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theology October 30, 2022

And Jesus moved

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. – Mark 1:41…

bible, theology October 22, 2022

Jesus’ teaching to "love your enemies" is known to practically everyone. But in several cases the NT portrays him as expressing anger toward those who opposed him. He famously drove the moneychangers from the Temple with a whip …

theology October 8, 2022

Hopeless Until Jesus Arrived

The deadbolt clicked loudly on the metal door. All curtains closed. Padlocks were next. Lights were turned low. In a fundamentalist Muslim city known for its high number of honor killings, you can never take too many precautions. Women in drab colored hijabs quickly entered from a side door. War wasn’t on the way. Neither […]

theology September 22, 2022

Come To Jesus :: By Dennis Huebshman

From 2 Timothy 4:3-4; “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having “itching ears,” they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to truth and wander off into myths.” (ESV – all emphasis mine) There is an expression that is […]

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theology August 27, 2022

Study in Hebrews: Jesus – High Priest and King :: By Sean Gooding

Hebrews 5: 5-11 “So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.’ 6 As He also says in another place: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’; 7 who, in the days […]

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theology August 26, 2022

Hebrews Study: Jesus, Our Compassionate High Priest :: By Sean Gooding

Hebrews 5:1-4 “For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. 3 Because of this he […]

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theology August 17, 2022

How Committed Are We To Jesus? :: By Grant Phillips

Elijah Ogunyi of Gashua, of Yobe state in Nigeria, said of his life as a minister in that region, “Persecution is a part of Christian life. If truly we pastors are called by God, we should expect persecution.” [The Voice of the Martyrs, August 2022, Vol. 56 No.8] Seventeen-year-old Moses Joseph of Kudana state, Nigeria, […]

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bible, theology August 15, 2022

Why did Jesus tell the witnesses to his healing of the deaf and mute man not to tell anyone of the miracle if he knew they would?

I am at a loss to be able to reconcile the apostle John’s description of Jesus in John 2:24-25 with Mark’s account of Jesus’s healing of the deaf and mute man in 7:31-37, particularly v. 36.
John 2:

But Jesus would not entrust himself to …

theology August 11, 2022

Better Times Ahead? Only With Jesus :: By Dennis Huebshman

Luke 21:9-12; “And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once. Then He said to them, nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places, famines and pestilences. […]

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