Feelingspirituallydry
Haveyoueverfeltasthoughyoucouldn'theartheLord'svoiceifHewerenexttoyoushoutingyourname?Haveyoubeen,orareyounowin,aperiodofspiritualdryness?Ifyouhavehadaspirituallydrytimeandarenowpastit,thenpraiseGod.If,however,youareinthemidstofone,thenmaybethiscanhelpyou.
Firstofall,itisn'tnecessarilybadtobeinaspirituallydryplace--unlessitisbecauseofsin.IfwecommitasinthatweknowtheLor...[阅读全文]
得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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(Toperfectourfaithduringdifficulttimes,nottoforsakeit.)
Faith-Heb.11:1
TheBiblesaysthisaboutfaith:"Nowfaithistheassuranceofthingshopedfor,theconvictionofthingsnotseen,"(Heb.11:1,NASB).Thedictionarysaysfaithis"confidentbeliefinthetruth."Thesearegreatcommentsonfaith.But,sometimesfaithisbestdefinedas"Justplainole'hard!"
Haveyoueverbeeninasituationwhereyo...[阅读全文]
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Don'tgettoocomfortable
WeliveinaworldhostiletoChristianity.Secularism,falsereligions,andselfdeificationaresomeofthetoolstheenemyisusingtospreadtheliesthatleadtoeternaldamnation.Unbelieversareitspreachersandteachers.Theydonotknowtheyareprofessingthefalsemessageoftheevilone.TheyresistthetruthofGod'swordandunwittinglyhelptheenemywhoisprowlingbackandforthlookingformultitudestodevour.TheDevilisusin...[阅读全文]
WeliveinaworldhostiletoChristianity.Secularism,falsereligions,andselfdeificationaresomeofthetoolstheenemyisusingtospreadtheliesthatleadtoeternaldamnation.Unbelieversareitspreachersandteachers.Theydonotknowtheyareprofessingthefalsemessageoftheevilone.TheyresistthetruthofGod'swordandunwittinglyhelptheenemywhoisprowlingbackandforthlookingformultitudestodevour.TheDevilisusin...[阅读全文]
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Doctrine
Theword"doctrine"comesfromtheGreekword"didaskolos,"anditbasicallymeans"teaching."ItisusedmanytimesintheNewTestament.DoctrineisextremelyimportantinChristianity.ByitweknowwhoGodis,whatHehasdone,whattheTrinityis,thedeityofChrist,Hisresurrection,salvation,justification,etc.Doctrineiswhatdefinesthewho'sandwhat'sofChristianity.Infact,youcan'tbesavedwithoutdoctrine.
Itisadoctrinalst...[阅读全文]
Theword"doctrine"comesfromtheGreekword"didaskolos,"anditbasicallymeans"teaching."ItisusedmanytimesintheNewTestament.DoctrineisextremelyimportantinChristianity.ByitweknowwhoGodis,whatHehasdone,whattheTrinityis,thedeityofChrist,Hisresurrection,salvation,justification,etc.Doctrineiswhatdefinesthewho'sandwhat'sofChristianity.Infact,youcan'tbesavedwithoutdoctrine.
Itisadoctrinalst...[阅读全文]
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Deathisarudevisitor
Deathislikearudevisitor.Itsometimesarrivesunannounced.Othertimes,weseeitcoming.Itdoesnotcareaboutourfeelings.Ittakesnoconcernfortheinconvenienceitbrings.Itwantsonlytobeservedandtobeanswered.Ittakeswhoitwantsandallwecandoissithelplesslybyasitstompsthroughourlivesmakingamessofouremotions,wreakinghavocwiththosewhoarelefttopickupthepieces.Deathbringsdiscomfortandinconvenience.I...[阅读全文]
Deathislikearudevisitor.Itsometimesarrivesunannounced.Othertimes,weseeitcoming.Itdoesnotcareaboutourfeelings.Ittakesnoconcernfortheinconvenienceitbrings.Itwantsonlytobeservedandtobeanswered.Ittakeswhoitwantsandallwecandoissithelplesslybyasitstompsthroughourlivesmakingamessofouremotions,wreakinghavocwiththosewhoarelefttopickupthepieces.Deathbringsdiscomfortandinconvenience.I...[阅读全文]
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Death
Funeralsaresoberremindersofourownmortality.Theyhaveawayofquietlybringusfacetofacewiththefactthatonedaywewilldie.Deathisapatientandperpetualenemythatreducesallourargumentsaboutlifedowntoonetruth:oneday,wewilldie.But,fortheChristian,thisdeathissimplyasteptothefullnessoflifeinthepresenceoftheLordJesusinWhomwehaveplacedallofourhopesandconfidence.Weknowthatdeathisnottheendandsoatfunerals,espe...[阅读全文]
Funeralsaresoberremindersofourownmortality.Theyhaveawayofquietlybringusfacetofacewiththefactthatonedaywewilldie.Deathisapatientandperpetualenemythatreducesallourargumentsaboutlifedowntoonetruth:oneday,wewilldie.But,fortheChristian,thisdeathissimplyasteptothefullnessoflifeinthepresenceoftheLordJesusinWhomwehaveplacedallofourhopesandconfidence.Weknowthatdeathisnottheendandsoatfunerals,espe...[阅读全文]
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CommunicatioIdiomatum
Okay,sowhattheheckisthecommunicatioidiomatumandwhyamIwritingaboutit?The"uppity"soundingphraseisLatinfor"communicationofproperties"anditisaveryinterestingandimportantdoctrine.Letmeexplain.
Jesushastwonatures:divineandhuman(John1:1,14;Phil.2:5-8;Col.2:9).Heisatthesametimeonepersonwithtwonatures.Wecallthisthehypostaticunion;thatis,thatintheonepersonofJesusaretwonatures.T...[阅读全文]
Okay,sowhattheheckisthecommunicatioidiomatumandwhyamIwritingaboutit?The"uppity"soundingphraseisLatinfor"communicationofproperties"anditisaveryinterestingandimportantdoctrine.Letmeexplain.
Jesushastwonatures:divineandhuman(John1:1,14;Phil.2:5-8;Col.2:9).Heisatthesametimeonepersonwithtwonatures.Wecallthisthehypostaticunion;thatis,thatintheonepersonofJesusaretwonatures.T...[阅读全文]
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BlurredLines
JesusdrewlinesinthemorallandscapeofIsrael.HeopposedthereligioushypocrisyofthePhariseesandSadduceesandsetaproperdistinctionbetweenwhatisholyandwhatishypocrisy(Matt.23).Forthis,Hewaskilled.But,thepowerfultestimonyHeleftbeforeHisdeathandafterHisresurrectionisrecordedintheBible.Hiswordsandlifeareabeaconoflighttoallwhowanttruthanddesiretoknowthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.WithJesus,...[阅读全文]
JesusdrewlinesinthemorallandscapeofIsrael.HeopposedthereligioushypocrisyofthePhariseesandSadduceesandsetaproperdistinctionbetweenwhatisholyandwhatishypocrisy(Matt.23).Forthis,Hewaskilled.But,thepowerfultestimonyHeleftbeforeHisdeathandafterHisresurrectionisrecordedintheBible.Hiswordsandlifeareabeaconoflighttoallwhowanttruthanddesiretoknowthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.WithJesus,...[阅读全文]
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TheBible
WhatistheBible?Isitinspiredorman-made,inerrantorfaulty,mythorhistory?Forsome,theBibleisawondrousbookgivenbyGodtomen.Forothers,theBibleisacollectionofmythsusedtocontrolpeople'sthinking.Whatevertheopinion,itgoeswithoutsayingthattheBibleisperhapsthesingularlymostinfluentialbookinhistory.
TheBibleisacollectionof66bookswrittenbyabout40authors,overabout1600years,onthreecontinents,i...[阅读全文]
WhatistheBible?Isitinspiredorman-made,inerrantorfaulty,mythorhistory?Forsome,theBibleisawondrousbookgivenbyGodtomen.Forothers,theBibleisacollectionofmythsusedtocontrolpeople'sthinking.Whatevertheopinion,itgoeswithoutsayingthattheBibleisperhapsthesingularlymostinfluentialbookinhistory.
TheBibleisacollectionof66bookswrittenbyabout40authors,overabout1600years,onthreecontinents,i...[阅读全文]
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Areyousaved?
TheBiblesays"Testyourselvestoseeifyouareinthefaith;examineyourselves!"(2Cor.13:5).Well,areyouinthefaith?Haveyouexaminedyourself?Itiseasytoaskandsometimesdifficulttoanswer.
TheChristianfaithisasfollows.ThereisoneGodinallexistencewhoiseternallyexistentfromthepastthroughtothefuture.GodisaTrinityofthreepersons:Father,Son,andHolySpirit(2Cor.13:14);theyarenotthreegods,butoneGod(Is.4...[阅读全文]
TheBiblesays"Testyourselvestoseeifyouareinthefaith;examineyourselves!"(2Cor.13:5).Well,areyouinthefaith?Haveyouexaminedyourself?Itiseasytoaskandsometimesdifficulttoanswer.
TheChristianfaithisasfollows.ThereisoneGodinallexistencewhoiseternallyexistentfromthepastthroughtothefuture.GodisaTrinityofthreepersons:Father,Son,andHolySpirit(2Cor.13:14);theyarenotthreegods,butoneGod(Is.4...[阅读全文]
