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One Man's Cruelty
Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the quilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom…
Created 26 days ago
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Knowledge Without Power
Now this is a tragic misunderstanding that regards Christianity merely as one teaching among a numb of other high, idealistic moral teachings; for example, those of Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Seneca,…
Created 27 days ago
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A Higher Purpose
The purpose and result of freedom is service. The freedom of a man simply consists in the larger opportunity to be and to do all that God makes him in His creation capable of being and doing, then certainly…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Peter 2:15 (HCSB), 1 Peter 2:16 (HCSB), 1 Peter 2:17 (HCSB)
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Thoughts of Devotion
Just as it is impossible to fight battles without weapons, or swim a great sea with clothes on, or to live without breathing, so without humility and the constant prayer to Christ it is impossible to…
Created about 1 month ago
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Evidence of Grace
An entire and confident reliance on the promises and providence of God, however dark may be your horizon, or however many difficulties environ you, is a sign that you have learned to live by faith; and…
Created 2 months ago
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God-confidence
Self-confidence is fragile and temporary, but God-confidence is solid and eternal. As I depend on Him, any measure of success I have in life and ministry is from Him. Then, enjoying success is an act…
Created 3 months ago
Hebrews 10:35 (HCSB), Hebrews 10:36 (HCSB), Hebrews 10:38 (HCSB)
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Separate Church & State?
God has appointed two kinds of government in the world, which are distinct in their nature and ought never to be confounded together; on of which is called civil, the other ecclesiastical government.…
Created 3 months ago
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Doubting Heart
Often, Father, I am completely overwhelmed with burden. Forgive me for having to ask, but if I can find a way to let go of all this burden - will You truly take care of it and give me rest? -MT
Created 3 months ago
Matthew 11:28 (HCSB), Matthew 11:29 (HCSB), Matthew 11:30 (HCSB)
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The Least of These
According to Scripture, defending the weak, the stranger, and the oppressed is as much an expression of God's essence as creating the universe. Because of who he is, Yahweh lifts up the mistreated. The…
Created 3 months ago
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Don't Give Satan So Much Credit
That Satan is to be blamed for much of the evil in the world is freely affirmed by those who often deny their own responsibility, by attributing to the Devil what, in fact, proceeds from their own evil…
Created 3 months ago
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Deception & Corruption
Besides trying to infiltrate the ranks of government, Satan also aims to those in the office in the church. What better way to infect the whole town than to poison the cistern where they draw their water?…
Created 3 months ago
1 Timothy 2:1 (HCSB), 1 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB), 1 Timothy 2:3 (HCSB)
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Grace, not Works
We should be careful that we don't elevate good works to such an extent that faith and Christ become secondary. If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry. -Martin Luther
Created 3 months ago
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Continual Praise
While in many religious systems, pleadings for assistance to the deity may be limited to times of ceremonial sacrifice, Christ is ever ready to help. Therefore, we should also "continually offer the sacrifice…
Created 3 months ago
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Not Just a Ticket to Heaven
Married to Christ for salvation - yes. That speaks to eternal life in heaven. But we are also presently joined with Christ - to bear fruit for His glory in the here and now! -R. Philip Roberts, One Year…
Created 3 months ago
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Ashamed? Count Me Guilty
How often do we read Scripture about being ashamed of Jesus or the Gospel and immediately tell ourselves; "I'm not ASHAMED, I just get nervous talking to people... I'm just shy... I'm just an introvert...…
Created 4 months ago
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Search the Scripture
It is not undeniable that with the Bible in our houses, we are yet ignorant of its contents; and that therefore the bulk of the Christian world knows so little, and mistakes so greatly what regards the…
Created 4 months ago
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Jesus for the Hurting & Broken
True Christianity cannot survive if it only lives on the highest rooftop. The greatest opportunities are in the deepest, darkest places where the hurting and broken people live. -Russ Lee, One Year Devotional…
Created 4 months ago
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Be Kind to One Another
When I need to, I can reach down inside my heart and soul and pull out some Jesus and sprinkle it on a wound or a broken heart. When I am overwhelmed, I can breathe in Jesus like fresh oxygen. Since His…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-21
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Why Would God Love Me?
To know God is to love him, because the more we grasp - not merely in our minds but also in our experience - who he is and what he has done for us, the more our hearts will respond in love and gratitude.…
Created 4 months ago
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Being Like God
Augustine (354-430), an early church father, speaks more pointedly: The devil! would not have ensnared man in the open manifest sin of doing what God had forbidden, had man not already begun to live…
Created 5 months ago
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Knowing God's Will
"the Holy Ghost only and alone is able to say Jesus Christ is the Lord; the Holy Ghost teaches, preaches, and declares Christ. For we must first hear the Word, and then afterwards the Holy Ghost works…
Created 5 months ago
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Adoption is the Gospel with skin on it
Father, today we will celebrate the 9th birthday of the incredible son that You literally 'gave' to us. Jacob was born 9 years ago to a mother that for some reason felt that she could not provide a proper…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2012-01-12
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Existence of God
If I suspend judgement when I don't clearly and distinctly grasp what is true, I obviously do right and am not deceived. But, if I either affirm or deny in such a case, I misuse my freedom of choice.…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-01-10
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The Need for Church Attendance
By ourselves we are no match for him [devil]. We need the strength that comes from the unity and fellowship with other Christians. ref. Hebrews 10:23-25 -Rob Zinn, One Year Devotional Prayer Book II,…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2012-01-02
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-28
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-12-26
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John 14:6
John 14:6 (HCSB)
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-05-14
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Psalm 1:1
Psalm 1:1 (HCSB)
How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers!Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-26
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