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Its the Remix #18

Posted in Remix, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , on January 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom teaching, and to another the utterance of knowledge  teaching according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith teaching by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing teaching [...]

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Galatians 5: Fleshly Christian versus Spiritual or Redeemed vs. Unredeemed?

Posted in New Covenant Theology, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged , , on November 30, 2008 | 22 Comments »

Many times when I hear Galatians 5 taught, or see it used in a book on sanctification or hear expository sermons on it I hear it discussed as the “fleshly Christian vs the Spiritual Christian”. I want to tell you why I disagree with this given the context. I also want to note many people [...]

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Why The Church Has More Hams Than Shems and Japheths

Posted in Christian Living, Church Leadership, Discipleship, Forgiveness, Reformed Perspective, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , , , , on November 14, 2008 | 18 Comments »

Here are the verses:
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. 21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a [...]

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Oh Wretched Man That I Am: The Mantra of the Defeated Christian!

Posted in Books, Discipleship, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged , , , on November 11, 2008 | 25 Comments »

What would you think if you walked into a local church and they were singing a song with these lyrics on the screen above:
 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.  For [...]

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We Interrupt This Program…. A Public Service Announcement #1

Posted in Current Issues, False Teaching, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

We interrupt this program to bring you a Public Service Announcement! This just in….. Paul the Apostle does not agree with must of us who proclaim others are preaching a “false” gospel. Let me repeat that Apostle Paul does not agree.
Okay seriously. We have to be careful on two fronts. The first is the word [...]

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The Grace Tension: A Case For Erroring On It.

Posted in Christian Living, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged , on October 21, 2008 | 10 Comments »

I know, I know, I know. I was to stop writing and I really will. I just wanted to share something that was on my heart. I received a beautiful admonishment/exhortation yesterday and today and it was the same story by two different people on two different issues but it was the same end.
It really [...]

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Letssssssss…Pllllaaaaaaaayyyyyy… “The Abomination Game”

Posted in Christian Living, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged on October 1, 2008 | 9 Comments »

 
The title would sound like my best game show voice. So lets try it. Lets see what God calls an abomination.
Proverbs Come on Down!!!!!!
3:28-32
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor,
who dwells trustingly beside you.
30 Do not contend with [...]

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Marriage, Gay Marriage, Federal Law and the Church

Posted in Current Issues, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged , , on September 30, 2008 | 31 Comments »

My opening statement is here: I will take Gay Marriage serious when we decide to take Straight Marriage seriously. If I am going to vote for a bill to be passed that defines marriage as “between one man and woman” then that bill most also contain “and divorce and remarriage is only allowed for martial [...]

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Language and the Christian

Posted in Christian Living, Current Issues, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged on September 29, 2008 | 22 Comments »

Here is a video so you can understand where I am going.
 
Here is the scripture I want to discuss:
4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving
I want to come to this two-fold. I want to preface that I am not attempting [...]

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I Know That We Are Secure But…….

Posted in Reformed Perspective, Studying the Scriptures, tagged on September 25, 2008 | 32 Comments »

Here is another thing I was talking with BLD about. I adhere to the Doctrines of Grace, but I also read my bible and I won’t let (or at least I will no longer let) theological presuppositions hinder my hermeneutic nor exposition of a text (that is why I posted the last post). So as [...]

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