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Questions About Christ’s Death – Part 1
I listened to one of your lessons for the first time yesterday, and I was puzzled by a couple of things you said. First, why do you seem to have a disagreement with the statement in the quarterly that says, “Christ died for our sins”?
Read MoreRomans Chapter 3
As a personal devotional project I have been slowly paraphrasing various Bible passages. Below is Romans Chapter Three. If you have never tried this particular exercise, give it a try, it can really bring the Bible to life.
Read MoreDid Christ die the “Second Death”?
Recently I read in a Christian magazine the stated belief that Christ died the second death. Have you ever heard this theory before? Have you even heard of the second death? Can you articulate what the second death actually is? How is the second death different from the first death? What Biblical evidence do we
Read MoreFaith and Miracles
During my freshman year of college a rather unusual event occurred one Thursday morning when, during chapel, the entire university student body came face to face with the question of faith and miracles.
Read MoreThe Truth, A Millstone, and the Sea
In a 5-4 ruling the Supreme Court of the US decided Wednesday June 25 that it is not legal to execute someone for raping a child. It was determined that execution would constitute cruel and unusual punishment and as such is unconstitutional.
Read MoreAtonement Models: Thoughts and Questions
Recently I have been involved in discussing various atonement models with friends when the following came to me: A patient is dying with terminal condition, in order for the patient to get well, to be healed, to be saved the patient must “trust” the doctor and follow the treatment protocol.
Read MoreFear Is For Children
Recently I have heard a number of sermons which describe God as angry, which present Him as wrathful, threatening, and punishing. These sermons talk about God killing, God raining down fire, God burning people, and God slaying people.
Read MoreThe Sword of God
Within the introduction to the sermon, I got a pretty clear picture of what the pastor was going to be presenting to us today. I felt he presented the information he wanted to very effectively and thoroughly, but it left my mind VERY unsettled.
Read MoreDisasters: Are they from God?
I am sure you have heard the news over the past couple of weeks of the Cyclone that has devastated Myanmar and the earthquake which has jolted China, 150,000 or more people dead in these two calamities.
Read MoreDealing with Rejection
Recently I have been asked, “How do I deal with people not liking me?” Or “How do I keep from feeling down if my boyfriend/girlfriend doesn’t want to see me anymore?”
Read MoreThe Question of Punishment – Part III
If God doesn’t have to use His power to inflict penalties, if God has actually been using His power to intercede with the destructiveness of sin and in the end He merely lets go and sinners die as a result of their own unhealed condition, then how do we make sense of all the texts
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