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Knowing God is the most meaningful pursuit in life. Jeremiah 9:23-24 expresses the importance of this idea better than anything I’ve ever seen. We read, “This is what the Lord says: The wise must not boast in his wisdom; the mighty must not boast in his might; the rich must not boast in his riches.…
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By Afshin Ziafat God’s intent for everyone who comes to faith in Christ is to grow in Christlikeness as they follow Him through life, and he has intended this sanctifying work to take place in the context of community. From the beginning of time, sin has tempted mankind to withdraw into darkness and isolation. When…
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The principle of Scripture interpreting Scripture has been employed as early as the Church Fathers. We’d do well to follow their lead of interpreting Scripture within its own context. Here are a few other examples of passages that are commonly misinterpreted as a result of removing them from their biblical contexts. Psalm 118.24 “This is…
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by Ken Braddy Discover why it’s helpful to get everyone in your Bible study groups on the same page. If you know the story of Southwest Airlines as told in the book Nuts!, then you know that the airline aligned its fleet around one type of aircraft — the 737. Replacement parts were interchangeable. Pilots…
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One may make a formidable case that sin is its own penalty. In Genesis 3, for example, when Adam and Eve chose to believe the lie rather than the truth—which is the definition of sin—that was evil. From that evil evil resulted. Their turning from life—which is the definition of death—resulted in further death. The…
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