It was not long after “men began to call on the name of the Lord” (Genesis 4:26b) that Satan’s influence permeated the four corners of the earth. The antediluvian world was putrid with sin. What God once saw as good had taken a turn for the worse. “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of …
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“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience …
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The worship we offer to God, and the subsequent life we lead upon leaving the service of worship and entering the world is intimately related. Those who suggest additions or subtractions to and from worship authorized by God are acceptable to Him, and inconsequential regarding effect upon their lives are misguided. History – both Biblical …
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God commanded Moses to relay a message to the Israelite nation after the Exodus: “’You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special …
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Paul addressed the sin of the Gentiles in Romans 1. God had revealed Himself to them “by the things that are made” (v. 20). The creation serves as clear evidence of an eternally powerful Divine being, i.e. the Creator God. Skeptics who suggest God should reveal Himself in an unmistakable fashion, if He is indeed …
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In the early 1980’s, a once avowed and devoted atheist by the name of Lee Strobel rejected the notion of a godless world and claimed belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. After hearing his wife proclaim faith in God, he ruthlessly set out to expose what he believed to be a superstitious, …
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The division of the instruction for “men” (males) and “women” (females) shows this text concerns the worship assembly. Their roles within the assembly are not the same. Men are given roles of leadership and authority (v. 8), and women are to be in submission (vv. 11-14). The exhortation to prayer in verse 1 is to …
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“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because ‘All flesh is as grass, and all …
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The fellowship which God’s children have with Him, and each other is a wonderful privilege. However, the Bible clearly indicates that fellowship is conditional. Our practice of fellowship with anyone must be authorized by God. This 40 page book (5.5″ X 8″) is a discussion of the topic of scriptural fellowship. Permission is granted to …
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To be pleasing to God one must bear fruit in His name. “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away” (John 15:2). In order to bear fruit, we must abide in Jesus who identifies Himself as “the true vine” (v. 1). “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch …
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