Before we get too far into this next message there are a few things that I need to point out in regards to this Gospel, the Gospel of Matthew. First off this is just one of four Gospels of Jesus or as I like to say: Four Portraits, One Jesus. Think of it like this …
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Blessed are those who mourn
Last week we discussed the first beatitude: Blessed are the poor in spirit. With this knowledge we can gauge if we have a healthy sense of being poor in spirit in relation to others and our own walk with God. The following two questions may be a guide. Question 1: What do you feel like …
Blessed are the poor in spirit…
When I was young in the faith, I had a deep hunger to find the truth of God because it was deeply satisfying. I was unsettled by the feeling I sometimes had that the Bible teaching I was hearing seemed only loosely linked with the biblical text, and it was peculiar, out of sync, and …
Death: What happens to non-Christians believers?
This week I am writing more from my heart, than as a Theological position. I actually thought about not writing at all this week, but sometimes my writing are for teaching myself too. This week my brother-in-law passed away and made me think of some tough questions that I needed to answer for myself. I …
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The Trinity: How can God be three persons, yet one God? Part 2 of 2
Last week we began discussing the Trinity. We defined the doctrine of the Trinity as follows: God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God. The fact that God is three persons means that the Father is not the Son; they are …
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The Trinity: How can God be three persons, yet one God? Part 1 of 2
The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. To study the Bible’s teachings on the Trinity gives great insight into the question that is at the center of all our seeking after God: What is God like himself? Here we learn that in himself, in his very …
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How is God like us? Part 5
We are today completing our series discussing the attributes of God that are “communicable”. We have divided God’s “communicable” attributes into five major categories: God’s being attributes (Part 1) Spirituality definition: God’s spirituality means that God exists as a being that is not made of any matter, has no parts or dimensions, is unable to …
How is God like us? Part 4
We are currently in a series discussing the attributes of God that are “communicable”. We have divided God’s “communicable” attributes into five major categories: God’s being attributes (Part 1) Spirituality definition: God’s spirituality means that God exists as a being that is not made of any matter, has no parts or dimensions, is unable to …
How is God like us? Part 3b
We are currently in a series discussing the attributes of God that are “communicable”. We have divided God’s “communicable” attributes into five major categories: God’s being attributes (Part 1) Spirituality definition: God’s spirituality means that God exists as a being that is not made of any matter, has no parts or dimensions, is unable to …
How is God like us? Part 3a
We are currently in a series discussing the attributes of God that are “communicable”. We have divided God’s “communicable” attributes into five major categories: God’s being attributes (Part 1) Spirituality definition: God’s spirituality means that God exists as a being that is not made of any matter, has no parts or dimensions, is unable to …