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How can I really know what the Bible teaches?
Is your church “Bible based?” It is not uncommon to hear a person offer an enthusiastic invitation that goes something like: “Our church only teaches what the Bible teaches,” or, “Our pastor is terrific, he teaches straight from the Bible!” This sounds good, and in so far as the Bible is taught under the direction and power of God’s Holy Spirit, it is. The sad fact is this sentiment is repeated by people from assemblies which disagree between one another on what the Bible specifically means on various matters. In many cases, serious matters. More do agree on the fundamentals, but the details are like spices that season the soup,…
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How Christians May Pray Deeper
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Psalm 34:19 God is love, and He loves you. Whether you are His disciple in Christ, or not, He listens and weighs the thoughts and intents of the heart of every person (Acts 10). The following however are bedrock principles, and this is primarily a message to Christians … To His followers, both Jesus and the apostles after Him said prayer is pivotal. Growth in God and therefore learning to keep to His will means praying, and we who are born again may do so on a certain basis.
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Pursue God, Christian!
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. -2 Corinthians 5:16-17 (NKJV) But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. -Galatians 6:14-16 (NKJV) If anyone wants to know this life of being a Christian to its full potential – and being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ is not to be considered optional! – it must be understood that…
