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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Redemption is a concept that has many levels necessary to understand completely. Webster defines it as “Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption of prisoners taken in war; [...]
My Definition of Repentance
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Repentance There are 2 Greek words that are used in the new testament that are translated repentance. The first verb metamelomai is used of a change of mind, such as to produce regret or even remorse on account of sin, but not necessarily a change of heart. This word is used with reference to the [...]
My definition of holiness
Friday, September 23rd, 2011Holiness is one, if not the most important aspect of God’s character. “Holiness is what God is. Holiness also comprises his plan for his people.” [1] In Isaiah 6:3 the seraphim calls out “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” The Hebrew word for holy means [...]
Process of Repentance
Friday, September 16th, 2011Repentance is the backbone of the Christian life. Without repentance salvation would not seem so important to us. The process of repentance is misunderstood by most believers today. According to Steve Gallagher “spiritual repentance is an experience whereby a person’s will is altered for the express purpose of bringing it into line with God’s will.” [...]
Think Before You Look – Avoiding the Consequences of Secret Temptation by Daniel Henderson
Thursday, April 28th, 2011In his book, Think Before You Look – Avoiding the Consequences of Secret Temptation Daniel Henderson presents forty chapters, each presenting positive reasons to avoid the snare of pornography. Here they are in summary as a positive dose of pure prevention. 1. I fully enjoy the pleasure of my love relationship with Christ. 2. I fulfill [...]
Finances in Marriage God’s way
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Deep Unity is often hindered by differing views on money, Financial disagreement can be overcome and deep unity can be achieved. We need to focus on what the Bible teaches about money and listen to God’s advice. We must always keep in mind that God’s purpose in marriage is that the two should become one [...]
Attitudes on abortion
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011There are times in the pro-life movement when words are just inadequate. Yesterday, when the Guttmacher Institute announced a spike in U.S. abortions, reporters hurried to file their stories. And while most of them managed to communicate the data–almost none conveyed the loss. Instead of reflecting on the 1,212,350 unique members of society that America [...]
11 Rules That You Won’t Learn in School About Marriage
Monday, January 10th, 2011Rule 1: Marriage isn’t about your happiness. It’s not about you getting all your needs met through another person. Practicing self-denial and self-sacrifice, patience, understanding, and forgiveness are the fundamentals of a great marriage. If you want to be the center of the universe, then there’s a much better chance of that happening if you [...]
Talking to Your Child About Pornography
Friday, January 7th, 2011The once dark-alley enterprise of pornography is gaining visibility and popularity in mainstream culture. In fact, the number of pornographic Web pages jumped from 14 million in 1998 to 260 million in 2003. This represents a nearly 2,000 percent increase of online pornography in just five years! Pornography — What’s the Harm? While society still [...]
What You Need to Know About Forgiveness
Friday, January 7th, 2011What a wonderful word! Yet, what does it mean? How do you grant forgiveness; and, for what? As much as Christians talk about forgiveness, you’d think they could tell you all about it. Yet, there is hardly one in a thousand who can give sound, Biblical answers to the questions above. While this pamphlet doesn’t [...]
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