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I, the LORD, your God, teach you = I sent you the prophets to speak for me, to teach you and warn you and encourage you. I, the LORD, your God…lead you on the way you should go = I sent you my Son, Jesus, to be an example to you, to show you how to live your lives...
up and down, up and down, based not on the movement of Holy Spirit of God, but based on the rising and falling of the music, and the cadence of the “pastor’s” voice. He knew well how to manipulate, not just a ten your old boy, but a congregation of 60 – 70 adults, many...
I shall only sketch such an outline as will, upon the whole, give a tolerably clear idea of the type which these revivals took on; and shall only relate a few of the particular instances of conversion which occurred in different places. I shall also endeavor to give such an account of ...
“Blessed ar the poor in spirit.” It doesn’t tell you how to become poor in spirit; it just says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Having had the self-esteem beaten out of me as a child, being poor in spirit takes on a whole new meaning for me. Sure, there are those who...
the Bible to prove my newly baptized Christian wife wrong about the whole religious thing, I shared some of the things I had learned from the Bible with my sweet mom and grandmother. The passages on the state of the dead, the second coming, and the resurrection were fresh and new to ...
We must not allow ourselves to be deceived by words, appearances and seeming success. We must closely examine the little things that reveal a person’s true heart. How does he treat his wife? Is he gentle and patient with his children? How does he speak of, or treat h...
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014 Verified Purchase "Making Sense of the Bible" is the book I wish I had read 20 years ago. It would have saved me so much headache, heartache, and trouble as I have sought to make sense of how to understand what the Bible teaches about...
Added to this, training in pastoral counseling often focuses on teaching pastors how to address sin. So pastors arehardwiredto approach situations in terms of sin and sanctification. Those are their default operating categories. The danger is, when you’re a hammer, you start to see everythin...
How can he practice true compassion who eats the flesh of an animal to fatten his own flesh? Riches cannot be found in the hands of the thriftless, nor can compassion be found in the hearts of those who eat meat. He who feasts on a creature's flesh is like he who wields a weapon...