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Why is Christmas Celebrated on December 25th?

Posted in Thinking Out Loud, tagged , , , , , on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

By Jay Rogers, from The Apologetics Group
The usual answer to this question is that it was adjusted, like many Church feast days, to coincide with the pagan feast days, this one being the winter solstice. This is a convenient explanation, but the exact date of December 25th is for another reason entirely. It was proposed [...]

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Heresies

Posted in Think on These Things, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (*)
We have seen that the devil is never quite so subtle, and never quite so successful, as when he succeeds in persuading people that he does not exist at all! That, as we have suggested, was his supreme masterpiece, and it is certainly a part of our problem at the present [...]

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Apostle’s Creed

Posted in Creeds & Confessions, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For hundreds of years Christians believed that the twelve apostles were the authors of the widely known creed that bears their name. According to an ancient theory, the twelve composed the creed with each apostle adding a clause to form the whole. Today practically all scholars understand this theory of apostolic composition to be legendary. [...]

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Excerpt from ‘John Calvin: Comeback Kid’

Posted in Biographies, Thinking Out Loud, tagged , , , , , , on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Foreword
My cousin, Susan, brought my attention to an article entitled ‘John Calvin: Comeback Kid’ by Timothy George posted in Christianity Today on September 8, 2009.  Although I do not fully agree always with some of the  views of the various contributors published in this magazine, may I direct you to view the full printer-friendly article though this LINK, while an [...]

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The Wrong Kind of Love

Posted in Think on These Things, tagged , , , , , , , on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. – 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

On August 8, 2009 [...]

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Division

Posted in Think on These Things, tagged , , , , on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When confused sheep start over a cliff the individual sheep can save himself only be separating from the flock. Perfect unity at such a time can only mean total destruction for all. The wise sheep to save his own hide disaffiliates.

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When The Shoe Fits

Posted in Think on These Things, tagged , , , , on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I realize that I may never be like many of the teachers whom I respect especially those who have spent a lifetime of formal biblical studies and ministry. Couple this with every Christian post in WordPress alone and I sometimes begin to think why in the world the electronic media would need another blogger like [...]

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The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth

Posted in Think on These Things, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This blog still concerns the Scripture found in Matthew 4:1-11.  In my last post, we have studied how the Lord responded to satan’s barrage of temptation and lies.  Here, we look what satan did to God’s Word inorder to tempt the Lord:

 (v. 2) : “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of [...]

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