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Gathering all the chief priests and elders he inquired about this king of the Jews. Matthew 2: 1-12.


If you were hoping for a continued foray into the book of Romans, I must apologize because I am an obsessive multitasker. I had been feeling like I needed to do as I started almost twenty years ago, to read … Continue reading

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Well then, come and see, and therefore the two disciples heard and followed. John 1:36-42.


Previously we learned that a primary function of John the baptizer’s mission served was to announce that Jesus was manifested to Israel. Did that happen? Yes, but from a human standpoint, many looked at the baptizer as a crazy man; … Continue reading

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He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. John 1:32-35.


Previously I told you about an unusual statement from John the baptizer. “I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.” (John 1:31 NASB) If I focus on the first part … Continue reading

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Don’t you wonder if others heard God’s voice that day. John 1:30, 31.


I can hear the sarcasm in John’s voice as he says “This is the One about whom I told you, ‘He who comes after me is above me, because He was before me.’” (John 1:30 TLV) John is not only Jesus’ cousin, … Continue reading

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They asked if you are not the Christ, Elijah, or the Prophet, why are you baptizing? John 1: 28, 29.


If you are a follower of Christ, a similar question will be asked about you. Since you are not Christ, why are you trying to change anybody’s life? The world and many religious people do not know that we gave … Continue reading

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John didn’t refuse to answer. He told them clearly. John 1:19-23.


I am writing to people who have been taught poorly or were taught falsehoods, and some errors are intentional. I will include myself in this next weakness within the Christian community, and that is that WE do not nor will … Continue reading

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Passages that speak to the rapture of the Church.


In a recent conversation, I was told by a person who also spent a tremendous amount of time attending church, as I did, that they can see very little in scripture that tells us of a rapture of the church. … Continue reading

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In Him, there was life. A study in the gospel of John 1:4,5.


In my previous post, I “only” covered John 1:1. I had the blinders on and only chose to focus on that one verse. However, verses two and three also speak to the beginning of all things and Jesus’ role in … Continue reading

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A study in the Gospel of John (John 1:1)


 “In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”         (John 1:1 NASB) The Strong’s numbers for John 1:1 “In the beginningG746 was R2the WordG3056, and the WordG3056 was R3with GodG2316, and R4the … Continue reading

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Does anything exist outside of God’s will?


Pastor John MacArthur once stated, “God wills evil to exist.” I can assure you that he thought long and hard about this answer before giving it to his audience. So the first question you must ask is, does anything exist outside God’s will?  … Continue reading

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