Category: Bible
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DOES THE BIBLE HAVE LIMITS?
The Bible is an amazing book, but do those of us who are Christ-followers expect too much out of it? That is on my mind this morning as I spent some time meditating on this passage from the Fourth Gospel. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and…
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HEAVEN IS FOR REAL–MOVIE REVIEW
Do you believe in Heaven? Most studies show that 85-90% of Americans believe in some kind of afterlife they call Heaven. That is a high percentage of people to believe in anything. For comparison, some polls have that only 80% of Americans believe we actually landed on the moon in 1969. Heaven is doing pretty…
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QUESTIONS FOR JESUS ON GOOD FRIDAY
Which hurt more, the whip, the nails, the public ridicule or the fact that Peter denied you? I think I know the answer. Father, forgive them–Really, because that is a little hard to swallow? Why did you use a Persian loan word to describe heaven to the thief, because, honestly, that kinda freaks me out?…
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I’D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
Culture and the ‘social norms’ of our way of life often determine how we behave and how we understand certain actions. This fact, combined with the passing of time, pose the greatest challenges to understanding and applying much of what the Bible teaches. Literally, the Bible was written in other times and other places by…