Author: Hal Chaffee
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The True Story of the Demon-Possessed Waitress
“Do good to those who hate you.” – Jesus (Mt 5:44) One day, after church, a normal visit with friends to the local Waffle House turned into quite the eventful experience. It was a Wednesday night (I think), church had ended and a few friends decided to all get together…
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YOLO?
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another – Romans 12:10 The true mark of genuine love is when you prefer another over yourself. In Romans chapter 12, Paul goes through a list of general instructions for us to follow as Christians,…
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Urban Legend: You can be like the world and change the world
You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after on that's gold eternally. (paraphrase of 1 Co 9:24-25 – The Message) There are…
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Forgive, It’s For Your Own Good.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you. Eph 4:32 Forgiving each other is a commandment we must obey just as much as any other commandment. And just like every commandment, it is for our own good. Sure, there may…
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God is kind, you should be, too.
Love is kind 1 Cor 13:4 It’s amazing that, even though God is the most offended being in the universe, He still remains kind. In fact, there is none as kind as Him, of Whom it is written, “He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.” (Lk 6:35)…
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The Selfless Love of God
“Love…does not seek it’s own” 1 Corinthians 13:5 What sets God so far apart from humanity is his amazing love. The bible says that God is love. That means that everything that love is, God is. There are different definitions for the word ‘love’ in the english language, so we…
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The guy that pees all over the floor, and the Love of God.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 One of the most remarkable things about becoming a child of God is the fact that the Holy Spirit comes to, literally, live…
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The testimony of the Three Witnesses
There are three that bear witness: the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood; and these three agree as one. 1 John 5:8 There are so many voices in the world that speak so many different things. How can we know what’s true? Truth is exclusive. There can only be one…
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Conquer thyself (that is, your flesh)
I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. – 1 Co 9:22 The phrase, “Conquer Thyself,” came to my mind when I was thinking about this subject. I have heard the phrase somewhere before, but didn’t know…
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The Crazy Story of Katee’s Birth
Katee's birth was a wild time and I have wanted to write about it so I wouldn't forget. I wish I hadn't waited a year before doing it, but better late than never, and I'm sure that Katrina can help me fill in the details that I may have forgotten.…
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If you have trouble forgiving others, God has trouble forgiving you.
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. – Matthew 6:15 Jesus left us with a great story to illustrate the reasoning behind why God only forgives those who forgive.…
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Determine your own thoughts
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Phil 4:8 While it is true that we can’t control every thought that passes through our mind, it is also true that…
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Your guide into all things truth.
“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority,but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” Jn 16:13 We live in a world that’s full of voices.…
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What to do when you are faced with day-to-day temptations
So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. Genesis 39:10 Joseph was a remarkable man. He persevered through 13 years of slavery and imprisonment to become the second most powerful man in…
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What does Jesus hold against you?
But I have a few things against you… Rev 2:14 Imagine the feelings the people of this church felt when Jesus Christ Himself said to them, ‘I have a few things against you.’ I know the feeling I have when I am confronted in such a way by people of…
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How many ‘christians’ deceive themselves
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (James 1:22 NIV) When you listen to the Word or read the word and never do what it says to do, the bible says that you deceive yourself. You deceive yourself because you have thought…
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How many christians deceive themselves
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (James 1:22 NIV) When you listen to the Word or read the word and never do what it says to do, the bible says that you deceive yourself. You deceive yourself because you have thought…
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Grow up
1 Corinthians 3:3 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? Our spiritual lives are similar to our physical and mental lives in that we start out as youth and must grow into…
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WORK on your FAITH
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” John 6:29 Seem’s like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? – to work on your faith. Faith and works are opposites. The bible says that we are saved by grace, through faith,…
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There will be judgement day
They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 1 Peter 4:5 Its a fearful thing to think about a day when the books will be opened and you find yourself standing in the grand courtroom of the universe. On the judgement…
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Once saved always saved?
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; (Hebrews 3:12 NKJV) I’m not sure how so many can believe in once-saved-always-saved in the face of so much contrary scripture. Just a simple reading of the Bible produces many…
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The Power of Sin and the duty of deliverance
Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, Surely we did not know this, Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each…
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Authority
But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When…
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Fear God instead
[Do not be] afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; [Let] Him [be] your fear, And [let] Him [be] your dread. – [Isa 8:13 NKJV] I don’t know about you, but I have become engaged in fear way too often. Sometimes I…
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This vile body
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Phil…
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Fear and Faith
Do not be afraid, only believe. Fear and faith are opposites. You can’t have one and the other. One dispells the other. If you have faith, fear will be gone, but if you have fear, faith will be gone. This is why Jesus said unto Jarius “Do not be afraid,…
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Joy should remain in you!
“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:11 NKJV) Jesus said that the reason He spoke to us (instructing us) is so that we should have joy, and so that joy should remain in us.…
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God’s will be done
“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup from away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours be done.” Lk 22:42 It’s amazing to note the abundant love of the Father for the world as revealed in this passage and in the events following. Surely He didn’t want…
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Being fooled into destroying yourself
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” Gen 3:1 The way that Satan tempts people today is no different…
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Be Like God
“Be imitators of God as dear Children.” Eph 5:1 When God created Adam, the bible says that He made him in His image and after His likeness. In other words, God created Adam to be just like Him. If I were to go to a painter and ask him to…
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Jesus: God and Man fused together:
[Jesus], being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in the appearance as a man… Phil 2:6-7 I’ve always been…
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The gift of suffering:
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake… Phil 1:29 That’s a scripture that I don’t hear quoted too often. Contrary to what some may say, it is the will of God for us…
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Don’t criticize preachers that you ought to be rejoicing over:
What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. Phil 1:18 There are so many christians who spend so much time criticizing preachers that they don’t agree with. Yet the bible tells us…
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You should know what God’s will is!
Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Eph 5:7 Paul takes the opportunity in his letter to the Ephesians to make it know that God’s will shouldn’t be a mystery. In fact, he goes so far to say that not understanding God’s will…
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Don’t let the opinon of others pollute the truth you speak.
A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well. Proverbs 25:26 Many times when the bible speaks about water it is talking about the spoken word. Jesus said that those who believed in Him would be like a well of water springing…
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Why we shouldn’t have child-like faith.
…that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— Eph…
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Love Stories: Isaac and Rebekah
[God] will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son… Gen 24:7 In older days and even in some cultures today, marriages were/are arranged by the parents. Most people have a bad opinion about this, because we have this picture in our mind of…
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We are commanded to be great.
So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ Lk 17:10 Jesus says this word to His disciples after telling a brief story about a servant. In the story Jesus talks…
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On disciplining your children
The blog that I receive the most views on is a blog called “You shall beat your child with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell.” Click here to read it. I was just talking to someone today about the importance of proper physical punishment and how I believe…
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Love Stories: Adam and Eve
It is not good for man to be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him. Gen 2:18 The first love story in the bible is about the first two people that existed in the world: Adam & Eve. This story sets the foundation for marriage and for love…
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How to: Call down fire from heaven.
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” Luke 9:54 This passage strikes me as amazing, because it really shows us the difference between how these men believed…
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Become what God has called you to be, without really trying…
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Mt 4:19 Notice in this passage what Jesus requires of us and then what he promises to do in return. We are not to make ourselves into fishers of men, but rather, we are to follow Him and let him…
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Why Ananias and Sapphira would make great church members in many churches today.
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet… Acts 5:1-2 Many times we praise those who give, even when they…
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The lamp of the body is the eye.
“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23 ‘What…
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Don’t drift away…
Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to things we have heard, lest we drift away. Hebrews 2:1 This verse shows us that our Christian walk is like swimming upstream in a flowing river: if we are not focused on moving forward, then we are drifting backwards. This is…
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What does “You shall surely die” mean?
when I say to the wicked ‘You shall surely die’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right 15 if the wicked restores the pledge gives back what he has stolen and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity he shall surely live; he shall not die. Eze 33:14…
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Do Babies go to Hell?
we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died. 2 Cor 5:14 Do babies go to Hell? Some people have the ridiculous idea that some of them do. But I hope after reading this you will see for yourself that to believe such a notion is beyond comprehension. If…
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Pick up your electric chair and follow me.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matt 16:24 Taking up your cross has profound meaning to it. Everyone Jesus was talking to knew what He meant. They had seen how…
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Divine healing is not up to God.
Most people believe that the bible is here so we can follow the example of those in it. If that’s the truth (and I believe that it is), why don’t we pray like they did in the bible? Why you ask? Because we have no faith. We are so heavily…
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Why did Jesus speak in Parables? Because God’s love is so abundant.
“Why do You speak to them in parables?”…[because] this people’s heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should…
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I believe that I am a boy.
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) Last night I couldn’t sleep, so I began my normal routine of things I do when a can’t get to sleep: take a shower, get a bowl of cereal,…
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Why you should be a tongue talker.
Let all things be done for edification. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. 1 Cor…
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The baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues
[Paul]said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” Acts 19:1-3 In Acts 19, Paul had come across some disciples that he thought were disciples of Jesus. He asks…
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True Prosperity
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 2 Co 9:10-11 There is no doubt that…
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When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned. – Isa 43:2 This is an amazing passage of scripture. When I last read it, it made me think…
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I CAN: two great words of faith.
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” Numbers 13:30 Many people don’t understand that faith is not just believing that God can, but believing that YOU can. When the 12 spies…
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How to stop sinning
So if we continue to live in him, we won’t sin either. But those who keep on sinning have never known him or understood who he is. 1 John 3:6 (Living Translation) This verse holds the key to delivering you from any sin that has you bound. You can live…
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Live backwards
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments 1 Jn 2:3 I believe this scripture has been misinterpreted by many people. They believe that it says this: “If you do your best to keep God’s commandments then by that you definitely know God.” I…
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God’s will is rarely accomplished
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. Mark 6:10 The only way to reconcile the idea of a God that is extremely good with the way the world is today is to understand that God’s will is rarely accomplished. How else could you…
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Do you not know yourself? That Jesus Christ is in you?
Examine yourselves [as to] whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?–unless indeed you are disqualified. 2 Co 13:5 I remember when I was a waiter in Tulsa, OK, when I was attending bible college, that a fellow waiter…
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You shall beat your child with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
[I have written another blog more recently about this subject. Check it out here: How to Spank Your Kids the Right Way] Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod, and deliver his…
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The Love of Christ constrains us.
For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died; 2 Cor 5:14 Darby The word in this passage that jumps out at me the most is the word ‘constrains.’ Different translations of the bible translate the greek word differently.…
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Mission trip update – frustration…
Therefore we wanted to come to you–even I, Paul, time and again–but Satan hindered us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:18 NKJV Randy reminded me of this verse as we were laying on the cold, hard floor of the customs area of the çuban airport. We were rejected by the officials and…
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On the mission field
I’m sitting in my hotel room in Orlando. Tomorrow we catch an early plane to Miami and then to Bahamas and then to çübå (I’m writing the country in these funky letters so nobody will find it in a search, just in case). I’m really excited about the trip, but…
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Why God Requires Faith.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by…
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Living according to the order of Melchizedek
The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Ps 110: 4 It is very interesting that this passage appears in the old testament of the bible. There is no doubt that this was inspired by God, because David, in…
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Do not despise where you are, it is your training ground.
He sent a man before them – Joseph – who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with fetters, he was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. Ps 105:17-19 I think the story of Joseph…
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What to do when you don’t like yourself.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is…
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Is your heart set on the highway?
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. Ps 84:5. A more literal translation of this verse would be, ‘whose heart is set on the highway.’ The literal meaning of this verse was concerning the Jews, who were required by God to appear…
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Understanding Grace. pt 1
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. Jn 1:16 What is grace? Perhaps the most famous Christian song in the world is the hymn ‘Amazing Grace.’ The words of this hymn were penned by John Newton, who was a foul mouthed sailor and slave trader…
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Who are you, O man, to reply against God?
But who indeed are you – a mere human being – to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” Rom 9:20 Have you ever heard a teenager say to his or her parents, “It’s your fault, you brought…
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What about those who have never heard the gospel?
for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves theirthoughts accusing or…
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How to please God.
“Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.” Ps 50:23 Although the entire bible is the Word of God, it is really cool to read the words that God has literally spoken. When we read His words it…
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How to overcome temptation
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. Luke 4:1-2 A great building may take years to build, but it can fall in a day. Even so, the greatest…
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A banquet during wartime.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Ps 23:5. Imagine a battle scene where the enemy army arrives with swords and spears and bows and arrows, horses and chariots, and other equipment of war. The enemy…
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What is your portion?
[Save me] O LORD, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;…
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How seeking happiness can make you miserable
O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” 3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another…
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Swear to your own hurt, and do not change.
LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? ….He who swears to his own hurt and does not change. Ps 15:1,3 A person who swears to his own hurt and does not change stands in very high esteem in my eyes. And that’s a shame,…
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God has no control over your level of success in life
“For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” -God Joshua 1:8 This may sound like heresy to some, but to those who take the bible for what it says know that it is true. Much more depends on you than you might think.…
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I want to pay full price.
“Hear us, my lord (Abraham): You are a mighty price among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.” Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the…
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Understanding Job part 2
Then the wrath of Elihu was aroused because [Job] justified himself rather than God. Job 32:2 The book of Job is a fascinating book. Here’s the basic brake down of what happens in the book of Job: Chapter 1,2: The story of what happened to Job. Chapter 3: Job’s lament…
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On Hell and death
God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment… 2 Peter 2:4 Hell is a scary place, and if there is a chance that it is a real place, then you certainly want…
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Peace that can’t be understood
And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. Acts 12:6 Peter’s good friend, James, had been put to death not to long ago by this Herod. Herod…
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Understanding Job part 1
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has in in your power, only do not lay a hand on his person.” Job 1:12 The book of Job is probably one of the most misunderstood books of the bible. Many people use the book of Job to…
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On marrying the wrong person.
So when I heard this thing (that some in Israel had intermarried with pagans), I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. Ezra 9:3 Is it possible to marry the wrong person? Absolutely. In the…
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He who overcomes shall inherit all things.
He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. Rev 21:7 ‘Overcome’ implies a battle or a struggle. It may be a long struggle. It may be a hard struggle, one that many people do not make it through. What…
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They laughed at them.
Hezekiah sent to all Israel…that they should come to the house of the Lord to keep the passover… Then the runners when throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king: “Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel…” but they laughed at them…
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What are you a slave of?
“Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:34-36 Before Jesus was born, when Joseph first…
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The importance of doing it God’s way.
“Then David and all Israel play music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. Then the…
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Slaughter the animal in the Lord’s presence
“Lay your hand on it’s head so the Lord will accept it as your substitute, thus making atonement for you. Then slaughter the animal in the Lord’s presence…Then the priests will burn the entire offering made by fire, very pleasing to the Lord” Lev 1:4-5 Some religions practice animal sacrifice…
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We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us.
They answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us.” Joshua 1:16 Joshua is a type of Christ. Just as it was Joshua’s job to lead the children of Israel into the promised land, even so Christ, the antitype, leads us into…
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Who is the ruler of this world?
I will no long speak with you much, for the ruler of this world is coming and has nothing in me. John 14:30 Who is the ruler of this world? Is it God? What does it mean to be a ruler? It means to be the person who is master…
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Lord, give me what I want.
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.” Jn 6:26 Its amazing how many people there are in the world who aren’t concerned with finding the truth. I recently was…
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You have to be reborn
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” John 3:3 If being born again is essential to seeing the kingdom of God, then it is important that we know what it means. What does it mean to…
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Don’t try to combine the new with the old
And who would patch an old garment with unshrunk cloth? For the new patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger hole than before. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. The wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the…
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If you fail in this you will die.
Remember that you must … do everything the Lord requires. If you fail in this, you will die. Lev 8:35 The smartest way to live your life is to figure out the way things work and live accordingly, rather than to fight against what is impossible to change. Some things…
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The peril of not taking risks.
“I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it…” But the master replied, “You wicked and lazy servant!…Throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 25:25-26 In the story of the parable of the talents, the Lord talks…
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But I didn’t know…
If any [one] does something forbidden by the Lord, they will be guilty even if they sin unintentionally. Lev 4: 27 This verse seems a bit steep. Why should you be guilty if you did something unintentionally? Especially so since God knows the hearts and knows if it was truly…
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Predestination and Foreknowledge working together. (Part 2)
Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; Acts 2:23 This scripture is the answer to how God accomplishes His plans without violating the free will of man. If you look at this scripture carefully…
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Predestination and Foreknowledge working together. (Part 1)
Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they noticed a caravan of camels in the distance coming towards them….[Judah said,] “Let’s sell Joseph to the Ishmaelite traders.” Gen 37:25-26 What are the chances that the Ismaelite traders would pass by the area right at the time when Joseph…
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