Tag: Jesus
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Psalm 22: How Does it End?
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1) Sisters, this song sung by God’s people praises God for the vindication of the innocent sufferer. When Jesus was hanging upon the cross in A.D. 30 or 33, He quoted the…
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Good Friday: Psalm 22 and Mark 15
Question: Have you ever wondered why Jesus exclaimed, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” before yielding His spirit to the Father? In order to adequately address this heartfelt query, we need to highlight an important cultural detail concerning how scripture was both memorized and shared around AD 30. Per numerous scholars, if…
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When You See Bread…
The next time you grab for a slice of bread, think upon God’s sovereignty… Why? Bread has been an important staple in our diets for thousands of years. God knows this fact and therefore draws upon it to teach us! In Matthew 4, for instance, we get to hear Jesus proclaiming the imperative need of…
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Test It
Ladies, did you realize that Satan, “The Father of Lies,” (John 8:44) is well-versed regarding scripture? He sure is! This is extremely important to understand! For quoting the Bible doesn’t necessarily equate to correctness nor to worshipping God. According to a recent 2022 poll by Arizona Christian University, only 37% of professing Christian pastors hold…
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Did Jesus Claim to be God?
Friends, Jesus’s claim to be God is captured in Scripture for us, and has been an essential teaching of Christianity from the very beginning of the Church (~AD 30). Despite its historical significance, Mikel shares that only 43% of surveyed professing Christians today accept the teaching that Jesus is God(!). Concurrently, a recent Barna poll…
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Witnessing the Trinity in Old Testament Scripture (Zechariah 12)
While the word, “Trinity,” is not found in the Bible, the reality that God is one WHAT, represented as three WHO, is found within both the Old Testament and New Testament scriptures. You could also say that the Trinity is one God existing in three Persons. It’s imperative to understand that when we talk about…
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Examining the Enneagram
“Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.” 1 John 4:1 The 10-minute video below was shared by Pastor Justin Peters on Twitter this week as to…
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Richard Rohr: A Different Jesus and a Different Gospel 🚩 (updated repost)
“He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.” Titus 1:9 “The whole Enneagram diagram is called ‘the face of God.’ If you could look out at reality with nine pairs of eyes and…
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Good Friday: Psalm 22 and Mark 15
Question: Have you ever wondered why Jesus exclaimed, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” before yielding His spirit to the Father? In order to adequately address this heartfelt query, we need to highlight an important cultural detail concerning how scripture was both memorized and shared around AD 30. Per numerous scholars, if…
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Thankful on Thanksgiving 🍁
“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.” James 1:17 Friend, there is so much God has given us. The air we breathe, the food we eat, the people we meet,…
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Jesus Outside of the Bible?
Ladies, did you know that Jesus was mentioned outside of the Bible by Greco-Roman, Syrian, and Jewish (Non-Christian, possibly “hostile”) sources? It’s true! Per Dr. Gary Habermas, scholars agree that there are 130 sources, both Christian and non-Christian, referencing Jesus outside of the New Testament. These sources are only within 100-150 years of Jesus’s crucifixion…
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1 Thessalonians 5
Inspired by God, the first letter to the Thessalonians was written by Paul (possibly alongside Timothy and Silas) on or around A.D. 50. Per Dr. Gary Habermas, New Testament scholars are now attesting that 1 Thessalonians could be the earliest New Testament Epistle. The video below shows Dr. Gary Habermas explaining the importance of the…
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