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How to Get to Heaven…the Old Testament Way
God changed. The very thought should make us shudder. And you know why, right? Because if God changed then He either became better, or He became worse. Now, if He became better, then He wasn’t perfect yesterday, and tell me, just who or what exactly was answering your prayers last week? And if He changed… Continue reading
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There is no Distinction
I knew a young man in my college days who was convinced that the way of salvation was not open to Him. He had sinned in some apparently major way (or perhaps only in his mind) – the truth is it really doesn’t matter – I don’t think he actually told me. Either way, he was despondent… Continue reading
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Hypocrites Anonymous
What if Judgment Day was not about whether you kept the commandments of God, but instead, whether you kept your own commandments? You know, the commandments you not only tell others (like employees and kids) to keep, but the commandments which you judge others with: In his book, The Church at the End of the… Continue reading
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The Great Key to Changing
During my seminary years, I had a friend named Mike who was a full-time firefighter and a fairly new Christian. Mike and I went to a weekly men’s prayer group on Friday mornings, and I remember one Friday morning Mike was lamenting how he would go on this two week canoe trip to Canada with… Continue reading
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Karma?
The T.V. show “My Name is Earl” ran from 2005 – 2009. Its premise was stated by the title character in the opening sequence: “You know the kind of guy who does nothing but bad things and then wonders why his life sucks? Well, that was me. Every time something good happened to me, something… Continue reading
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Can Christians Lose Their Salvation?
I don’t like to use the phrase, “once saved, always saved”, even though I basically believe the idea behind it. I don’t say it because the Bible never says it like that. Instead, I prefer expressing this truth as the reformers did: they used a more biblical way of saying it: “the perseverance of the Saints.” In… Continue reading
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Why God is Light…
Have you ever wondered why the Bible repeatedly portrays God as light? A little story from the beginning of our marriage may help to answer the question: After Diane and I tied the knot in May of 1992, we moved into our first apartment in Vienna, Virginia. It was a two bedroom place on the… Continue reading
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When Should You Share Romans 8:28?
I once heard of a Christian speaker who said that believers should basically not quote Romans 8:28 to one another. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (ESV) Now obviously, there is a time and… Continue reading
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The Blessings of a Trustworthy and True Bible
On a whim last Tuesday I threw a lunchtime party for elders and pastors at my house. Diane and the girls were skiing, so that made the place a veritable bachelor pad, and for the guys who could make it, my plan was munching on Jimmy Johns subs and watching the livestream of the opening… Continue reading
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A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Some years ago, through a generous grant by the Lilly Endowment, my family went on a Sabbatical overseas, spending almost two months in Scotland and then the better part of a month in the rest of Europe. It was most cool and we felt very blessed. Now, Diane had a special request as we were… Continue reading
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