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To Be Free from Serving Sinful Flesh – Romans 7 (Part 2)

What are you struggling to resist doing? Most people can relate with this statement, “For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do” (Romans 7:15b). Most would recognize doing what a person does not want to do as an addiction depending on who it hurts. Humanity is struggling with sin. Rebellious temptations pull upon the flesh enticing people to rebel against God’s…

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Freedom from Serving Sin - Romans 6 (Part 1)

Freedom from Serving Sin – Romans 6 (Part 1)

Blessed are those who have died, been buried, and risen with Christ because they are free. Christ has set the faithful free from sin and death. Are you free from sin? Are you struggling with temptations? This post is the first of a series addressing freedom from sin and this one will address where the apostle Paul initially began to teach how the Christians have changed so that they present every…

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#addiction #Christian counseling #freedom #grace #sin in the flesh

Is God Speaking You Besides the Bible?

How do you know when God is speaking to you besides by the Bible? This is a common and a good question to address. Many people claim to get specific new revelations from God. Some even claim to be prophets and write prophetic texts. Some churches claim direct inspiration from the Spirit of God to alter traditions and much more. Are they all right? Are they mostly right? Claiming direct…

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#Church of Christ #illumination of the Spirit #message from the Holy Spirit #receiving a revelation from God

Because God Is Not Far from Anyone

Because God is not far from anyone, no one has an excuse for not knowing God. Believers should not think that people are good when they do not know God, because they are overlooking God who created everything and gave them life, breath, and everything. They do not know God because they do not seek God. The Bible explains this with sound reasoning. The Closeness God “God is not far from anyone…

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Archaeological Evidence for Jesus's Resurrection

Archaeological Evidence for Jesus’s Resurrection

Is there any archaeological evidence for the core Christian belief of Jesus’s resurrection? Yes, there is archaeological evidence that supports the Christian faith in Jesus’s resurrection. Archaeologists continue to uncover artifacts of ancient Jewish tombs and monuments. This material evidence reveals past practices and beliefs. Material evidence relies on the corroboration of primary…

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Basic Historical Facts about Jesus's Burial and Empty Tomb

Basic Historical Facts about Jesus’s Burial and Empty Tomb

Is Jesus’s tomb empty? Did Jesus have a tomb? Did Jesus really receive an honorable burial? Critical historians have wrestled to answer these questions. The following list includes basic facts from obvious sources for Jesus’s burial and empty tomb: 1. One of the earliest sources that attests to Jesus’s burial comes by Saul of Tarsus who taught the account that he received at conversion. Saul…

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How Abraham Trusted God to Resurrect His Son Isaac

Many lack faith in God by lacking faith in God’s promises. However, Abraham had no unbelief that hindered his faith. Paul reported, “No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was ‘counted to him as righteousness.’” (Romans 4:20–22 ESV).…

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#Abraham&039;s faith #Isaac resurrection #sacrifice of Isaac #why sacrifice of Isaac

What Are Christians to Do with Christmas?

The United States government grants a federal holiday and recognizes Christmas as a national holiday. However, the Supreme Court noted that it is also a secular holiday. That is strange because the original meaning of holiday was “holy day” and this word has become secular — nonreligious without recognition of God. However, the national recognition of the birth of Jesus at Christmas is both…

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#Christmas evangelism #Christmas for church of Christ #holy days in the Bible #sharing the gospel at Christmas #when was Jesus born in the Bible

Why Would God Create an Eternal Hell

“A loving God would not create Hell for people whom He foreknew would do evil.” Why not? As the Creator and Source of everything, God is the Source of all justice. God is just to send those who do evil and live in rebellion against God to Hell (Matt 13:37–43). God also graciously provides a way that all may turn from evil. God loves all and wants everyone to repent and be saved (1 Tim 2:4; 2 Pet…

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#hell and the lake of fire #Is Hell hot #Is Hell real #Is Hell scriptural #verses about hell being eternal

Why Does the Bible Say There Is One Baptism?

Many churches teach the need for multiple baptisms including a spiritual baptism, a water baptism, and a Holy Spirit baptism. Why does the Bible teach “one baptism” and yet many churches teach the need for more than one (Eph 4:5)? The answer is that the leadership of these churches have been breaking the one baptism into parts and forming other baptisms. Furthermore, many people do not like water…

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#baptism scriptures #is one baptism in water #verses about baptism #what is the one baptism #why so many baptisms

Understanding God's Holiness

Many people speak of God as just another man rather than the eternal Being and Creator of the universe. By definition, God is beyond the universe as the Creator of the heavens and the earth. The cause of the universe must be transcendent of everything and thus metaphysical and supernatural. This uniqueness separating God from all creation and existence is God’s holiness.

His holy…

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#biblical definition of holy #holiness #how is God holy #verses about God being holy #what does holy mean

Ask 3 Questions to Discuss Truth and Evangelize

Christians know that we are to gather others to Jesus or we will scatter (Matt 12:30). The mission of the church is to make disciples of all the nations baptizing them and teaching them all that Jesus commanded (Matt 28:18–20). This article will draw wisdom from Jesus in asking questions to stir thought, encourage thought, defend against attacks, and open the door for sharing the gospel. The…

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#evangelism in scripture #friendship evangelism #questions about life #questions for evangelism #questions to ask people

How Honest People Can Test Everything and Know the Truth

How can you know who is telling the truth? “First, choose the news media who tell you what you want to hear.” Most people choose the side they want and they assert that it is the truth. They do not think or care that they are complying with libel and slander. Furthermore, some struggle to choose any view as they sift through numerous views and scenarios as possibly true. People who honestly seek…

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#apologetics #cross-examining #how to test all things #reliable witnesses #standard of evidence

The Gospels Are Not Anonymous

Critical scholars have long asserted that the Gospels of the New Testament are anonymous and written too late to have been written by the traditional names ascribed to their authorship (Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 871). Such scholars assert that early Christians and second-generation Christians wrote the Gospels between AD 65–110 (Carson and Moo. An Introduction to the New Testament,…

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#apologetics #authorship #Scholars consider the Gospels #the authors of the four Gospels #The Gospels being anonymous

The Place of the Eternal Life

“Is there an afterlife?” Everyone faces this question when a person considers one’s coming death. Many people conclude with a pagan picture of afterlife thinking that they will be spirits living in ghostly bodies and in a state or place of heaven much like Elysium believed by the ancient classical world.

How real is eternal life and the world to come to you? Many of the…

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#beauty of the kingdom of God #have bodies in heaven #how beautiful is the heavenly kingdom #new heavens and new earth #place of resurrection

The Movement for Congregational Singing

Many have not yet heard about it, but a movement has been spreading among independent churches to “congregational singing,” which means “singing together” in unison excluding concert formats. The movement emphasizes going back to the biblical form of worship in song. The apostle Paul wrote, “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord…

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#9Marks #congregational singing #music in churches of Christ #regulative principle #top verses about singing

"An Eye for an Eye" Revisited

“An Eye for an Eye” Revisited

“An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.” Back in the 20th century, many world leaders have reflected on this sentiment to encourage peace and mercy when everyone bore some guilt. The idea is that returning evil for evil accomplishes nothing but a bloody field and destruction. Paul taught, “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all” (Rom 12:17 ESV).…

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