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Preach the word

Preach the word

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. – 2 Timothy 4:2 The numbers…

Hosea 2:14-23: Israel, God’s Betrothed :: By Mark A. Becker

Hosea 2:14-23: Israel, God’s Betrothed :: By Mark A. Becker

This is such a beautiful passage of Scripture that aligns so perfectly with all of the promises of God to His chosen people, Israel, as well as future prophecy during the Tribulation and going into the Millennial Kingdom, as found throughout the Word of God. In our examination of Hosea 2:14-23, we will correlate the […]

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Salvation and God’s Sovereignty :: By The Gospelist

Salvation and God’s Sovereignty :: By The Gospelist

There is an ongoing controversy in Christian circles regarding the role Christians play in their own salvation. There are those who say that the Christian plays no role in God’s plan of redemption. They assert that to make such a claim interferes with God’s sovereignty and gives the Christian reason to boast. They often further […]

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Duane Litfin: The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims

Duane Litfin: The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims

Duane Litfin, “The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims: It’s not about a different God, but a different Jesus” Christianity Today (August 9, 2016). To begin, and in the interest of full disclosure, I have previously written on the question of the identification and relation of the Triune God and Allah being considered by […]

What are the "briars and thorns" in Isaiah 27:4?

What are the "briars and thorns" in Isaiah 27:4?

I have no wrath.
Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle,
Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely. (NASB)

Simply put, how should we understand this verse? Who are the briars and thorns, and why is it given to s…

Does Love Work as a Leadership Principle?

Does Love Work as a Leadership Principle?

As I stumbled for my alarm at 3:00 a.m. on my first day on the job as a street washer, I wondered what I was getting myself into. CBS had asked my company to participate in its hit reality show Undercover Boss. As the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainm…

28 Aug 2022

28 Aug 2022

This spectacular rainbow-coloured scarf cloud stunned onlookers  An incredible scarf cloud danced above a town in southern China earlier this week. Here’s how this stunning cloud got its rainbow hue. Bayer facing long line-up of new Roundup trials as cancer takes toll  Cancer has taken an unrelenting toll on 72-year-old Mike Langford. After being diagnosed […]

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