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A Biblical View of Election
I am known as a Calvinist, and the church where I pastor is known as a Calvinist church. This phenomenon is interesting to me because I don’t use the term Calvinist in my preaching, and the church I...
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Is God Always on Israel’s Side?
English translation of Hebrew. Map of the twelve tribes of Israel, before the move of Dan to the North (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I honestly dislike controversy. I try to avoid it. But the things which...
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Is God Always on Israel’s Side? (Part 3 of 3)
If what has been said already about Israel is true, then a question arises, “What about the nation of Israel today?” In this final part (of a three-part series), we’ll look at what the Bible says about...
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Persecution for Every Christian: Why it is important to identify with the...
I seem to have a recurring disagreement with fellow Christians. I don’t like disagreements. I try to avoid them, but, when it comes to the persecuted church, I keep having them. The conversation...
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Should We Pray for the Persecuted?
It is a curious thing that the New Testament does not command us to pray for the persecuted church. Before asking for food, shelter, safety, deliverance, or even a copy of the Scriptures, most...
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The Real Life Narrow Way Pictured
I’ve been off the grid for a bit, partly because of spending a week at the NorCal Pastor’s Retreat. This retreat, by design, was retreat from everything resembling a normal, daily routine, including...
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The Apostle Paul’s Seemingly Impossible Command
The Apostle Paul gives the following impossible command to the Philippian church: 14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without...
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5 Reasons to Pray for the Persecuted Church
I have a close brother in the ministry who sent a text to me last night asking me to pray for him as he ministered to a family in need. Another brother needs me to pray for his daughter who is...
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Christians Stop Calling Yourselves Sinners
Billy Joel famously confessed in song, Billy JoelSource: http://performingsongwriter.com/only-good-die-young/ “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints The sinners are much more...
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Should Christians Stage Protests Against Persecution
So, in part one of this post, we saw that prayer was the first response of the Italian Bishops to the crisis of Christian persecution in Iraq and Nigeria. While not exactly endorsing their view of...
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Why Sit in Prison?
The Apostle Paul was once set free from prison, but he wouldn’t go. Paul did not leave from the jail which held him in Philippi until he had first asked for the magistrates to come to him in person...
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Paul, Prison, and the President
AN ANCIENT PRINCIPLE The Apostle Paul was once set free from prison, but he wouldn’t go. Paul did not leave the jail which held him in Philippi until he had first asked for the magistrates to come to...
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