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When Times Are Hard, Keep Doing Good
Greetings, friends, Always remember that the heart of the Gospel is love. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. God is going to work everything out. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your Continue reading
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Romans 7:14-8:4
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it Continue reading
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If Jesus Christ Is the Unlettered Prophet Described in Surah Al-A’raf (Surah 7) of the Holy Qur’an, What Does This Mean for Christians?
What follows is a quotation from the Holy Qur’an (Chapter 7, Verses 156-158) in the M.A.S. Abdel Haleem transliteration: ‘I shall ordain My mercy for those who are conscious of God and pay the prescribed alms; who believe in Our Revelations; who follow the Messenger – the unlettered prophet they find described in the Torah Continue reading
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Extra Nos
Hello everyone, In my Bible reading today I read about King Saul being jealous of David and trying to get him killed (in the Old Testament) and about Jesus angering the Jews by saying “Before Abraham was, I AM” (in the New Testament). I discovered a brilliant Christian album by FLAME called Extra Nos which Continue reading
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Jesus: God or Lamb of God?
Jesus is referred to in the Bible as the Lamb of God, yet Trinitarian Christians argue that Jesus is himself God. In the Book of Revelation, in the penultimate chapter, we find the phrase ‘the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb’. How, then, can Jesus be Almighty God? Continue reading
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Praying For Good vs Praying For Evil
Greetings, all, In my Bible reading today, I was struck by how the psalmist prayed for his adversaries to be accursed and suffer shame. This contrasts sharply with the teaching of Jesus, who said we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I suppose this is why Jesus is set apart Continue reading
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