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This is a question that seems want of an answer for a long time. I have been perplexed by the trends I have seen surrounding the text of Proverbs 31:10-31; the Prov31 woman. And to my anxiety, I see much in the direction we take for this passage is exactly unbiblical. We seem to have, in today's culture, a misconception of the perfect, Biblical woman. I have often looked on happily married

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Dear readers,I want to apologize for the long delay in posts on this otherwise promising blog. I have regretted not sharing with you what the Lord has shown me in His Word to be right and true, discerning the Word of God with a sound mind and clear hermeneutics. The Lord has done much shaping and molding and breaking and molding again in these pasts months. This has grown me closer to Him and I

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This is not a movie thread. That is a fact. However, it is also a fact that I have seen the new Green Hornet movie and I have come out of it with a perspective I wish to share. I wish to first say that this site wasn't intended for movie reviews but I feel what I learned after reflecting on what I saw is relevant to our faith.Simply, I watched this movie and came out of it understanding, perhaps,

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Hullo all, my readers, I am sorry I have been so long away from writing you truths from God's Word. I was, infact, detained for a short time. And for those of you wondering, I am sadly no longer engaged to be married. I wish it were not so, but such is life. As a short side note, I no longer hold "Betrothal" as a valid or Biblical system for Holy Matrimony in our present culture.Now, indeed,

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Greetings! It has been quite awhile since I've posted on here. As anticipated, this summer has been very busy. As Charles Dickens said "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." There has been some wonderful joyous moments in which we were able to serve and praise our Lord. And there were some sad, mournful moments in which we were able to serve and praise our Lord admist tears. And

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Do you have a favorite quote from a movie or a book? Maybe from one of our famous, dear to the heart heroes from the past? I have plenty I like to share on occasion, if I can recall the quote and do it justice. My favorite though is "for it is written" or or "thus says the Lord". This phrase is always followed with either conviction or encouragement (when the Word is shared unadulterated). And

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A fellow Christian is writing her Senior Research Thesis and is conducting a survey concerning missionaries. I imagine she could use as much input as possible, so please consider filling out the survey. It should take no more than ten minutes. :)http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVSdVpOektYX1BVLW10SGxLOXlpRlE6MQ

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A somewhat muddled thought I had elsewhere:when you feel like your life has no meaning or purposeI too have been at the point where things seem so pointless, but focusing on the sovereignty of God has greatly encouraged me. What I mean is this: First of all, the whole purpose of life, of all of history is to bring glory to God (1 Cor. 10:31, Col. 3:17, and 1 Pet. 4:11). God will be magnified in

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Sola Fide; "Faith Alone" or, the long and short of it, Salvation by grace through faith alone. This is one of the five Solas and, indeed, is a staple to our faith. However, I have heard it sadly said that the "Alone" is nowhere found in Scripture and thusly invalidates this truth. I will here address this heresy.The specific passage from whence this doctrine comes is this,For by grace you have

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Some of you may remember how ardently I was a cessationist (one who believes the miraculous gifts have ceased) in times past. Originally, this was due to my interest in John Macarthur’s Dispensational teachings. However, I have grown to see the weaknesses in my former arguments and have changed my views on the issue. This may grate on some of my friend’s beliefs, especially the Reformed ones, but

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I am sorry I haven't been here to update over often. Its not like I have a life or anything! LOL Anyway, I am back with some interesting thoughts on Scripture as I read just last night. I am currently reading through the book of Luke and, as a gentile by blood, find this a most exceedingly fascinating book! I am currently in Chapter 4 and have three observations I wish to make.The first is on v.

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I do not expect this blog post to be overly long, or to be very complex. I just want to share some of my experiences with those who would read this and I invite all to seriously consider these words.A few weeks ago I preached at my church and the theme was evangelism. Before I preached that sermon, I had a sermon on the person of Christ prepared for months. However, the week I was scheduled to

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Some may wonder why it is needed to give attention to the old doctrine of Original Sin. The truth is that, although it has been commonly held to be an essential Christian teaching, the reality of our deadness in Adam has been greatly attacked recently by a growing Pelagian minority in so-called evangelicalism. A quick search on Youtube or other avenues of internet ministry will reveal a strong

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Some say "Salvation: So easy a cave man could do it" but I think this is false. Salvation is a VERY hard thing to accomplish for various reasons (If it were so easy why did it take the death of God Himself to secure it?). For one thing, the deadness of man in sin causes us to require a new birth in order to be saved. This new birth is a supernatural work of God alone that some have said "exceeds

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Just today I was looking at statistics on the web and came across this one--1/2 of 1% of youth between the ages of 18 and 23 have a Christian worldview.Brothers, such a fact should startle us. Our country is spiraling downward into spiritual bankruptcy and almost every one of young adults--those who will comprise the next generation--are unbelievers. The question becomes, what are YOU going to do

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Saint Augustine (354-430) was one of the most influential church fathers. His powerful ministry has impacted the church in astonishing ways. He was the primary source for many Catholic teachings; however, his views on salvation were completely rejected by the Catholic Church. Those views, commonly known today as Calvinism, are the roots of early Protestantism and continue to be debated today

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Before I get into the present discourse, let me be very clear with my intent. I have searched my heart over the past couple of days, searching by God's Spirit for a hint of pride in me as I planned to write this. I do not want to seek the praise of men, for that would be to usurp God of His rightful place of preeminence and place myself in the spotlight. So let me be clear that I do not intend

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Some of my closest friends deny the need to discuss theology. They feel that it bears no fruit, only causes division and gives a bad testimony to outsiders. Is this contention true and useful? I do not believe so. In fact, in my view, the discussion of the Bible is extremely edifying and Biblical. However, many today approach the practice with very bad attitudes and thus the outcome of such

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It seems singular and strange that Evolutionists never seem to be want of a theory on how the world evolved rather than be created by Sovereign Design... uhm, MIRACULOUSLY! However, it has occurred to me that this is a designed evolution of theories. Quite simply, when we logically explain to the Evolutionist the illogical holes in his theory, he will simply evolve his theory to circumnavigate

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Romans chapter nine is a passage that is not often mentioned by non-Calvinists. When brought up, it is often dismissed as speaking of nations, or is explained away by the philosophical construction of "Foreknowledge." Why is this passage treated with such contempt, you ask? The answer is simple: It greatly disturbs long-held traditions of those who kick against God's word. A friend of mine

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I was studying Matthew 8 last night for my class on Matthew for school. The first 4 verses outline the story of the leper. "When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshipped Him, saying, 'Lord if you are willing, You can make me clean.' Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, 'I am willing; be cleansed.' Immediately his

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I had a most intriguing week, several things occurred to me about our present society and its desperate depravity. I will attempt to limit those observations here to only four.1.) I was doing as I do often objecting to the Twilight serious and to my shock, someone responded to that with this statement, "Twilight makes love seem real." I couldn't believe it! Can we not see this huge disconnect!? I

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The issue of perseverance has been an area of heated discussion for centuries. Men have hashed over and over questions like: How much does man contribute to salvation? How much does God contribute? Is perseverance unto the end a work for man to accomplish, or is it within the scope of God’s grace that man live a holy life? In recent decades, a new view has come onto the scene; one that puts a

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Death draweth nearI can smell itlike ashes in the airI can taste itlike iron filingsas on fingers clingsto cell boundsouls undergroundchains bound to hellA city six feet underwhere dwell the fell.Man, the garden afterwhere to man fellno better than the fell;the fallen demon,Now walking dead men.Sin in Sin, lets sin againNow look withinand you'll see the reasonthere is so much suffering:You are

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The atonement of Christ is one of the most important topics in Christian thought. This is because the work of the cross is the core message of Christianity. Put simply, if the church does not have the cross right, it will crumble into heresy and unbelief. When building a house, one of the most important stages of construction is the foundation. The house may be built beautifully and

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I was asked today by a very dear friend of mine if since I believe differently, have different views, if I still believe in evangelism. I replied, "most assuredly! Since coming to the point of understanding and believing in the doctrines of grace, I've been astronomically more involved in evangelism. I have a better understanding of why I evangelize, and by relying soley on the Lord and His power

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Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord

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This is a poem that was written out of the frustration that many believe they are saved because they made a decision for Christ on a given day. This is completely absurd! "Making a decision for Christ" does not save you! It is Christ's sacrifice that saves us! By His shed blood are we redeemed (Matt 26:28)! The day you "made a decision", recorded in the front cover flap of your Bible does not

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I am going to ask you to observe (Psalms 114:7-8) Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.We will notice that this is an obvious allusion to Exodus 17:6 and Numbers 20:11 as well as a not so obvious reference to Psa 78:15; 105:41; 107:35 and Deut. 8:15. Behold the allegory! What

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Now please do not mistake me, I am one of Austen's greatest fans and I find Pride and Prejudice the crown of her works! I adore the depth of the story, the detail of the characters, the love, the romance, the honour. So know that this is no slight on this great gem of literature! My concern is strictly with the object of worship.I am going to continue my discourse, on Eph. 5. As you may infer

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I will confess with all truth, I am a hopeless romantic. Should it happen that one of my friends or my family, or my friend's family, or the friend of a friend's family's friend were to wed I will rather go romantic and be all congratulations. I mean, what is not to like? There is love in the air, hearts pine for one another in dearest adoration, and there is sweet feelings for one another! Ah!

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Hear ye! Hear ye! The voice of angels, "Glory to God in the Highest and Peace on Earth!" (Luke 2:14). But Hold up! There is something wrong with this picture... look ye, don't you see? There is no peace on earth! There are wars and rumors of wars, there are drugs hither and yon, abortions to fill the streets with blood, and a sex trade as would make stone statues blush with shame. So where is

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You are probably aware of the above phrase in some way or another. It seems America's very anthem. Every which way we turn, we true Christians are told not to judge others. Well what is this? Is this really and truly Scriptural? Lets us take our answers from Sola Scriptura! The passage in question is from Matt. 7:1-5,Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will

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In response to my fellow Brother in Christ, I thought to post my own treatise on death. I am posting a quote from an old blog of mine. But I believe Martinus brought up a very good point the which I should touch on. Again, I would be one who advocates that death really is essential to the Christian faith. I here expound,Death ought to be embraced by the Christian. And I know that sounds a little

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A long time ago I stumbled upon two very disturbing thoughts.1) If we attain heaven upon death, why are we so afraid of death?2) And if that is so, why don't we also welcome death, in fact long for and seek it?The implications are obvious. What I'm proposing is that I had pondered at one point why don't Christians consider suicide an option? This thought was rightfully dismissed from my mind

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Man's image of the AngelicSeems almost DemonicOur perspective ImperfectOur heavenward onlookCannot but attain heaven's rejectIt seems when wesee beautywe see imperfectlyall that is uglyand call it beautyLet us look and seeWhat is beauty trulyHear me, look ye, see HeWe the craven fallenThe Cross to look onOn Him risen thereonNow Risen for to seeChrist enthroned HeavenlyWe slaves He to free.(c)

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2 Kings 22:8-201 Corinthians 6:18-20I am grieved at this moment. My life does not reflect God as it should, and as I think on these things... My mind wanders back to that event in the life of King Josiah:"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book."A book that was found in the house of the LORD, long lost amongst the alters and idols that had filled the house of the LORD during the idolatrous reign

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This post in a way goes with the last blog post. Yet, though I was only going to comment on the previous post, I instead ventured to post a completely different blog entry. Daring, I know. ;-)I've been dwelling alot lately on the whole question of "what really matters?". I've been trying hard to keep things in perspective, and remain focused on the Lord and let all things fade in the

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Psalm 144:4Just a while ago I had the misfortune of viewing a car commercial on TV. What caught my eye was that it advertised with pride the statement "60 day satisfaction guaranteed". My immediate thought was that they must not have much confidence in their product if they are only willing to guarantee 60 days of satisfaction from it. If I was looking for a vehicle I would want to be satisfied

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Forget ye not the Cross this Christmas. Though wonderful the hours are that draw nigh to the fifth and twentieth of December, let us not get lost in the cradle and let us remember why Christ came. Even now, as I write this, I am listening to a Christmas performance the which sees Christ as the blessed babe but ne'er once mentions the Cross for which He came.Lo, Christmas is a time of Joy but also

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It would no doubt be best to begin this intrepid crusade for truth and the glory of Christ with a creed, a definition, a thesis, a purpose, a mission. Who am I? Many of you don't know... many never will, and, for all intents and purposes, it is of no consequence. Call me Eklektos, for I was chosen before the foundations of the World and Christ knew me in my mother's womb. Know that it is not for

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