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Continuing our series that explores and highlights the consequences of not preaching expositionally. It prevents the preacher from being the voice of God on every issue of his time. Jeremiah 8:9 says, “The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; so [..more..]  Upon reading an excellent article recently, I was reminded of how there are many times that verses of Scripture are ripped out of context to back up wrong teaching within the church. This was especially hammered home to me when I heard the familiar phrase “where there is no vision the people perish” quoted from [..more..] August 29th. SUBLIME INTIMACY Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40 Every time you venture out in the life of faith, you will find something in your common-sense circumstances that flatly contradicts your faith. Common sense is not faith, and [..more..] Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; Those in Christ are blessed with eternal life according to the promise of God’s Word, by faith in the completed work of Christ [..more..] And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which [..more..] Joshua 3:8-17 8 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ” 9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the LORD [..more..] Philippians 1:18-21 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according [..more..] Here is an excellent summary of some of the most commonly twisted verses of Scripture, and a correct interpretation of each. Well worth looking at, and if you’re anything like me, hundreds of other verses will begin flooding into your mind too! http://founderandperfecter.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/5-classic-bible-twists-and-how-to-correct-them/ Like Unlike 08.15.10 J.A. Matteson “…I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 διώκω δὲ εἰ καὶ καταλάβω, ἐφ’ ᾧ καὶ κατελήμφθην ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ [Ἰησοῦ]. With certainty the pilgrim advances in sanctification, eagerly anticipating the promise fully realized. During the intervening times and seasons of wanderings [..more..] Yesterday evening my wife and I were watching an episode of “Pacific” together, which is a series of films that follows the lives of some American soldiers in Japan during World War II. As we were watching, we talked briefly about what it must be like to be in a situation where every day [..more..] |
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