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I love how in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5:1 – 7:29) Jesus gives us the Beatitudes first! Christ gives us the promises of God saying you and I, as Christians, ARE blessed before He gets into telling us how we should respond in faith to these promises. We are not blessed because of anything we did or can do. The Beatitudes are not things we are to strive for in order to obtain the blessings. They are not ...
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This is NOT a dad-bashing Father’s Day post! There are times for that when men aren’t doing their jobs, but not right now. There are a lot of dads out there that take their God-ordained roles and responsibilities seriously and strive hard to be good stewards of our families. It’s good to be reminded of the weight and importance of our role, but we also need to be ...
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A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be someone or something that they never intend to become. Hence, the term in Greek usually referred to a play actor. True Christians are people who do fail, sin, and struggle as they work by the grace of God and the power of His Spirit to be conformed to the image of Christ.
It bothers me when ...
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There seems to be an ongoing debate in evangelicalism today concerning salvation. Well okay, several, but I want to discuss one out that tends to polarize Christians in America and one that I run into here in the South quite a bit. Are Christians “sinners saved by grace”? Or are we “children of the King”? The answer is yes!
We are both sinners saved by the wonderful, unmerited grace of ...
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Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:2-4 ESV)
I love seeing the wisdom of God in His Word! I love how He uses what the enemy means for evil for His glory and our eventual good. Think about it. He has to allow you to be ...
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Today I received a tweet from someone I follow on Twitter. It was a thought provoking question that went out to all of this guy’s followers. It simply said: “What’s you definition of a man?” It didn’t take very long for me to type out my response since this is a question I wrestle with all the time. I replied: “Biblical manhood ...
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The term “Christian” has lost its meaning in America today. It has become more of an adjective that could mean “good” or “moral” i.e. “He’s a good Christian man” or they have a “Christian business” or we listen to “Christian music” or read “Christian books”. Worse yet, someone is called a Christian (or calls themselves one) just because they attend a church service every now and then.
The term “Christian” is only used 3 times in the New Testament, and that ...
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It’s funny what God will sometimes do and use to get your attention and reveal some darkness in your heart. One of my struggles has always been being too attached to this world via technology. I love my iPhone, laptop, Twitter, Facebook, my website, etc… Sometimes too much!
In the area where I live, we have been waiting for AT&T to get 3G for years now (with multiple failed estimate dates). Well, this week they flipped the switch and there were ...
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Art imitates life. That adage has never been more true than in the movies this culture produces. I’m not so much talking about the physical realities of life as I am the way we think and what we believe as a culture. I’m particularly speaking to the way we think about love and what we believe love is. With this culture’s beliefs about love, it’s no wonder so many young people are staying away from or are even deathly afraid ...
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This is one of my favorite rants from Matt Chandler. He really hits at the heart of the consumerism that has infiltrated a lot of American Evangelical churches. He points out (using a bit of satire) how we have become self-centric instead of Christ-centric and the ridiculousness that brings with it. The rest of the message, entitled “Members”, is really good because he points out the problems the church faces and then offers solutions ...
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