In the cultural world view of people in the West during the start of the new millennium, there is a strong push toward being “spiritual but not religious.” Bumper stickers line cars ranging from idealistic, but naive statements such as “Coexist” to lighthearted humor such as “My Karma Ran Over My Dogma.” The view that […]
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Christian Courage Our church has been going through a series on the book of Philippians. This past Sunday focused on Philippians 2:12-18. These are six power-packed verses for Christian living. In verses 12 and 13, Paul encourages Christians to “work out their salvation with fear and trembling.” That exhortation is predicated upon a key word
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Jesus came to earth to show the way of righteousness. He showed us how to live in view of the Kingdom of God. He came to atone for our sins. He came to teach us the truth. He came to give us new life by making us born-again. He also showed us how to do
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If we only look to the Bible as our source of understanding, we may miss many things about the reality of God’s creation. Theologians have looked at passages like Romans 1 where it says the glory of God is revealed in nature, and parsed out what is now known as general and special revelation. General
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Ever hear of the phrase “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild?” In recent generations, the common image of Jesus has been that of a gentle teacher showing a gentle way in an aggressive world. We are inundated with the philosophy that we are to be non-aggressive in our Christian faith. The underlying assumption is that aggression
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