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In last Sunday’s sermon, I noted that Jesus had David’s and Solomon’s blood running through His veins. By implication then, he had not only Hebrew blood, but also Moabite and Ammonite blood. As support, I referenced Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew 1. The genealogies of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 are different. Matthew’s goes from David
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I’ve seen lots of programs blow through churches leaving a wake of disillusionment and disappointment where they promised to bring revival. For decades, churches have attempted to minister to rising numbers of children who abandon their Christian faith and heritage as fast as they move away from their Christian homes. Proposed solutions to reach the
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This is the third of a three part post on Genesis 6:2. The first dealt with the interpretation, the second the argumentation, and now we turn to the application. So what’s the point? First of all, the point is accuracy. We need to work hard to understand the Word of God. It is worth it.
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In a recent conversation someone cited Hebrews 12:6 as proof of God’s love towards a person suffering because he was caught in sexual immorality. The text reads, “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” The logic was, “So and so got caught in sin. Being caught hurt.
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This is the second of a three-part series on Genesis 6:2. The first focused on explaining the text, the second focuses on arguing for the explanation, and the third will focus on the application. There are two main interpretations of the sons of God and the daughters of man in Genesis 6:2. The first is
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This is the first of a three-part post on Genesis 6:2. This post focuses on the explanation, while the subsequent posts will focus on the argumentation and the application. Who are the sons of God and the daughters of man in Genesis 6:2? There are two main interpretations of this text. The first is that
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Dear Friend, It was good to talk to you Sunday. Thank you for your transparency and how you expressed desire to rid your life of sexual immorality, especially in the form of pornography. I wanted to write you to hopefully raise the level of urgency in how you approach this. 2 Corinthians 7:10 distinguishes between
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