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Putting to Death the Earthly Nature
How are we supposed to put to death the earthly nature? Some desperate souls throughout history have thought to do this by mortification of the body. Righteousness is not about the external deeds, but the motives of the heart.
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How and Why Good People Choose to Do Evil
Within the schools of psychoanalytic thought, there has been a long debate between classic Freudian analysts and Object Relations analysts, who focus on the drive for relationship and attachment, as to which drive is primary—the selfish drive of the id, or the desire for attachment, relationship, and love. Let’s explore this further…
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Why David Was Not Allowed to Build God’s Temple
Let’s unpack the story of King David and the temple. Despite David being a man after God’s own heart, despite God promising him that one of his descendants would be the Messiah and reign eternally on his throne, God refused to let David build the temple in Jerusalem. Why?
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Worldliness in the Church
The comparison of Israel entering the promise land and the saints entering heaven is a solid biblical object lesson and many Christian leaders throughout history have found valuable lessons from this illustration. What are the lessons, if any, that are applicable to us today?
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The Lie of Socialism, the Evil of Equity, and How Christians Are Duped
One of Satan’s most despicable traps is how he exploits human compassion, empathy, and the desire to help the downtrodden through programs with the stated goal of blessing the poor—but by using methods that, in reality, sever the bonds of love and trust that Jesus established for human relationships and thriving.
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A Righteous Prayer in a Wicked World
It seems that no matter where I look in the media today, there is conflict, fighting, outrage, mistreatment, and division—all of which is stirring up fear, anger, and hostility. Where are the righteous? Where is the love of God? Where is the unity inherent in our faith?
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God Reaches Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel
Is there anything in the kingdom of God that functions like human law? Is God required by some law to use His power to inflict punishment upon sinners? Does being saved from sin require some legal work in heaven, an adjustment in a legal registry? Does God require a legal payment be made to Him in order to get Him to forgive our sins?
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Discussion with an Adventist Pastor About Design Law
Recently, I had an email discussion with a thoughtful Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) pastor who has many questions about our design-law view of things. Here are some excerpts from our discussion that I thought would be helpful to share.
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Differentiating God’s Solution to the Fear of Death From the Lies of Eastern Meditation
According to Scripture, the entire human race is enslaved by the fear of death. People defend against this fear by doing various things to keep something about them alive. Let’s explore one of these tactics: Meditation.
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The Message to Laodicea — Sent to the Seventh-day Adventist Church – Part 2
In 1890, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Ellen G. White wrote an article that was published in the Review and Herald that plainly breaks through all the false legal lie. In this part 2 of this series, let’s unpack portions of that article.
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The Message to Laodicea — Sent to the Seventh-day Adventist Church – Part 1
In 1890, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Ellen G. White (EGW), who the church officially recognizes as having the special gift of prophecy, wrote an absolutely stunning article published in the church’s official flagship publication, The Review and Herald, in which she specifically applies the Laodicean message to the SDA Church.
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Being Faithful to God—How Do We Do This?
If we could go back in time and interview Saul of Tarsus before his Damascus Road experience and ask him, as he is persecuting Christians, “Saul, are you being faithful to God and His covenant with Israel?” — what do you think he would have said? Can people be faithful to something other than God and God’s cause?
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