If you’ve ever asked this question then I already like you. It shows you are a thinker and that is a very good thing! The answer is actually very simple and can be understood by examining the meaning of two simple passages (though more will be given). 1st – The Bible tells us that sin is to KNOW to do right and then not do it – James 4:17. So the sin of not making Jesus the Lord of your life is a sin you cannot only commit if you know about Him. 2nd – Jesus tells us that all […]
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Noah & the Flood – Genesis 6-8
Podcast: Download (115.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 03/22/17 Message – Noah & the Flood Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 6-8 Click HERE for Video Worksheet – HERE. Genesis 6:9-7 “Noah was a JUST man” JUST = Conformity to a given standard. Blameless = It would be hard to have found fault with Noah, given the current understanding of righteous behavior. Righteousness and Justice – As we have already discussed. Righteousness and Justice as WE understand them was NOT the standard from the fall to the law or as Romans puts it from Adam to Moses. Rom. […]
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Genesis 3 – The Fall
Podcast: Download (148.5MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 02/15/17 Message – The Fall Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 3 Click HERE for Video The Fall…Genesis 3 The Serpent (satan) Was cunning The fall of man was predicated upon satan’s own fall. Addressed Eve NOT Adam (side stepping God ordained authority) Probably saw a comrade in her (being less in power and authority) Baited her with a question he knew misrepresented the truth Blatantly lied – “You will not surely die. FOR God knows something YOU don’t!” Incited her to question God’s intentions and heart Appealed to her pride […]
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Do James and Paul disagree?
This is a topic which has become near and dear to my heart, first as a seeker and lover of the truths of the scriptures and secondly as a pastor. I have met MANY believers who have nearly been shipwrecked in their faith or have fallen into serious error due to misunderstanding what Paul and James were actually saying. Some of this is due to “little-to-no” actual studying of the passages in question. Other times it is due to bringing to a study, preconceived ideas which blind us to what is actually being taught. Taken together with these two problems […]
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