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Category Archives: Biblical Studies
When Will We See Peace on Earth?: Reconciling the Newtown Tragedy with the Christmas Story
Guest Post from Ray Jones, Pastor of Lighthouse Community Baptist Church, Pawcatuck, CT, and frequent religion writer in Southeastern Connecticut. Every day, my wife and I pray with each of our four children before they leave for school. Some days, … Continue reading
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What Jesus Was Really Saying When He Talked About the Kingdom
How radical was Jesus’ preaching to Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand? Imagine what it would be like, in Britain or the United States today, if, without an election or any other official mechanism for changing the … Continue reading
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lament for a friend
David’s lament for his friend Jonathan stands as one of the most touching expressions of grief for a friend in all of ancient literature. Read these selected verses from 2 Samuel 1 to feel the intense sorrow of one friend … Continue reading
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The Importance of 1 Peter 3:15-16 for Apologetics
The text of Scripture that most clearly teaches us about every believer’s responsibility to be involved in apologetics is 1 Peter 3:15-16. In this passage, every believer is commanded to be prepared to “give and answer,” lit. “make a defense” … Continue reading
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The Natural World Has God’s Name Written All Over It
The whole of created reality, including therefore the fields of research with which the various sciences deal, reveals the same God of which Scripture speaks. The very essence of created reality is its revelational character. Scientists deal with that which … Continue reading
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Are Lamenting and Grieving Biblical? Read Psalm 88 Before You Answer.
It seems that in the American evangelical world, we know very little about lament. We much prefer the happy sayings and the happy songs. We like things to be tied up nicely and neatly. We prefer our theology to be … Continue reading
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Thank You for Telling Me About God. Now Leave Me Alone To Worship My Idols.
I was reading in Daniel this morning when I saw something I had never seen before (don’t you love how the Holy Spirit does that!), and I couldn’t read any further. After Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Dan. 2), in which … Continue reading
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Is the Book of Acts Intended to Be a Model for the Church Today?
Many of the differences in the various evangelical denominations and flavors of Christianity in the world exist because of conflicting views of the early church in the Book of Acts. Pentecostals and Charismatics understand the gifts of tongues, healing, and … Continue reading
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Do Works Save? No, But They Evidence Salvation
It’s very hard to derive the idea from the Bible that good works save a person from his sins. Scripture is very clear that we are saved only by grace through the righteousness of Christ. The idea of salvation by … Continue reading
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Suffering and Self-Pity, Part 2: Rooting Out Self-Pity
If anyone ever had a reason to pity-himself, it was the Apostle Paul. His fall from premier Pharisee in Israel to persecuted apostle is fantastic. His sufferings are recounted in 2 Corinthians 11, and they are as significant as any … Continue reading
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