Author Archive: Pastor Mark

Docetism and Gnosticism in the New Testament

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I do not enjoy writing about false doctrines, but I suspect that neither did Paul. Nevertheless, any serious reader of the New Testament cannot side-step the fact that Paul, Peter, John & James spent much of their letters addressing issues of  false doctrines and the need for spirit-led teachers, grounded in the Word teaching sound doctrine. So with that in mind… I am addressing both Docetism and Gnosticism predominately because I refer to it in another article addressing I Jn. 1:9 & the believer. So I thought that rather than turning THAT study into two studies, I should write this […]

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Sheep

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This is Shrek the sheep. Shrek is a Marino sheep which is a breed especially prized for its fine, soft wool. He became famous in the spring of 2004 when after avoiding being caught and shorn for six years he was found hiding out in caves. Of course, during this time his fleece grew without anyone there to sheer (shave) it. When Shrek was finally found and shaved, his fleece weighed an amazing sixty pounds! Most Marino sheep have a fleece weighing just under ten pounds, with the exception usually reaching thirty-three pounds. Beginning in 1998, this sheep began to […]

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1 John 1:9

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Let me begin by saying that I believe the entirety of this letter is to believers, not unbelievers or a mixed group of both unbelievers and believers – I believe this to be the obvious truth of all the letters from all the apostles. That is NOT to say that they were unaware of unbelievers being among them for we know they were aware, but that the letters were written for the edification and further instruction of true saints, to me is not even a subject worth debating, since all of scripture was always addressed to God’s covenant people in […]

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Can God Murder?

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~ by Mark Woodson Many have had legitimate questions about why it was not counted as murder when Israel killed those God commanded them to kill…especially because it often included people we see as innocent such as women and children. In a video series by Focus on the Family called, The Truth Project, Del Tackett accurately deals with this subject in that he clearly defines murder as “taking” a life. It is in fact a form of stealing – taking something which does not belong to you. Ultimately, because God is the One Who told Israel to “kill them all” […]

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Why Elders?

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Podcast: Download (3.6KB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS NOTE: If you are not a reader, we have an extensive series on this topic which is available in our ‘Message Archive” section. Even though it is audio it is NOT for the faint of heart. Back in those days the messages were nearly all an hour and a half long and were very, very detailed. This was necessary to bring our church out of a firmly entrenched tradition spanning many years into a scriptural view of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me first say that we are not a mainstream […]

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