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Recent Posts: A voice in the wilderness
Saul, the witch of Endor, and one very angry prophet. 1 Samuel 28.
His invisible qualities—both his eternal power and his divine nature—have been clearly seen, because they can be understood from what he has made. Romans 1:20,21.
This is a brief step aside from my study on Romans to look, once again, at the Peretti book, Piercing the Darkness.
After hearing these words, I felt like I could fit in somewhere. Romans 1:1-20
Romans 1:16-17, I am not ashamed.
Tag Archives: Jesus
I am regularly challenged by the horrendous lack of understanding in the church body.
The problem with setting the passage aside without understanding, is that Jesus, fulfilled all that He said, and returned to the Father. The Father/God in turn sent the Holy Spirit as He said, and we have Peter, speaking on the day of Pentecost – filled with power through this new Holy Spirit they had been promised. The law, therefore, had no negative impact on the fulfillment of the promised gift of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading
Posted in bible study, character study, Cult teachings, Deception, false teaching, Genesis, gentiles, God's character, Hebrews, Hope, In Christ, Israel, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Matthew's gospel, Our being caught up, Rahab, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged about that day or hour no one knows, bible study, crush your head, enmity, false teaching, Genesis 3:15, hostility, Jesus, keep you from the hour of testing, Mark 13:32, offspring, Satan, saved from wrath, seed, strike his heel, the woman, who rescues us
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Micah 5:2. The LORD will choose one of your people to rule.
I don’t know about you, but I feel as though there is little I can do that is useful, and so I write. Maybe that’s the condition we find Micah in as we move into chapter five of Micah. Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem, bible study, character study, David, End times, God's character, Jacob, Judah, Matthew's gospel, Micah, Millennium, Prophetic, Rule the nations, the nations, The supremacy of Christ
Tagged Bethlehem Ephratah, bible study, Boaz, Elinelech, end times, fulfilled, Jesse, Jesus, Judah, King David, Lord, Matthew's gospel, Micah, Obed, one of your people, prophecy, rule the nation, Ruth, Yeshua
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Where do we go when die? A spin-off of our home group.
A couple of times a month, a brother in Christ opens his home, and a few of us gather for a home church meeting. This brother-in-Christ does the teaching/preaching and recently attempted to cover the question – where do we … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy, Cult teachings, Deception, false teaching, Freedom from sin, God's character, grace, In Christ, Jews, Mercy, Our being caught up, the nations, Thoughts, wholeheartedly devoted
Tagged Abraham's bosom, bible study, God's nature, Heaven, Hell, Jesus, Lazarus the beggar, paradise, spiritual, the dead, the nations, the rich man, the thief on the cross
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Micah 4:6-7. I will assemble the lame and gather those who were dispersed.
My initial thoughts and feeling on these next few verses trouble me. Micah 4:6-7 CJB “When that day comes,” says Adonai, “I will assemble the lame and gather those who were dispersed, along with those I afflicted. (7) I will … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, End times, false teaching, God's character, grace, healing, Israel, Mercy, Micah, Millennium, Peace, Prophetic, Revelation, the nations, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged act of the will, afflicted, bible study, character, dispersed, Faith, forgive, God the Father, hope, Jesus, judge, judgment, lame, Micah, nature, punishment, remnant, standards
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Thoughts on 2 Thessalonians 2:3, part two.
So much for introductions. The verse once again. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 AMPC Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the apostasy comes first [unless the predicted great falling away of … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Thessalonians, antichrist, Apostasy, Assyrians, bible study, End times, false teaching, gentiles, hypocrisy, invasion, Islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Millennium, Our being caught up, overtaken, Prophetic, Revelation, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged 2 Thessalonians 2, antichrist, apostasy, Bible, bible study, deception, end times, false prophet, Islam, Israel, Jesus, judgment, last days, Messiah, muslim, rapture, reveal, Scripture, The Assyrian, The Day of the Lord, uncover, wrath.
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Judas Iscariot, a character study. Part 1.
This study originated from a Bible study on Hebrews, led by a man I know. During the evening’s bible study my friend, in reference to eternal security, added his thoughts on Judas-Iscariot, by adamantly declaring, Judas Iscariot went to hell. … Continue reading
Posted in character study, deception, Dispelling myths, false teaching, forgive, God's character, Gospel of John, grace, Hearing God, Hope, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jews, Judas Iscariot, judgment, Mercy, overtaken, strongholds
Tagged Apostle John, Betrayal, Chief priests, death, demons, disciples of Jesus, false teaching, hanging, Hell, Jesus, Judas Iscariot, judgment, Mercy, Satan, suicide, thief
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Why would Jesus say that?
This topic comes up every so often, in different forms, and has to do with that moment when Jesus, from the cross, said: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” The explanations I have heard are varied, but … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, Dispelling myths, forgive, God's character, Hearing God, Hope, Jesus, Mercy, redemption, restore, Sin, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged a type of Christ, abandoned, alone, deserted, forsaken, Jesus, left, love, separation, serpent, Sin, smitten of God, stricken, subjected, the cross, the Father, too far away
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Gather from every side to my sacrifice. Ezekiel 39:17-20
One of the last things I ever wanted to do was to overwhelm my readers. I truly wanted you to be inspired enough to dig into God’s word and find these things for yourselves. Besides that, having sat under far … Continue reading
Posted in antichrist, bible study, End times, Ezekiel, Gog, invasion, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, judgment, Magog, Revelation
Tagged antichrist, beasts, birds, blood, eternity, Ezekiel 39, Faith, fire, God, Gog, Holy spirit, hope, Israel, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Magog, Messiah, millennnium, Revelation 19, sacrifice
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Questions and challenges: Revelation 20 and the Great White Throne.
Questions and challenges: Revelation 20 and the Great White Throne. The premise, posed far too many times, is that God sends everyone appearing before this throne to the lake of fire and it’s eternal hell. Question: If all you used … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, End times, false teaching, gentiles, God's character, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Matthew's gospel, Mercy, Our being caught up, Revelation, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged Apostle John, deception, end times, gentiles, Great White Throne, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Matthew 25, rapture, Revelation, Scripture, the nations
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On the subject of vengeance.
Several weeks ago the Monday morning study leader announced that the following week we would be starting a study on vengeance. To show that the carnal side of me still exists, I wrote this on my notepad, Coming up next … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul, bible study, false teaching, Freedom from sin, God's character, Hearing God, judgment, Law of liberty, Peace, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture, Vengeance
Tagged Bible, Christianity, control, false teaching, Forgiveness, God's word, grace, Jesus, judgment, Mercy, New Testament, revenge, study, the law, Vengeance
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