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Repentance

Mastering True Repentance

The author of Hebrews 5: 8-10 captures the essence of Christ: His character, the trials that He suffered, and His authority to become the architect of our redemption. However, after his high praise, the author of Hebrews follows it with a stinging wake-up call to his current and future readers (Hebrews 5:11-14).  Because the readers remained unskilled in the basic principles of God’s word, they were unable to grasp deeper spiritual truths. In Chapter 6, the author identifies six foundational … [Read more...] about Mastering True Repentance

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Job & the Master Potter

The Hebrew word for clay is ‘chomer’ which means as bubbling up.  That is of water, a wave, of earth, mire, or clay, like cement or mortar. Moses wrote that God formed man out of the dust of the ground (Genesis 2.7) The Hebrew word for dust means clay, earth, mud, ashes, dust, ground, mortar, powder and, rubbish. Water is a factor since mud consists of water and clay. So even after God breathed life into Adam, he was and we are today, just living dirt and water. In Isaiah 64: 8 God … [Read more...] about Job & the Master Potter

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Out of Egypt Again: A Spiritual Pattern of Escape

The Days of Unleavened Bread  are seven days of stepping away from leavened bread to step more fully into a life without sin. And more importantly, into a life of conscious dependence on God to make that possible. To the outside observer, it may seem odd, even extreme. But to those who keep it, the meaning runs core-deep. It's a living metaphor. Yes, the Israelites walked out of Egypt in one night. But the “Egypt” inside them took much longer to leave. The Days of Unleavened Bread … [Read more...] about Out of Egypt Again: A Spiritual Pattern of Escape

Grace Redefined: How Gnostic Thinking Warped Christianity’s Teaching

What Is Grace… Really? Grace is one of the most talked-about—and misunderstood—concepts in Christianity. Central to salvation, it’s debated across denominations, with few agreeing on exactly what it means. For many today, grace boils down to this: “I don’t have to do anything—Jesus did it all.” But is that what the Bible teaches? Or has the definition of grace subtly shifted over time, shaped not by Scripture, but by ancient philosophies that crept into Christian thinking? The Modern … [Read more...] about Grace Redefined: How Gnostic Thinking Warped Christianity’s Teaching

The Great Deception: Satan Masquerades as an Angel of Light

From the beginning, Satan’s desire has been to work contrary to God’s plan, deceiving the minds of those whom God desires to have a relationship with. This deception began in the Garden of Eden, where Satan planted the first seeds of doubt in Eve’s mind, leading her to question God's word: "Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?' 2 And the woman … [Read more...] about The Great Deception: Satan Masquerades as an Angel of Light

Don’t Squander Your Opportunity

Some years ago, featured on a 60 Minutes program was a musical performance, “Alive & Kickin’”. The cast was all over fifty-five. Their stories were deeply compelling; overcoming drug addiction, renewing life after a criminal past, and family tragedy. These were individuals who, due to the vagaries of life, missed opportunities to sing and perform. They were castaways being given a second chance to find their voice. In a sense, God has given each of us a second chance to live a radically … [Read more...] about Don’t Squander Your Opportunity

Let the Oppressed Go Free

We are all different. But what I find very, very difficult to deal with is man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. We are not caring about or thinking about the effect our behavior is having on other people, whether individually or nationally.  For many people on this earth today, human life has very little value.  Solomon had something to say about the state of oppression on the earth: “Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun:  And look! The … [Read more...] about Let the Oppressed Go Free

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