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Contradictory concepts

Posted July 2, 2010

Contradictory concepts

 

Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly I see that God is no respecter of persons;

 

Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

 

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believ…

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Consecration

Posted July 2, 2010

Consecration

 

Leviticus 8:22 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. [23] And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, …

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So what exactly is wrong with "Word Faith"?

Posted July 2, 2010

So what exactly is wrong with "Word Faith"?

 

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

 

Satan loves to question the Word of God and so create doubt in our minds as to it’s truthfulness. If Satan can get us to ignore or disbelieve the scriptures, he …

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Knowledge of Good and Evil

Posted June 23, 2010

Knowledge of Good and Evil

 

Gen 2:8-9 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the gard…

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Understanding the Times

Posted June 23, 2010

Understanding the Times

 

1 Chronicles 12:32  And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.

 

It is a sad analysis of mankind, that most if no…

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The Itch

Posted June 23, 2010

The Itch

 

John 1:9 That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

 

Romans 1:18-19 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of …

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To God be the Glory!

Posted June 23, 2010

To God be the Glory!

 

1Corinthians 1:26-29 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: [27] But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the wo…

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Sometimes we are led into a "tight corner"

Posted June 23, 2010

Sometimes we are led into a "tight corner"

 

Exodus 14:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] “Speak unto the children of Israel that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. [3] For Pharaoh w…

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How did You celebrate Pentecost?

Posted June 23, 2010

How did You celebrate Pentecost?

 

Luke 11:13  If you… give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?

 

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.

 

John 7:…

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How to deal with Satan

Posted May 31, 2010

How to deal with Satan

 

Ephesians 6:17 And take… the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

 

James says: "Resist the devil and he will flee from you."

 

Something I read recently: "When Satan comes to remind me about my past, I remind him about his future."

 

I think man…

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So why do YOU serve the Lord?

Posted May 31, 2010

So why do YOU serve the Lord?

 

Job 1:8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, because there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil?”  [9] And Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God fo…

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Are you weird or something?

Posted May 14, 2010

Are you weird or something?

 

Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

 

I don’t know about you dear reader, but I struggle with that little phrase: “bless…at all times.” It certainly is easy to bless when things are going right – …

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Are you Jealous?

Posted May 13, 2010

Are you Jealous?

 

1Kings 19:14  And he said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it awa…

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Action; Reason; Result

Posted May 11, 2010

Action; Reason; Result

 

2Samuel 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.

 

Every action taken is based on a reason and an expected result. To merely take action for no reason whatever doesn’t make any sense. To take action with no desir…

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Love for no Reason

Posted April 6, 2010

Love for no Reason

 

Hosea 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from them.

 

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

In the …

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Ascension from Despair

Posted January 7, 2010

Psalm 68:13 Though you have been sitting among the pots, yet you will be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

So often the pressures of life and cares of this world cause us to hide from the Lord and His people; loneliness, pain and the feeling of being aban…

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Have we lost the True Gospel?

Posted November 3, 2009

 

Romans 11:36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things; to Him be glory forever! Amen.

 

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

 

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell…

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Is “Revival” something “New”?

Posted November 3, 2009

Jeremiah 6:16 So says the Lord, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not walk in it.”

 

Today it seems every “Tom, Dick and Harry” wants to claim the title of either…

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Corrupting the Word of God

Posted November 3, 2009

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Is it so that God has said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’[2] And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of t…

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