Simple Answers From Biblical Truths
omething has been bothering me for decades. Something that I think is at the very heart of our problems. But as serious as this problem is, no one is really talking about it. And this is very surprising to me because the Bible says a lot about this subject: "greed". You read that right. We have a serious "greed" problem in America.
Life moves at dizzying speeds. Sometimes it can be difficult to keep up. We are constantly confronted with a deluge of ideas and demands competing for our attention. We may find ourselves wanting to go one way but believing that we should go another. Sometimes we even find completely opposite ideas equally compelling! Simplicity. When …
When we consider the basis for the identity of the Church, we should begin with our identity as God's covenant people. Once we understand what it means to be God's covenant people, then we can understand what God's covenant people look like as his Church (i.e. Assembly). PAST COVENANT Deuteronomy 7:7-9 (CSB) “The Lord had …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKLY81Rn7D8&feature=youtu.be Psalm 1:1–3 (CSB) — 1 How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! 2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. 3 He is …
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You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him. This sentence is composed of a compound οἴδατε ὅτι (“you know that”) clause asserting two truths about Jesus: the mission and personal nature of Jesus Christ revealed in this verse is the foundation for the …
The Implications of Yahweh’s Incarnation If Yahweh – our Creator – came to us in the flesh, then there are profound implications that impact the whole of humanity: Matthew 1:22-23 (CSB) Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 See, the virgin will become pregnant and …
NEW TESTAMENT AFFIRMATIONS: Paul & Peter The epistle to the Hebrews opens with one of the most remarkable descriptions of who Jesus is: Hebrews 1:1-4 (CSB) Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. 2 In these last days, he has spoken to us by his …
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New Testament Affirmations: Romans, Philippians, Titus, Hebrews & Peter The epistle to the Hebrews opens with one of the most remarkable descriptions of who Jesus is and then asks a series of questions: Hebrews 1:1-4 (CSB) Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. 2 In …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LY7rXfcNYA&feature=youtu.be There is no question of greater significance than the question “is Jesus God?” The consequences of such a question shape the very life, expression, and understanding of the Christian faith. On the one hand, if Jesus is not Yahweh in the flesh, it is idolatry to worship him and ascribe to him the glory …
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“The wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God” ~James 1:20 A lot of people in the U.S. are “outraged” over the transgender push to allow men to use women’s bathroom’s and locker-room’s (and vice-versa). But this anger seems to originate from a conservative indignation over ideological and political losses, rather than a …
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