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Remember reading this article about five months ago? http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/gallery/2011/05/the_world_is_ending_drive_safely.html I’d love to read it rewritten thusly: There’s something remarkable about an apology. It could be whispered or shouted. It could be written on a scrap of paper or even a napkin. But seldom does an apology happen on a large scale. Family Radio’s massive, highly organized billboard [...] God has spoken. He has revealed his Word to us primarily, unerringly and unfailingly through His Son, Jesus and through His Word as written by the Prophets and [...] “Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” — Jude 3 A reader (Jon D.) commented at the end of Part 1, [...] “Scripture is like a river, broad and deep, shallow enough here for lambs to go wading, but deep enough there for an elephant to float.” –Gregory Dialogus Before I get into the first of three types of Pickers identified in the first part of this series, I want to make something perfectly clear to [...] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, – Colossians 3:16a Who are the American Pickers? The ones I’m referring to don’t have a show on History Channel, though their names could be Mike or Frank. The American Pickers I’m referring to are the greatest threat to Christianity [...] Contrary to believing in imaginary feelings, Christianity believes in objective, historical, revealed, actual, rational truth from God. – John MacArthur If you’ve ever talked to someone about your faith, or religion in general, you’ve probably heard the words, “Well, that’s not what I believe.” And when you prod the person who says this, you ultimately come [...] We now continue the Q & A on Biblical Discernment. I hope you’ve studied; there is a test at the end. Seriously! Q. How and when should biblical discernment skills be used? A. Let’s take the last part of the question first. When should discernment skills be used? The most important times that they can be used is [...] I’ve mentioned before how the attribute of discernment is sorely lacking among many Christians, and that reading the Bible is the best way to develop discernment skills. As is my habit, I’ll start this Q&A with an A. A. Discernment is the most important skill that a Christian can have. Having it is partially a gift, [...] Biblical discernment is the skill that is lacking most among Christians in America today. This is the only explanation for the huge following that people like Joel Osteen enjoy. It takes only a little Biblical knowledge to refute claims like the following: Osteen sez (at 1:53), The scripture says in Ephesians 1 verse 4, ‘Long before God [...] |
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