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What exactly is faith in Jesus Christ?

What exactly is faith in Jesus Christ?

Common Christian doctrine is that salvation is granted by God’s grace through faith/believe in Jesus.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

A Portrayal of Christ & His Church :: By Candy Austin

A Portrayal of Christ & His Church :: By Candy Austin

Our wedding day was on a spring morning, one that I will never forget. While waiting for the wedding march to begin, I happened to look out the church foyer window to see my soon-to-be husband rushing around outside in his white tux with his 90s-style tailcoats flailing behind him, frantically looking for something! Next […]

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“By Your Pharmakeia Were All the Nations Misled”

“By Your Pharmakeia Were All the Nations Misled”

[See Part II] In Scripture, as in all literature, a word takes on meaning only in its specific context. But sometimes the immediate context (sentence, paragraph) does not shed enough light to provide precise meaning. In such instances, broadening the s…

What Did Pilate State in John 19:22? (repost)

What Did Pilate State in John 19:22? (repost)

[This is a repost (revised a bit) in recognition of Holy Week. Of necessity, it is a bit technical.] In reading any common English translation of John 19:22, one finds Pilate saying, “What I have written, I have written.”1 This is certainly not incorre…

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3: The Day of Christ and ‘Apostasia’:: By Mark A. Becker

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3: The Day of Christ and ‘Apostasia’:: By Mark A. Becker

Recently, I have been prompted to revisit 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 and investigate this passage a little deeper. It should be noted that I have, through this study, developed an alternative nuanced interpretive view that I would like to present to the reader. My previous position on this passage is not much different than presented here, […]

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Merry Christmas from all of us

The Christ of Christmas

The Christ of Christmas Complied and edited by Luchen A. Bailey, D. Litt Picture from Knott’s website Sometime around 1955, we visited Knott’s Berry…

Celebrities Receiving Christ!? :: By Jim Towers

Celebrities Receiving Christ!? :: By Jim Towers

Who would believe that hard-core agnostics and atheists are repenting and receiving Christ? Yes, arrogant and self-serving actors and celebrities are receiving Christ under the end-times prophecy, “In the last days I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh…” Even Shia LaBeouf just became a ‘Christian’! The once obstinate actor was an agnostic until […]

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