entertaining narrative fashion. You can get them in hardcover or paperback. New or used. Your local [...]
6 Dec
Some thoughts on Isaiah 11.4 But with righteousne…
Some thoughts on Isaiah 11.4
But with righteousness he will judge the poor,And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
God has a special place in His heart for the less fortunate {Is 61.1; Mic 4.6-7; Ps 72.2-4, 12-14; Pr 22.22-23; Luke 6.20-26; James 2.5}. So often it is the poor who are abused [...]
5 Dec
"Just as you are" That phrase and lyric is really…
“Just as you are”
That phrase and lyric is really starting to get on my nerves. We actually believe that God likes us just the way we are. I think that the Bible tells us otherwise. When God says that we are DEAD because of our trespasses and sins(Eph 2:1) – I don’t [...]
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