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Category Archives: Hard Sayings of the Bible
Violent Devotion
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. As I was reading the first two verses of the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) in Hebrew yesterday … Continue reading →
Hebrews 10:30 as a Double Entendre: Vindication Through Judgment
Hebrews 10:30 as a Double Entendre: Vindication through Judgment …The Lord knows those who are His… (Numbers 16:5, LXX) The word of exhortation[1] given throughout the book of Hebrews is a call to persevere by remaining steadfast and faithful amidst … Continue reading →
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Tagged apostasy, covenant, deuteronomy, double entendre, hebrews, john owen, judge, judgment, moses, new covenant, song of moses, vindicate, vindication, warning
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Times of Tension – Part 1
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. We live in a time of tension as believers–the tension of the already/not yet. When Christ appeared, the future eschaton … Continue reading →
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Tagged bible, creation, creature, God
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Judge Not? or, Is Jesus a Moral Relativist?
Judge not, that you be not judged. – Matthew 7:1 While John 3:16 has probably been the most often quoted passage historically, Matthew 7:1 is a close second. This passage is one of the most misunderstood and misused passages in … Continue reading →
Gleanings from the Gospel of Matthew – Part 7
When we read Matthew 6:24, we must ask ourself: who is your master? Greek: Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ … Continue reading →
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Tagged God, gospel of matthew, Jesus, mammon, master, material, materialism, matthew 6:24, riches, serve, slave, Wealth
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A Call To Examine Yourself
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you–unless indeed you fail the test? But I trust that you will realize that we ourselves do not … Continue reading →
Posted in A Call to the Unconverted, Hard Sayings of the Bible, Puritan Pensées, Rightly Divided Dogmatics
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Tagged conversion, corinthians, examine, faith, hebrews, repentance, sanctification
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Weeping Over Wealth
My pastor, Ron Steel, delivered a powerful and timely sermon this past Sunday morning on having a Biblical perspective on wealth, possessions, and stewardship. I highly recommend it. Click here to listen.
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Tagged james 5, money, possession, ron steel, stewardship, Wealth
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Imprecatory Prayers and the Christian
Imprecatory prayers are prayed to curse one’s enemies. The Book of Psalms contain many imprecatory psalms (7, 35, 55, 58, 59, 69, 79, 109, 137 and 139). For example, some verses from these imprecatory are: Psalm 55:15 - Let death take … Continue reading →
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Slaves for Christ
The finest NT Greek scholars all say that the Greek word “doulos” always means slave. It never means servant, bond-servant, or anything else. The Greek word group that doulos is a part of only ever means slave. However, you will notice … Continue reading →
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Tagged bible, diakonos, doulos, esv, john macarthur, servant, slave, slavery
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Warning Passages: Hebrews 6:4-6
Hebrews 6 and 10 contain two of the most sobering warnings in all of Scripture. In this first post, I want to look at Hebrews 6:4-6 and tackle some of the questions that come up concerning this text, along with the … Continue reading →
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