Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Shammah
Don’t let this post stop you from reading the previous one I just wrote, which is better and more important. Not that this one isn’t important, so … Blessing and Cursing I remember my surprise the first time I really noticed Proverbs 26:2 as I was reading … Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying [...]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Shammah
I was reading one of my own archived posts, and I was reminded why we do this. What do we do? We take a stand for change. We preach a Gospel that demands the counting of the cost and explains the cost as everything. We say you cannot be a Christian without doing so because [...]
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 by Shammah
In A.D. 325, Eusebius, the first church historian and the bishop (link opens in new window) of the church in Caesarea, wrote a letter. To me, it is one of the most surprisingly ignored letters in the history of the church. THe letter is an explanation of the Nicene Creed immediately after its acceptance by [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Shammah
I think Romans 1:16 is the key to unlocking all the deep secrets of the letter to the Romans. In that verse Paul says he is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. But why does he say that? There are three reasons he says that. Two are directly stated, and one is implied. Because [...]
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Posted on August 11th, 2010 by Shammah
One of these days I’m going to have time to do justice to the series I was doing on the appearance of Paul from 1 Thessalonians 2. There’s one post on exhortation I really want to get to, but I have to have a good amount of time to write it. I got another email [...]
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Posted on August 8th, 2010 by Shammah
Confused about Christianity? Let’s wipe out all the confusion in one blog post. Yes, deliverance from all the competing doctrines of Christianity, and a straightforward, you-will-agree-with-this, Biblical description of the Gospel. Are you ready? Titus 2:1-10: Sifting Down to Sound Doctrine I talk about Titus 2:1-10 all the time. It says what sound doctrine is. [...]
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Posted on August 7th, 2010 by Shammah
I got an email from a Roman Catholic yesterday. It was very nice this time. Most of the vitriolic (um, harsh and negative) letters I receive are from Catholics. This one was very kind. On the other hand, he asked me to go view a video that would set me straight. I didn’t go view [...]
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Posted on July 30th, 2010 by Shammah
I like to say that there are two things we preach, which are two reasons for changing the way we "do" church in America. The Gospel is a life for a Life. Jesus calls us to give up our lives and enter into his. In the mind of Christ and the apostles, you can’t be [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2010 by Shammah
Let’s start with an unusual introduction … The Middle Age Brain I’m listening to a book on the Middle Age Brain—well, my wife is, and I’m eavesdropping—as we drive across Nevada on I-80. The author is telling a story about looking for milk in the refrigerator one morning. "What are you looking for?" her husband [...]
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Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Shammah
This series started by looking at Paul’s boldness and his avoidance of flattering speech. All of these attributes come from 1 Thessalonians 2, and they are all the result of one thing: Paul’s focus on and commitment to the Gospel of Christ. Paul never lost sight of the goal: preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ [...]
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