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The Unnaturalness of Sin
I continue to talk with people who notice all the sin in the world, though they often don’t understand it to be sin, just something wrong and not natural. The Apostle Paul talked about this [Continue Reading…]
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Metal Bible 2018 Outreach Victory Report
I have a friend/acquaintance in Sweden who runs a Christian outreach, where they set up a stand at all the large Satanic heavy metal festivals throughout Europe, pass out free Bibles and share the Gospel [Continue Reading…]
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Does Helping Others Make You Good?
Does Helping Others Make You Good? This is a good, and common question, even in church, and especially in youth ministry, where the message is often such. For example, ‘love your neighbor, care for the [Continue Reading…]
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A Demon In the Church
Mark 1:21-28 tells us that every Sabbath day, Jesus went into the Synagogues and taught the people and they were amazed at His teachings, for He taught as one with Authority, unlike the teachers of Religious [Continue Reading…]
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The Church’s Relation to the World
(Originally typed up May 19, 2004) What Is the Church’s Relation to the World? Before answering this question, I need to define what my question means by, “Church”: Church The Body of Christ as a [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
What To Do When the Church Doesn’t Get Along
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people talk and ask about church conflict, splits due to conflict, and what to do when they don’t get along with or feel they’re being mistreated [Continue Reading…]
Q&A
Why Does My Family Try to Convince Me to Go to Church?
Hey Andy, why does my family try to convince me to go to church when I am agnostic and I hate religion? Churches are like high school and there are cliques in churches too. I hate [Continue Reading…]
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Can Baptism be Compared to Circumcision
Can Baptism be Compared to Circumcision? I mean, when you look at the fact that both are sort of symbols of faith, as well as something that every believer must do, it is a good [Continue Reading…]
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Why Did Jesus Need To Be Baptized?
I was thinking the other day about a conversation I once had with an Evangelical-Lutheran Pastor once about Baptism. He told me of an interesting story that his Bishop had told him: Being In the [Continue Reading…]
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The Awesomeness of Eucharist
The first Sunday of every month is a day of celebration and excitement for me. Why? Because it’s the day when most churches partake in Communion, a.k.a., “Eucharist”. Although I’m not sure everybody “gets” what [Continue Reading…]