Entries Tagged as 'theology'
I received this in an email and thought it was awesome. Jesus died over 2000 years ago. Nobody has ever referred to him as the late Jesus, Not even the heathens. Nowhere in history. Nowhere has He EVER been referred to in the past tense! He is the Living God! When Jesus died on [...]
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I Corinthians 1: 27-29 27. For God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. 28. And God also selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, [...]
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Tags: ability·God's way·power·strength·wise
Joshua 6 tells the story of how God gave Joshua and the Israelites an awesome victory over Jericho. I’ll bet absolutely no one had ever thought that such a victory could be obtained by walking around the city one time for 6 days, then 7 times on the 7th day, and then right before their [...]
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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter. -Francis Chan- What a powerful statement. Most of us will go to almost any lengths to avoid being a failure because it will make us look really bad in the eyes of other people and we [...]
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Tags: failure·obstacles·stay busy·success
John 14: 26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in my place, to represent Me and act on my behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything [...]
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Tags: comforter·Holy Spirit·intercessor·truth·wisdom
If the greatest command is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, then the greatest sin is not to. -H. Blankenship- I came across this quote and I have to admit that it made me think about this Bible verse in a whole new way. The actual verses are written in Matthew [...]
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Tags: all your heart·all your mind·all your soul·greatest commandment·love God
I enjoy reading the works of Charles Spurgeon. They always encourage, convict, and enlighten me, but when I read the following two paragraphs I immediately burst into tears and asked God to forgive me for every time I have treated the Holy Spirit in a way that grieved Him. He is the best thing that [...]
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Tags: Charles Spurgeon·cross·guidance·Holy Spirit·leadership
It is easy to look at all the bad situations around you and be greatly affected by them. Just about all of us know someone who has lost their job and suffering financially, or someone who has a debilitating disease that faces an ongoing battle, or someone who is facing great difficulties with family or [...]
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Tags: change·conformity·obedience·transformation
A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day. On the wall was a big target [...]
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Tags: darts·disappointment·flesh·forgiveness·lesson·story
This is quote from Charles Spurgeon, and it rings more true today than when he spoke it in 1868. It seems that many of us are so busy that we don’t take the time to actually study the Bible for ourselves. We just depend on the Pastor or Sunday School teacher or some other person [...]
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Tags: Bible·change·Charles Spurgeon·Holy Spirit·truth