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Table of Contents

  1. The Imminent Collapse of the United States  • April 6, 2023
  2. The Impending End of the Earth  • April 15, 2020
  3. The Infinite Sacrifice of Christ  • April 21, 2020
  4. The Injustice of Human Justice  • January 14, 2021
  5. The Insidiousness of Sin – and God’s Remedy  • June 3, 2020
  6. The Integrative Evidence-Based Approach to Finding Truth  • November 5, 2019
  7. The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 1  • May 29, 2019
  8. The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 2  • June 5, 2019
  9. The Kingdom of Love  • January 25, 2008
  10. The Law of Liberty and Society Today  • November 17, 2020
  11. The Lie That Led To Penal Substitution Theology  • January 10, 2019
  12. The Little Horn, God’s Law, and How You have been Deceived  • September 4, 2011
  13. The Most Holy Place: A Metaphor for Our Minds  • December 16, 2021
  14. The Never Ending Lie – You will not surely die!  • August 18, 2011
  15. The New Jerusalem—the Bride of Christ  • April 7, 2022
  16. The Old Testament, Modern Teaching, and the Integrative Evidenced-Based Approach  • June 22, 2023
  17. The Plagues of Egypt and the Seven Last Plagues: They Are NOT the Same  • August 15, 2024
  18. The Power of a Lie  • December 21, 2007
  19. The Power of Truth to Change the Brain  • May 10, 2018
  20. The Psychodynamics of Saul Becoming Paul  • December 19, 2024
  21. The Purpose of Confessing Our Sins to Others  • February 27, 2025
  22. The Question of Punishment – Part II  • April 18, 2008
  23. The Question of Punishment – Part III  • April 25, 2008
  24. The Question of Punishment Part I  • April 11, 2008
  25. The Renewed Mind and the Will of God  • December 8, 2022
  26. The Rich Young Ruler—Insights for Today  • August 3, 2023
  27. The Sabbath & Church Duties  • April 8, 2011
  28. The Science of Happiness  • June 27, 2024
  29. The Secret to Happiness and Joy  • May 5, 2020
  30. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 1  • February 18, 2021
  31. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 2  • February 25, 2021
  32. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 3  • March 4, 2021
  33. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 4  • March 11, 2021
  34. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 5  • March 18, 2021
  35. The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 6  • March 25, 2021
  36. The Strangeness of God  • September 19, 2024
  37. The Sweetness of Trusting in Jesus  • November 24, 2022
  38. The Sword of God  • May 17, 2008
  39. The Temptations of Jesus: A Lesson for Us  • November 23, 2020
  40. The Ten Commandments of Religious Liberty: COVID and the Church’s Responsibility  • March 10, 2022
  41. The Timing of God in Sending His Son  • November 10, 2022
  42. The Trauma Response and the Media  • January 26, 2020
  43. The Tree of Knowledge – Poison or Protection?  • March 31, 2014
  44. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: Poison or Protection?  • October 26, 2020
  45. The Trinity: Bible Truth or Human Fiction?  • November 6, 2009
  46. The Truth About God  • November 30, 2007
  47. The Truth About Hell  • September 2, 2021
  48. The Truth, A Millstone, and the Sea  • June 28, 2008
  49. The Two Ditches: Atheism on the Left, Imperial Dictator God on the Right  • November 15, 2018
  50. The U.S. Constitution: A Light About to be Extinguished  • August 31, 2020

 

Chronological

  • Priests and Child Abuse — A Predictable Result

    Priests and Child Abuse — A Predictable Result

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    Most of us read with great sadness the distressing headlines of the Pennsylvania grand jury findings that over 300 Roman Catholic priests had molested more than 1000 children over 70 years — followed by a massive coverup by the organized church authorities.


  • Does God Create Evil?

    Does God Create Evil?

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    I received an email asking how we understand Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” And wondered if God creates evil. KJV (emphasis mine)


  • Penal Substitution versus Design Law – What’s the Difference?

    Penal Substitution versus Design Law – What’s the Difference?

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    An online listener wrote: What is the difference between penal substitution and design law? How do we explain the difference and reason with someone who believes in penal substitution?


  • Anointing with Oil: Real Medicine or Superstitious Ceremony?

    Anointing with Oil: Real Medicine or Superstitious Ceremony?

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    I received this question from an online listener: I’m wondering if you could address the biblical teaching of anointing the sick referred to in the book of James from the design-law perspective? I just don’t understand this teaching having heard of many anointing services and seeing very few people healed. What’s the point? There must be more to it than just “blind faith.”


  • Did God Create Adam and Eve with a Defective Void?

    Did God Create Adam and Eve with a Defective Void?

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    I received the following question from an online listener: Was mankind created (before the fall) with a void inside? Is that how Satan appealed to Adam and Eve, as far as the temptation in the Garden of Eden? Did Satan appeal to that hole or void inside mankind?


  • 7 Steps to Keep Your Brain Healthy and Mind Sharp

    7 Steps to Keep Your Brain Healthy and Mind Sharp

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    Keep your brain healthy and your mind sharp! Americans are living longer than ever before, but with longer life comes concerns about maintaining vitality, and retaining one’s mental fitness. The good news is that we can make choices to slow the decline in vitality and keep our brains healthy and minds sharp.


  • Being a Priest of God

    Being a Priest of God

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    “You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5 NIV84) Do you know the difference between a priest of God and a pastor, minister or clergy?


  • The Power of Truth to Change the Brain

    The Power of Truth to Change the Brain

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    An online listener sent in this very interesting quote from a book entitled The Desire of Ages: Christ affirmed that His word was in itself a key which would unlock the mystery to those who were prepared to receive it. It had a self-commending power, and this was the secret of the spread of His kingdom of truth. He desired Pilate to understand that only by receiving and appropriating truth could his ruined nature be reconstructed.  (P. 727.)


  • Changing Your Mind:  Pornography and the Brain

    Changing Your Mind: Pornography and the Brain

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    CLICK to read the article on Adventist Reveiw’s website!


  • How Do We Partake of The Remedy to Sin?

    How Do We Partake of The Remedy to Sin?

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    A listener emailed the following questions: I was wondering if you could maybe write a blog about what it means to partake of the remedy? What does that look like […]


  • The Culture War:  Why Christianity Appears to be Losing!

    The Culture War: Why Christianity Appears to be Losing!

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    Christianity began 2000 years ago with a ragtag handful of refugees and poor traveling preachers within a culture in which the ruling authorities actively sought their eradication. Yet, within a few hundred years, Christianity became the predominate religion in the Western World.


  • Marijuana – The Science Behind the Smoke

    Marijuana – The Science Behind the Smoke

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    Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized “medical marijuana” and 8 states have legalized recreational cannabis use. Does this mean that marijuana is harmless? That it is safe? That it is not addictive? What does the science actually reveal?


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I just want to say thank you so much for your conversations via YouTube. I regularly tune in to your lectures, “Let’s Talk” sessions, and many others. Through these I’ve found greater depth and meaning to God’s word. Thanks for all that you do and please continue. I’m currently working in the middle of Silicon Valley at Stanford University. I feel like God really has me in the right place right now and I’m sensing that your teachings might be part of it.

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Testimony 29

Thank you for all of your work to correct misconceptions about God’s character. So many people that my husband and I have talked to seem to be against the natural law construct and view it as “errant” and “dangerous.” Having learned more about it through your blogs and lessons, I don’t really understand why they view it that way, except that it means they have to relearn theology they have known for their entire lives. But I’m so excited to relearn this. For the past few years I have been questioning how I could trust a God who punishes arbitrarily and is full of wrath for those who don’t obey His commands. That view made me afraid to “mess up” or “not be good enough,” even within my relationship with God. I really appreciated the point you bring out about God not wanting us to serve Him because we are afraid, but because we love Him.

Melissa H., IN, USA

 

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I’m a youth leader in South Africa. We as a youth group are currently using a lot of the material on the Come and Reason site. Since we’ve started using the material, our youth group has grown.

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Thank you! I love listening to the Come And Reason Ministries Bible study classes and am using some of your notes to get the lessons together that I will be teaching. You always have such good quotes and Bible texts and pull things together to make good sense.

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Testimony 68

Your message of design law vs imperial law is so uplifting and makes so much sense- it is a game changer for me. The fact that Jesus’s death is not a big payment by an angry God is , quite frankly, a relief.

Laura G., London, Ontario, Canada

 

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I continue to enjoy your lessons every week. The more that I research your conclusions, the more I am convinced that the Holy Spirit has lead you to distill out the essence of human redemption. Thank you for your courageous stand for the truth.

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I would just like to add my voice to the many people who, I believe, must have contacted you to express their appreciation for the “Healing the Mind” DVDs. I’ve been listening to your Bible study class discussions for many years and I’ve been personally blessed by your research and teaching about the character of God.

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I got the book “Could It Be This Simple?” a few months ago and the reading was wonderful and I was fascinated. I lent the book to a friend at work. She is having a difficult time and the book is helping her to find Jesus and I found this very exciting. She has asked me questions and I can see her life changing.

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Ok, so last night I listened to “The Law of Liberty” and “How to Achieve Victory: Freedom, Truth and Spirtual Warfare.” These are both MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES so far! The logic is just soooooo beautiful. I had to re-listen to them a couple of times. I just want to EXPLODE! (<< we assume with joy and happiness)

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Testimony 27

Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

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I really enjoy with you the view of a gracious God. Thank you for sharing the work you are allowing the Lord to do in you.

L., Queensland, Australia

 

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My husband is a pastor and I listen to your lesson almost every week. Thank you for helping me in my study life and to help me love the “real” God more.

C. F., NC, USA

 

Testimony 70

I have been watching you for many years and have learned to love God with all my heart. I was raised by a loving Christian mother that had been lied to about who God really was, so our religious upbringing was hell fire and damnation. As soon as I was old enough and moved out, I not only left the church, I ran as fast as I could to get away from it. Sad to say, it wasn’t until the past couple of years that I learned and understand who my Father really is and how much He loves me. I understand God’s Design Laws (which make sense) and when I’m teaching my church Bible study class, I’m able to really put to use the things I’ve been learning and Holy Spirit is leading. Thank you for introducing me to my Father of true, pure love. Everyday with Him is new and exciting. One thing that breaks my heart is that I didn’t know Him sooner. God Bless you and your ministry!

Judy Phelps, Reno, NV, USA

Testimony 38

Since November 2015, when I started studying Gods word from this God Is Love point of view, my life has been transformed. My troubled marriage of 15 years has been healed and my husband and I are truly happy for the first time in 15 years. Now When I read the word of God I understand it so much better and I can’t help but see Gods love radiating through the pages to humanity. Gods word is living and active and I am blessed beyond measure to be having this amazing experience. God has given me a beautiful understanding of Jn 3:16 that amazes me more and more each day. Thank you again for your ministry.

Helen D., London, England

 

Testimony 31

It was very touching to hear the testimony of your class share how viewing God’s true character has changed their lives. My feelings are the same – there is so much freedom in knowing that God LOVES me – regardless of my… just, REGARDLESS! I’m still blown away by the true gospel, the fact that God is not ready to strike us when we fail. He is not arbitrary. He simply loves us and warns of the natural consequences because He can’t stand to see us suffer. I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GOD!!!

Ceil V.,  UT, USA