Tag: Antichrists
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Appointing Elders in the Church
Appointing Elders in the Church is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly. This post considers the requirements of Elders as defined in the scriptures.
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Enemies of Christ inside the Church
It is sad to say, but not all who come to Christ will stay with Him. The call will go out to many people around the world, but some will outright reject the call, others will fall away for some reason and worse yet, others will see Christianity as a means for personal power or…
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Bewitched
(Galatians 3:1-3) Occasionally when we read the text of the Bible, we come across some issues with translation, where the original Greek text is quite different to the English translation. In verse 1 there are several extra words in about a quarter of the translations that are missing from the others. There are also a…
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The Powerless Church
(2 Corinthians 13:1-4) As Paul closes his second letter to the Corinthians, he gives them fair warnings about sin and the consequences of continuing in sin. He also advises them that the Lord is in the people and He is powerful in them, both to overcome sin and also to deal with the weaknesses of…
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You’ll Never Walk Alone
(2 Corinthians 12:16-21) In my last few posts I have spoken a lot about the state of the modern church in many of it’s parts. How it seems to take advantage of the people who come into the church and how many of the teachers, preachers, pastors and ministers seem to be in it for…
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Greeting The Brethren
(Romans 16:1-16) In this last chapter of Romans Paul instructs the church to greet various of the disciples in the churches on his behalf. It is clear that these greetings are not a simple formal acknowledgement of those people but rather are a warm, friendly and heartfelt joy the Paul feels for each of these…
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Sustaining The Church
(Romans 15:14-33) Much of this section of scripture pertains to Paul speaking of his own ministry. The Lord called Paul specifically to preach the gospel to the Gentiles to bring the Gentile nations to the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. We then see Paul continue ministering in the letters he wrote to the churches…
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Sheep To The Slaughter
(Romans 8:35-36) The differences between the followers of the lord and those who do not are strongly seen and felt in these two verses. When it all boils down the major differences are based upon faith, attitude and priorities. The sum of those things leads the followers of Christ into a position that many in…
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Spirit of Christ
(Romans 8:9-11) When it comes to your eternal life with Christ there is one thing that this section of scripture tells us is essential and that is that we must have the spirit of Christ in us. The first verse in this section says this quite clearly. You, however, are not in the flesh but…
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Heart Of The Matter
(Romans 2:25-29) Circumcision was the sign given to Abraham as an outward recognition of the faith that he had in the promises that God had given to him. It was a sign that sealed the covenant of faith between God, Abraham and his descendants. But what is important to note in this is that it…
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Flattery
(Acts 24:1-9) The apostle Paul had been imprisoned and had already stood before several tribunals to give an account of himself and after being moved to Caesarea was brought before the council once again. This time he was to be examined before the Roman governor of the region, Felix. Five days after Paul had been…
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False Spirits
(Acts 16:16-18) Do not believe everything you see and hear! That is the warning we get from this section of scripture. There is truth and then there are words and teachings that sound like truth but are not. Paul discovered this when he was in Philippi and was being followed by a slave girl who…
