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1 Corinthians 3&4 in light of God’s eternal purpose
The New Testament was written by either apostles or trusted men of their day when the meaning and purpose of God’s kingdom was not so ambiguous or confused as it is today. This study of First Corinthians 3 & 4 is set against the backdrop of what happened in church history – and encourages believers to aim for God’s original vision and way Lord bless you.
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It is self-evident ‘many’ Christians do not perceive what should be self-evident
A “self evident truth” is something that proves itself. It does not need further evidence if one is just honest with the truth or doesn’t try to explain facts away. There are many unsettling self-evident truths in the Christian faith that Jesus predicted will see “many” dismayed or rejected on Judgment Day after believing they had been faithful Christians in their lives. Unfortunately “many” today are unaware, or accept conditions as normal that the New Testament writers would have considered most abnormal. Without diving into specific doctrinal disputes, this article will call attention to a number of self-evident truths exposing an inconvenient truth in the macro-level, 30,000-foot view of Christianity…
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Disturbing parallels between post-apostolic Christianity and the unfaithful and faltering Old Testament Jews
If a testament were written beyond the New Testament chronicling “the church” since 100 AD, numerous unsettling parallels could be drawn between those who named Christ and the disobedient and unfaithful Old Covenant Jews. It is said hindsight is 20-20. And, it is historic fact that despite advantages over the Old Covenant granted by God and claimed in the post-apostolic age for the past 1900 years, many who called themselves Christ’s representatives failed to live up to God’s expectations in significant ways just as did the Jews. This article will show the root common denominator between failures in the Old Covenant era and New Covenant era, but first some qualifiers…
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An end-of-the-age report card on church history
The history of the Christian faith for the past 1900 years has been one in which those who named Christ utterly failed to keep Jesus Christ’s two highest injunctions. Since the last apostle John died around 100 AD, all sorts of deeds – good and bad – have been done in the name of Christ but this report is in light of the pure vision Jesus and the apostles expressed in the New Testament. Two Injunctions; Two Proofs of God The Lord said it was a command that His followers would be 1) known for an unearthly and truly God-like love, and 2) His will they remain united in doctrine,…
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Why God ‘commands’ His people to become spiritual – sermon audio
In 1 Corinthians 3 the apostle Paul rebuked the Christians for being “carnal” and not “spiritual.” This plus other New Testament passages indicate that becoming a spiritual Christian is thus required by God. We put the word commands in quote marks however because there is no actual command, but becoming spiritual is an effective injunction that God expects His people to know and follow through on. Jesus gave His life for His people to know the fullness of it.
