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A Persistent Widow

During His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ told a parable to His disciples about an encounter with a judge “who did not fear God nor regard man,” and a widow who consistently came to him asking, “Get justice for me from my adversary.” This parable is found in Luke 18:1-8. And, it teaches a lot about the christian and prayer. Hence, Jesus is instructing us to “pray and not lose heart.” Some christians are discouraged to “persevere in prayer” when the answers don’t seem to be coming as they expect. The lesson in Luke 18:1-8 is that we keep […]

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A Great High Priest

One of the many great things about our relationship with God is that “we have a Great High Priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus, the Son of God” (Hebrews 4:14). Yes, indeed, our Great High Priest is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son who is far superior to all earthly priests. Even Aaron who, on the Day of Atonement, entered the Holy of Holies once a year and sprinkled blood to atone, first for his own sins, and those of the people. It is most noteworthy that we are exhorted to “Consider the Apostle […]

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Behold the Lamb!

It is most interesting that in the very first chapter of the fourth Gospel, the writer calls attention to the Lord Jesus Christ as the “Lamb of God.” The Bible  says, “The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). What joy, admiration, and great wonderment must have filled John’s heart as he sees “God’s Lamb” face to face. John also declared, “This is He of whom I said, “After me comes a Man who ranks before me, because He is before me” […]

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My Sheep

“During His earthly ministry, Jesus was up against the Jews who tried to oppose and contradict Him. The Bible tells us, “And Jesus went into the temple, in Solomon’s porch. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt?  If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, I told you and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. “But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you” (John 10:24-26). Jesus […]

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Thanksgiving

One of the most beautiful words in the English language is “thanksgiving.” It involves gratitude and appreciation. It is a most wonderful thing to be thankful. People are thankful for a variety of reasons. One of these reasons should be for life itself. The very fact that we are alive, breathing, and enjoying a measure of health and strength should definitely be appreciated.  The United States designates the fourth Thursday in November as “Thanksgiving Day,” and is a public holiday. Everyone can celebrate this day however they choose. As christians, many of us utilize the season to render thanks to […]

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The Gospel

What is the “gospel?” The gospel is “good news” that God has provided a way for sinful man to right with Himself. It all began with Adam, God’s first created human being, and placed in a sinless environment with specific instructions on what he could and could not do. Adam disobeyed God and as a result, sin came into the world. The Bible points out that ”just as sin came into the world by one man and death through sin, so death spread to all men because all sinned” (Romans 5:12). This means that Adam’s sinful virus has inflicted every […]

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State of the Union

Why is there so much evil in America today? How did we get here? Some are asking. Admittedly one is sick and tired of reading or hearing media reports about evil acts that are committed on the streets, in homes, in schools, at workplaces, and elsewhere. Therefore, one may feel  justified in asking, how can this be, or when is it going to stop, or why is this happening? or, if God exists, why is there evil? God allows things to happen in accordance with His will, purpose, and perfect plan. God is not the author of evil but of […]

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Time

What is “time?” There are several different definitions of time. Generally, dictionaries seem to provide “shades” of the meaning of time. The Oxford Dictionary describes time as “the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.” We can agree, to some extent, that time can be measured in segments of past, present, and future to indicate when and where an event, action, or a certain situation occurred. Just about everything depends on time or revolves around it. Time is also measured in units of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and […]

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In the Cross I glory

“But God forbid that I should glory except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14) And so declared the Apostle Paul as he fully realized that on the Cross of Jesus Christ, the world died to him and he died to the world. Paul got to a point in his life that he was no longer interested in the fleeting attractions and pleasures of this world. For him, the Cross had become the demarcation line between the christian and the world’s system. Paul had […]

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The All Sufficient Christ

Salvation delivers Christians from the dictates and practices of the old sinful nature, which cannot please God. Writing to born again Christians in Rome, the Apostle Paul puts it this way, “For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit dwells in you” (Romans 8:7-9). Therefore, no Christian has anything to fear or doubt, neither can anyone condemn us because […]