tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118824592011-12-30T00:33:31.546-06:00A place for others to leave bits of their mind for me to clean up; and now with broom and mop in hand I ready myself for the onslaught.Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-80281720415874526602010-04-04T01:14:00.003-05:002010-04-04T01:22:27.836-05:00

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun.3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?4 And when they looked, they saw

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In the introduction to his series of articles Dr. Reitman wrote,“My view of three-dimensional salvation is a fundamentally dispensational approach (theologically speaking); however, I do not find this is at all inimical to other ways of thinking about the issue. What I do see is that none of us will emerge from this “wrestling match” (if we enter it with integrity) without having “our names

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A Series of Articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanIndex to Articles John 3:16: A 3-D Gospel for a Promised 3-D Redemption Why a 3-D Gospel Begins with a “Snake-on-a-Stick” The Gospel in the Garden Promise Only?

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanIn my previous post I asserted that “eternal life” in John is not just a future destiny for believers but also a present lifestyle characterized by “doing” the righteous work of the Father—the “good wine” of Isaiah’s Vineyard. John 15 offers a transparent picture of this desired “fruit of the vine” and how it critically depends on whether the

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanThere are interesting and prominent differences between the Gospel of John and the synoptic gospels. One the most glaring of these is the frequent mention in the synoptics of the Kingdom of God (or Heaven), whereas it is mentioned in John only three times. Does this mean that John does not really have the Kingdom in mind? The text suggests otherwise.

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim Reitman(modified 11/30/09)It is soooo obvious in the narrative flow of John’s Gospel that Nicodemus (Nic) came to Jesus at night. Most commentators point out the significance of light-dark imagery in John but fall short of drawing out the narrative implications of this imagery in setting the stage for his exposition of the “mechanics” of “believing” in 3:16

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanI must confess I just don’t get it. Some opponents of the so-called “Promise-Only gospel” seem to fear that just inviting people to “believe in Jesus” somehow blasphemes the Gospel. Yet some of its advocates seem to fear that inviting people to “accept (or receive) Jesus” won’t get the job done, either. The former insist that unless the “promise” is

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanIt used to bother me that we have to suffer the death penalty because of Adam’s disobedience in the Garden (Rom 5:12-13). He “should have known better,” and he didn’t even have a sin nature before he chose to disobey…it kind of reminds me of Marlon Brando’s classic line in A Streetcar Named Desire: “I coulda’ been a contenda’.” But I had to remind

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanIn context, the setting of John 3 is the key to understanding the intended referents of 3:16. First, a contextually accurate translation of John 3:16:For God so loved the world that He gave His one-of-a-kind [or unique, or one-and-only] Son, that everyone believing in Him might not perish but have life everlasting (John 3:16, my translation).Some

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Part of a series of articles by Dr. Jim ReitmanI love the name of Tim Nichol’s blog, Full Contact Christianity. As Tim has alluded to on numerous prior threads, the Free Grace (FG) movement has for several years been involved in some “full contact” intramural disputes (Tim calls them “food fights”) over the nature of the gospel. From my perspective, a major pitfall in these debates has been the

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Dear Brethren, I am truly grateful to be able to host a series of articles written by Dr. Jim Reitman on John 3:16 “in its overall narrative context and the larger implications for the Free Grace movement”. Dr. Reitman’s credentials as a minister, author and theologian are impressive by any standard but Jim’s greatest attributes show through in his humility, gentleness, patience and loving

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It is a tragic irony that those who have come to the Word are so quickly turned away from the milk thereof by those who claim to be charged with their care and feeding. The newly converted are immediately force-fed the strange meats of denominational dogma and theological tripe on which they can never grow. They can only become puffed up in the knowledge that is used to separate them from their

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Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? (Luke 12:27-28 KJV)

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Our Lord and Savior paid the cost for our unity with own His life. While we would all agree that this cost is far beyond measure we must also agree that, more often than not, we show little regard for His purchase and quickly toss it aside if it would require any effort on our part at all. I can only suspect we have failed to realize the value and the absolute necessity of our unity in

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Biblical unity is not founded on an agreement among men. We cannot enter into it by our own will. We can only enter into this union when we submit to God’s will and obey the Gospel command to believe in His Son, Jesus Christ. We, who are then born of The Spirit and not by will of the flesh, are united in Christ only by and because of God’s great love. Biblical unity is founded on the love of

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The term “Biblical Unity” is ambiguous in itself, as is the term “Biblical Separation”. These terms should not be understood to imply that we should unite or separate over our various persuasions and perceptions concerning such things as which version, translation or even which interpretations of the Bible are valid. Biblical Unity, as used here, simply means the concept of unity presented in

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Today marks the Annual 39th Birthday Celebration of Dorsey Marshall, one of the true relics of the Church. In commemoration of the event Dorsest everywhere will make the annual pilgrimage to nowhere in particular where festivities will continue in honor of the founder of Dorseism. The celebration, marked by mirth, frivolity and the displaying of images of the iconic leader, is punctuated by

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There’s recently been quite a bit of discussion concerning the concept of Biblical Separation on the blogs that I frequent. I’ve posted my thoughts on this topic before and anyone who knows me, knows that I consider separation, with extremely few exceptions, as nothing more than surrender to total failure. More often than not it is simply taking the easy way out at the expense of a brother or

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“Pursuant to my perfect doctrines no disagreement will be tolerated”

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Re-post from 03/21/07For the better part of two years I have discussed and debated theology with those here that I am persuaded are not only my brethren in Christ, but also my better in intelligence, ability and training. I have been open and honest in all the things that I am confident in but until recently I never attempted to articulate my present understanding of what my dear friend Pastor

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I need to apologize to many who I failed to acknowledge in previous post. Your kind thoughts and well wishes were greatly appreciated and have always meant so much to me. I have come to love you all as brethren and I am truly sorry I did not responded when you posted. I intended to but I failed and for that I ask your forgiveness.

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The Circus came to Bloggerville this week. The friendly folks at Google provided the Big Top and a new ringmaster opened up shows in three rings. The big show was set in the center ring where what appeared to be a roaring lion was strutting about masquerading as a sheep. The Ringmaster stood by as the lion tried to devour sheep with streams and reams of copied text and links. He tore at them with

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My dear Brethren,Please visit Maryrose and help any way you can.http://nowiunderstand.blogspot.com/Thank you so much.

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When it rains it pours and "one" of my jobs is trying to figure out exactly what happens when it does. Maybe I can get back to blogging when things dry up a little. ;-)

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Is the instruction in 2 Timothy 2:15 a mandate for us to categorize and classify the word of God? Does this admonition actually grant us authority to make determinations on the value of certain portions of God’s word? How can we possibly determine and assign primary and secondary levels to His word? We rightly divide when we clearly understand His word, not when we judge its value.“But he

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Can you tell the difference between the scripture and your own theology? Can you identify the point at which you transition from what is written to how you interpret it? Would you consider that point of any relevance when resolving doctrinal disputes?

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I can’t help but wonder how many of us are actually willing to accept responsibility for our part in maintaining and sustaining the invisible Church. I suspect there are those who would even refuse to acknowledge the invisible Church while at the same time doing all they can to insure it in perpetuity.Do you try to be God or Satan? Are you one who knows the mind of God and is able to discern

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Someone I love turns 50 today. She is more beautiful than ever.

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This handsome young man is named Cole. He is the grandson of our own Bro. Ron. He is scheduled to have exploratory surgery tomorrow. Cole has a little sister named Taylor who has leukemia. He has asked that you would pray for her. Would you please pray for Taylor, Cole, Ron and their family? Would you leave him a comment and let him know that you’re praying too?

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I have mentioned before how it is that I hate that I love theology so much. Please understand that I do think theology is an important part of our life as a believer. It is absolutely necessary to accomplish the love for God we should have in our mind but I am persuaded that it is our love, not our understanding, that is the single most important aspect of our relationship with God and with

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeXxkbgCVE HT: Lori Stilger

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Credentials are the means by which we can readily identify a person’s authority to practice within a given vocation. The value of these credentials is relative to a given standard as established by the authority that has the oversight of that particular vocation. I am confident that we would all agree that the authority over all Disciples of Christ is Christ Himself and that the standard He

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I admit I am passionate about certain, possibly many things. I suspect you may be as well. I don’t consider passion to be a fault; to the contrary, I love and admire all those who are passionate for the things of Christ. So why does it seem that passion always precedes calamity? Could it be that calamity is certain when our passion is self-centered? Is this not pride?Why would Bible study

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A popular phrase we hear often these days is, “true believer”. I’m uncertain of the origin of this concept but I am certain that this redundancy is most often used these days to mask a logical fallacy that, when applied to faith in Christ, provides a fertile field in which to cultivate the perception that faith is grounded in works and not in the Grace of God. The fallacy I am referring to is

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Jim over at Faith Classics has asked an excellent question regarding 2nd Peter 2:1 that concerns the potential for a believer to deny the Lord. The purpose of this article is not to redirect any discussion on this topic and I encourage everyone who would wish to comment to take part in the discussion over at Faith Classics. While I do consider Faith Classics an excellent site and heartily

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I have found that one of the most difficult task assigned to believers is found in Matthew 5 (KJV).(44) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;This instruction seems so contrary to every inclination yet the logic here is inescapable.(46) For if ye love them which love you,

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How can we ever hope to establish and maintain doctrinal purity if our systems, creeds, catechisms and covenants are immune to review, debate and refutation? How can we possibly review, debate and refute error within the body when we refuse to allow any and all dissenting opinions? Is amputation really the first line of defense against the disease of doctrinal error?

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Words and Music by Ray OverholtThey bound the hands of Jesus in the garden where He prayed;They led Him thro' the streets in shame.They spat upon the Savior so pure and free from sin;They said, "Crucify Him; He's to blame."RefrainHe could have called ten thousand angelsTo destroy the world and set Him free.He could have called ten thousand angels,But He died alone, for you and me.Upon His

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Without ChristBefore Christ my preconceived notion of God prevents me from relating with others. EgocentricIf after my conversion I continue to hold my preconceived notion I remain unable to relate to God and others. My testimony is inconsistent and can hinder the testimony of others in Christ.TheocentricI must look to Christ in order to relate with God and others in Him and my testimony is then

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A must read!

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It's been quite a chore but we've recently completed a remodeling project at our home here in LA (Lower Alabama). We added what I call the "upper room" but Corry says, "the sky's the limit"!

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“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.“(1 Corinthians 3:11 KJV)Do you think our theology would be better formed if we were to begin with a perspective on total perfection by a scriptural examination of Jesus Christ rather than beginning with a presupposition or theological construct on the disposition of mankind? Wouldn’t a theocentric perspective be

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If we are born totally depraved then what’s the point in having our mind renewed? Why do you believe we are born totally depraved?

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“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. Now if we put the bits into the horses' mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well. Look at the ships also, though they are so

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My dear sister Audrey has received the Blessings Award and I can think of few as deserving as she is. Audrey shows the love of Christ in so many ways and is a true blessing to us. Audrey thank you for sharing this award with me.While there are so many here that I know are deserving of this award there is one person who I know makes extreme sacrifices in order to be a blessing to all she

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I was once privileged (ahem) to sit in on a lecture being given to some of the counselors and therapist assigned to work with the delinquent young women in our community. The speaker, being a psychotic…er, psychologist herself, informed the audience that if an accusation arose during the course of an argument that communication was no longer possible and all dialog should be terminated. Perhaps

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“I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. “(1st Corinthians 9:22b KJV)The Apostle Paul discarded even his own identity and employed every means in order to “save some”. This seems a far cry from the attitude of most today who identify themselves as believers. They would ridicule those who are unwilling to subject themselves to the constraints of a given creed or

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Leo is our second grandson. It seems he just couldn’t stand the thought of missing out on his big brother’s first birthday party. His arrival was scheduled for late in February but with some help from Mom and her doctors he made it in time for Casey’s party later today. Both he and his mom are healthy and well and we all praise and thank God for this great blessing.Our thanks go out to all of

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Update: 01/29/08 - Thanks to everyone for playing along. I would love to tell you some true tall tales but things are a bit hectic here at present. In case you missed the "hint" in my first comment the critter shown below is an alligator-gar.This question is for everyone who lives above the Mason-Dixon line.What is it?

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Many times in discussion I make reference to what I call the “Roman error” and most times, in context, I consider that error apparent but often the replies and comments that follow lead me to believe that this error may not be so apparent to many. I had hoped to be able to offer a concise explanation of my perception. Upon reflection I have concluded that though the explanation itself may be

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I would really like to thank those of you who’ve been in prayer for my request. The test on my father revealed that he has not suffered a stroke and I am so very thankful for that. The position I took has also been working out well. My youngest continues to have difficulties with her pregnancy but God has continued to provide for her and us in the form of a devoted husband. He’s really exhausted

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-55327997820251411642008-01-20T02:32:00.000-06:002008-12-11T03:13:19.232-06:00

This is a very special award for me that I received from a very special person. If you were referred to this page by a comment from me it’s because you’ve said or done something that has really made my day. You are free to use this award to let others know how God has used them in your life as well. ;-)

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Our righteousness, sanctification and glorification are all accomplished by the grace of God through our faith in Jesus Christ alone, regardless of what else we may or may not have been led to believe.

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In the third chapter of John I find Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews examining Jesus. I am sure we all have our suspicions regarding the intention of Nicodemus. The fact he sought private council with our Lord and acknowledged Him as being from God leads me to suspect he was not seeking to defame or accuse Him. I think he was sincere in his desire for understanding and though the

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-26642826395219983882007-12-31T07:07:00.000-06:002008-12-11T03:13:19.517-06:00

One of our dearest blogger buddies, Missy of Texas Chilly, has recently received the “Be The Blog” Award which is granted to “those bloggers that are showing time and time again that they are true to themselves and that they ARE their blog”. If you’ve ever read Missy’s articles then you know this award is most appropriate. Not only is Missy true to herself but she has also been blessed with the

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According to Romans 1:16 the Gospel of Christ is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. In Romans 10:14 the question is raised concerning how anyone can believe something they haven’t yet heard. Verse 15 then makes it clear that the responsibility for proclaiming the Gospel of peace falls on the evangelist.Now we all know there is no end of controversy and discussion concerning

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"For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2Jn 1:7 NASB)"For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." (Heb 4:15 NASB)"By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that

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Missy has received and kindly shared a wonderful award with me and Rose has asked me to reveal some unknowns about myself. I plan to address both of these things soon but as much as I dislike it I’ve had to set blogging aside in order to see to more pressing needs. I would really appreciate your prayers in these things.My father’s doctor suspects he may have had a slight stroke and though his

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One says to know Christ is to know the way and if you do not know the way you do not know the Christ. Another says to know Christ is to know the truth and if you do not know the truth you do not know the Christ, and yet another says to know Christ is to know the life and if you do not know the life then you do not know the Christ.

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I am always blessed when one of our brilliant theologians here in the blog-sphere presents the practical implications of their perspectives. With this in mind I would like to present a new blogger who, by way of introduction, I “inter-met” at Bobby Grow’s “The Stumbling Block”. Sadly Bobby has had to retire his site once again due to the strain on his arms and the demands on his time but as

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Thanksgiving is an important holiday here in the states. It’s a time when families gather together and usually share fellowship and a great meal. If everyone is of the proper spirit it’s also a time to reflect on the goodness of God and His great providence. We should always be mindful of His greatest gift and sacrifice on the cross but let’s use this time wisely to also reflect on all of God’

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Once again it’s time for me to try and organize some of the thoughts provoked by you my friends on your blogs and, as always, I ask you my friends to critique my considerations and, if possible, stop me before I go too far. ;-)I’ve recently been considering the error of Arius with respect to his invalid perception of God. My perceptive of Arius is not one of an heretic, but of a believer not so

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We all have it. We all claim it. Whenever, within our own theology, we would reach the point where our reasoning leads to an obvious paradox we firmly plant ourselves and confidently proclaim, “It’s a great mystery!” Perhaps the real mystery is that we would refuse to admit the scriptural truth that we can only see darkly as through a glass. Can you really look back over your life and say that

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“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar, people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” (1st Peter 2:9,10 KJV)

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Update 11/05/07: The new link to "Between Salvation and Eternity" is http://historyofsalvation.wordpress.com/Kick off your shoes (preferably at the door, says Matthew), take a deep cleansing breath and clear your minds...Comfy?Now click on this link and prepare to read, re-read and read again as much as you need to make sure you understand the concepts presented here.

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-12459126534678721062007-10-23T22:08:00.000-05:002007-11-24T03:46:23.132-06:00

See this video hosted by youtube.

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"over well over 3000 people heard the saving message of Christ and over 1300 people came to faith in Jesus Christ for eternal life!"Please remember this group as they travel back from India. I know we cannot measure success in numbers but oh how wonderful when the seed of truth falls on fertile ground. Praise God!

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"...what is orthodox is contained in the teachings of Christ and the Apostles. I find no other authority to establish orthodoxy beyond this. That would mean I consider that any theology cannot be considered as orthodoxy no matter how true it may be."me ;-)

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And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new."In an age in which global warming, climate change and concerns about the viability of our planet's environment are seemingly on the forefront of everyone's mind, it is often difficult to find peace and clarity. Everyone wants to blame someone else for the planet's troubles, and the ones who are blamed want to disavow that a

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"Today was very fruitful. Already many thousands of people have heard the life giving message of Jesus Christ! And hundreds have come to faith!"Read more...

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I would like to apologize to those sweet and generous souls who were kind enough to nominate me for these awards. While I truly appreciate the concept behind awards I have personally struggled with accepting them. I finally resolved that any virtue you might find in me is only a reflection of our Lord and these awards are only a testament to Him and not me. Please forgive my slow response and

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Suppose that the President of the United States decided that the fact that all Christians do not agree on the means, method and meaning of Baptism were the primary cause for the lack of solidarity in support of his policies. Would you think it wise for him to invite all the Pastors in the world to a conference for the purpose of resolving this and a few other denominational differences? Now

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I was thinking...first my lungs were pretty clean. I had worked hard during my life to keep them that way. If someone wanted to ruin theirs by smoking, fine, but do so away from my unstained healthy lungs. But then...I thought...thought back to about two weeks ago. What's the use of having clean lungs if you can't lose them for the sake of other's?!! Saving this life and being self-righteous

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Beloved there is a small group of eighteen believers leaving today to do mission work in India. These brethren have been working hard for months now in order to be able to spend few days in India doing Mission work. This is the forth trip there for one of these men and you should read about his last trip here among these articles. He plans to chronicle the journey and posted an article yesterday

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One of the greatest blessings I’ve found here online is in having the ability to witness and even enter into discussion and debate with some of God’s most brilliant servants. Occasionally these discussions stray a bit far from the article that provoked them and I consider such the case with some discussions I joined on one of Rose’s excellent post. GoodnightSafeAtHome was gracious enough to

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It’s hard for me to imagine sitting down to study the scripture without this book but slowly over time that’s exactly what has happened. Just saying this sounds horrible to me but the truth is I rarely open it at home anymore, not because I don’t study anymore, but because I’ve been completely spoiled by “e-Sword”. For twenty-five years I had studied the KJV translation exclusively but around

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I consider sin to be our determination to place more value on our own desire than on God’s desire.

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Is it just as judgmental to condone the sin of another as it is to condemn it?

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I’ve recently heard a great deal about the need for transparency in our relationships with one another and I must admit I have more than a few reservations concerning this trend. If transparency means being open and honest then I would quickly agree this is an essential element in any successful relationship but if being transparent means we should openly express our every thought and emotion

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Friends and brethren I have fallen so far behind here I’m afraid I’ll never catch up but try I must! Life at 90 accelerated to 110 almost overnight and I’ve had to keep both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road, so to speak. ;-) I apologize to those who have been so kind to continue to check in and especially to those who have commented. Please forgive me for failing to respond. Cole, I’m

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My dear sister Rose has tagged me to "post [on] that verse or story of scripture which is important to you, which you find yourself re-visiting time after time." Rose has posted an excellent article that covers several topics including hypocrisy and you don’t want to miss it.Immediately after I was saved I had a great desire to please God and knew I had to learn how so I set out to read the

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I have been blessed to be able to study the scripture with believers from many different denominations who claimed to hold to various systems of theology. One thing I have found from this is that there are as many systems of theology as there are believers. I have yet to find two people whose beliefs are identical concerning God, eternal life and the scripture. I have also failed to find

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It’s been difficult for me to accept this but after these years of reading the theoblogs I’ve finally had to accept the sad fact that I’m the only person who is saved because, according to everyone else but me, everyone else but me does or does not do or believes or does not believe something that makes it impossible for everyone else but me to be saved!

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I mean it! I don’t know about you but since I started doing this I’ve had nothing but heartache and despair. My prayer life seems almost non-existent and fellowship has become an act; honestly it’s only a pretense. When I first started it all seemed so good. It seemed like the perfect solution to so many of the “problems” I saw but now it is the problem and it’s got to stop! I’m going to

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See more here.

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What are you when you hold all 5 points of Calvinism but only limit the atonement to mankind?

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I have written previously that I believe my salvation is complete in Jesus Christ. I find that complete salvation is an event and a process as well as a final goal. I consider the spirit birth the event of salvation and our glorification in Christ the final goal. I think for the most part we would all agree that these two aspects of our salvation are the work of God alone and that we can

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If the measure of love is sacrifice then is it simply in what we are willing to do or not do or in what we actually endure?"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."James 1:19-20 (KJV)

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My mind is so full it’s about to explode and as usual those of you that read here are likely to get splattered. I read a great many great blogs and have been cursed/blessed with a tendency to find/see the relation/progression to the cycles of our linear thought processes. No, I don’t expect you to understand that last sentence. It’s only meant to serve as a warning.My life long (his life, not

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Are you the one? Is it you that was appointed by God to judge what is good and evil in the lives of our Master’s servants? Are you the one elected to judge the hearts and minds of all believers? Are you the one whose knowledge and wisdom is full and whose interpretation of the scripture has been made perfect?Please tell me what gifts has God given you to impose and enforce your righteous

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What value does self-image have in the life of a believer? Does it really matter who or what we think we are? Isn’t it just a bit self-centered to dwell on that? I think it certainly could be but I think our perception of ourselves is something we should constantly examine and be aware of. I would go so far as to say that maintaining a proper self-image is critical to maintaining a proper

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Missy said...KC, maybe an interesting question would be whether one can believe what they do not have at least a basic understanding of?Kc said...Missy, that’s an excellent question and I think one that cuts to the very core of our faith. I would understand any question pertaining to epistemology to be easily addressed by the scripture but since my understanding, in itself, is a rationalization I

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Dear FriendsPlease pray for my child Bel.She had been diagnosed with dengue fever.Her fever was at 40.3C and dropped to 38.9C this morning.Her blood count is low.Her migraine and body aches are gone.Bel has to go for daily blood test which is painful.She had been hospitalised since 11 May.She wants to be discharged.Her blood count and temperature must be normal first.Please pray for complete and

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16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.Matthew

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I only claim to be a believer in Jesus Christ though I do think it would be hard for me to escape being labeled Evangelical. I admit to being very uncertain concerning all my understanding. I struggle with that daily but I must confess to my certainty and confidence in God, His sovereignty in all things and the love He has bestowed on us through His Son, the depths of which I cannot even begin

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Anyone who reads here knows that I don’t accept the divisions being thrust upon the body of Christ as being valid. Throughout Church history I find only one real division and that only because the contrast simply cannot and should not be ignored. To be honest, like others who find a division, I too wonder if any of those on the one side and not the other really are a part of the body. At

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-13625371395590731262007-05-05T08:22:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:13:23.087-06:00

Much has been written here concerning Dorsiesm and I hope to offer several articles in the future that will detail the Dorsiest movement. While there is yet some contention concerning the particulars of this growing grass-roots movement there can be no argument that today, cinco de mayo, is the birthday of the founder of Dorseism. You may offer your tribute here.Happy Birthday Bro! ;-)

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-53770719329537510212007-05-01T05:00:00.000-05:002007-11-24T06:29:16.825-06:00

Baptism is fast becoming a topic of debate here in the blogsphere and Kris has suggested it as a topic for discussion here. I am very much looking forward to that discussion but today something else has my attention and I’d like your thought and opinion. What exactly is grace? I have defined grace as “unmerited favor”, something not earned or deserved and originating from the giver by their own

Kchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451413357867941720noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882459.post-30816910756503618552007-04-28T04:06:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:13:23.308-06:00

If your view of the Church can be made without a mirror you may need to reexamine your position.

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