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Every Thought, Every Word: Doesn't Have the Same Ring to It
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Thursday, July 6. Doesn't Have the Same Ring to It. A phrase sometimes used for heaven in popular Christian music is "Beulah land." Upon hearing a song sung a few weeks ago that used this term, I did a quick search for "Beulah" in the ESV. On my Pocket PC. Imagine my surprise when the search returned no hits! Confused, I tried my search again in the King James and found Isaiah 62:4. I returned to the ESV to try to figure out what was wrong with a translation that would leave out "Beulah land"! In other w...
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Every Thought, Every Word: Hosanna? What's the Big Deal?
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Friday, May 26. What's the Big Deal? Have you ever wondered what was so bad about the crowds shouting "Hosanna" as Jesus rode into Jerusalem in Matthew 21. Matthew records that as Jesus entered the city, "Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! That was...
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Every Thought, Every Word: Hebrews 11: Persevering Faith
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Tuesday, May 23. Hebrews 11: Persevering Faith. Faith is the foundation of all we believe (11:1 3). In the first nine and a half chapters, the writer of Hebrews has made his case theologically for the superiority of faith in Jesus Christ to the Judaism of Israel. His conclusion is that, in spite of the persecution, the readers must persevere in their faith in Jesus Christ. If they turn away from Jesus Christ, they can only expect judgment and destruction. But to persevere in faith through persecution?
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Every Thought, Every Word: Shedding Some Light
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Sunday, February 5. Ever learn something and then think, "Oh now I get it"? This week, we were studying the Old Testament peace offerings in Sunday school. The distinctive part and the main emphasis of the peace offering ritual was the eating of the common meal afterward. The kidneys, liver, and fat were offered up in the sacrifice. Fat was considered the choicest and most precious part (cf. Ps 63:5. The fat was not consumed in general eating nor during any sacrificial ritual ( Lev 3:16. The father warns...
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Every Thought, Every Word: What's in a name?
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Tuesday, July 26. What's in a name? Well, I've decided after six months of reading blogs to finally start my own. I have been very hesitant to do any online writing for at least three reasons. First, a good deal of what I have observed online. That comes out of our mouth (Matt 12:36). Frankly, that rather frightens me. I would rather err on the side of caution, realizing that "in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin" (Prov 10:19). Third, I like to read, reread, edit, and check anything before I p...
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Every Thought, Every Word: Why Animal Sacrifices?
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Wednesday, July 5. I have written before. About the Old Testament sacrifices. The question we might legitimately pose is why did God ordain this intricate system of animal sacrifices? What purpose did it serve? Theologically speaking, a sacrifice provided atonement. It allowed the offerer access to God. An animal sacrifice was the only way God revealed in the Old Testament for a person to approach him. Even the burnt offering, a freewill display of personal worship required atonement ( Lev 1:4. The pries...
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Every Thought, Every Word: Change of Heart
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Friday, December 8. Well, I am going to take a break from blogging (news flash there), but not just because I'm too busy. I have always been of the opinion that we always have time for what we really. Want to do. I am simply unconvinced that I am meeting my objectives for this blog. I wanted to write first and foremost for the people to whom I minister in my local church. I have found that there are more effective ways to write for them. What of the millions of bloggers? Who will write for them? I will m...
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Every Thought, Every Word: The Need for an Interpreter
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Monday, June 19. The Need for an Interpreter. In these days, there is much emphasis placed on God's mighty acts. "Signs and wonders" are seen as proof positive that God is working in a specific assembly or that an individual has been "baptized with the Holy Spirit." However, there is one question that is regularly left unanswered: how does one know that these happenings are signs from God? And how does one know what message from God these signs are meant to communicate? John 12:28 29). Notice what ha...
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Every Thought, Every Word: A Problem with Man's Sovereignty
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Tuesday, May 23. A Problem with Man's Sovereignty. I cheerfully affirm the sovereignty of God in all things, even man's salvation. Some feel that this is a major problem, absolving me of the responsibility of proclaiming the Gospel (which charge I categorically deny) and making man into some sort of fatalistic robot (which charge I, along with the apostle Paul also deny. See Romans 9:19 20. The sticky point about sovereignty is that it is exclusive. If God is sovereign, then all things. The judgment of t...
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