Read the stories/passages before (Matt 24:36–44) and after (Matt 25:1–13) the text you chose and write out their main messages. This story in Matthew 24:45-51 tells us that Jesus wants us to represent Him in everything we do. Sometimes we as Christian can become lazy and tend to slack off on being examples of Christ. I believe this scripture verse is also telling us about the second coming of Christ. We need to always be ready for when the time comes, because we as humans have no idea when the
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Haunted by Premarital Sex How we found healing after four years of marriage Brian and Heather Jamison Due to the downplay of the negative effects of consensual premarital sex by both the secular world and well-meaning Christians, its consequences are often ignored and allowed to wreak havoc in marriages and other relationships over extended periods of time. As time moves forward, it can be difficult for a couple to dig down to the heart of the problem. But intimacy in marriage can be reclaimed
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Justification by Faith By Russell D. Stalvey Introduction A statement that is ancient but also timeless and just as relevant for today’s believers is that we are justified by faith. The Apostle Paul gave insight to this statement very distinctly and in great aspect but to completely understand the statement, we first must possess a foundational comprehension of what it means to be justified. In understanding justification we will see that it is inseparably interrelated to faith, but not
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Jonathan Edwards’ Theology One cannot study church history without looking at the key figure, Jonathan Edwards. One very significant aspect of Edwards was his theology. This is beneficial for us to study for a few reasons. The first being Jonathan Edwards’ view of his own sin, second, Edwards’ example of preaching both God’s wrath and love, and finally, Edwards’ held to a healthy balance of Calvinistic theology. Edwards was very aware of his own sin. He is quoted saying, "I know not how to
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LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Witnessing Report Number Three Submitted to Dr. Gene Jeffries in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course, EVAN 525-B08 Contemporary Evangelism By Stephen Mark Hayes March 6, 2016 This encounter happened two days ago. A nonbeliever friend of mine at work named Mike and I struck up a conversation while we were attending a class. We had talked some months earlier and I found out that he studies fourteen
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Wanted Christian Bale In Batman V Superman, But Not As The Dark Knight Gregory Wakeman 15 hours ago image The biggest hurdle for Ben Affleck as Batman in ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ is going to be not just matching but eclipsing Christian Bale’s turn as the Dark Knight in Christopher Nolan’s beloved trilogy. But before the rather divisive decision was made to cast the former ‘Daredevil’ actor as Bruce Wayne it was widely speculated that Zack Snyder was hounding Christian Bale to
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BNEW 113 Reflection # 1 "Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?" There are three occasions in the book of Acts where speaking in tongues happens when you receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2: 4; 10: 44-46; 19:6). However, these three occasions are the only times in the Bible, where speaking in tongues is an evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit. We are told that every believer in Christ has the Holy Spirit (Romans 8: 9), but not all believers spoke in tongues (1 Corinthians
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the event and other surrounding issues. In the modern church, Pentecost is often overshadowed by holidays celebrating the birth of Christ or His death and resurrection. This is unfortunate, because while these days have great significance to the Christian, Pentecost is just as important of an event to the church. Luke’s presentation of the events of Pentecost in Acts 2 will be described. Attempts will be made to resolve several contextual issues in this chapter of Acts including the location of the
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Nicholas Patrick Markoutsis Mentor: Chuck Dexter Favorite Bible Passage: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 Confirmation was something I didn’t think would be as fun as I thought and it wasn’t it was even more fun, but it wouldn’t be as fun without my fellow confirmands, Pastor Mike, and my mentor Chuck Dexter. This year I learned more about God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, the Church, and myself
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What is Christian Eschatology? Subscribe to our Question of the Week: Christian Eschatology Question: "What is Christian Eschatology?" Answer: Eschatology is the study of what the Bible says is going to happen in the end times. Many treat Eschatology as an area of theology to be avoided. Of course, Eschatology is not as crucial as Christology or Soteriology. That does not mean, though, that it is unimportant to a Biblical worldview. How we understand Eschatology has an
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