Getting into the Christmas Spirit is different for many people. For some it is when there is snow on the ground and trees, a warms fireplace glowing and a hot cup of chocolate. For others, it is something that happens when certain songs are played and reminiscing about winters past as a child. Other find …
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Loneliness
As we get closer to this holiday season, to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus, we can lose sight of this and negative emotions enters into our souls. Loneliness is one of these emotions I sometimes have to battle in my own life. This tends to lead me into other negative emotions like negativity, …
Exposed! Be sure your sin will find you out.
For the last two years, I have been walking us through basic systematic theology. We discussed the doctrine of God, the doctrine of man, the doctrine of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of redemption, and the doctrine of the future. Before beginning a new series, I want to spend this month writing …
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Happy Thanksgiving
Will be taking this week. An attitude of gratitude will go a long way, so take this time, this season, to be thankful for what we have in our Savior Jesus. Take this time to allow for hearts to melt into kindness and not be of critical mind and spirit. Allow for others to be able …
THE NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH
We will live eternally with God in new heavens and a new earth! After the final judgment, believers will enter into the full enjoyment of life in the presence of God forever. Jesus will say to us, “Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” …
THE FINAL JUDGMENT AND ETERNAL PUNISHMENT: What is hell? Part 2 of 2
It is appropriate to discuss the doctrine of hell in connection with the doctrine of final judgment. We may define hell as follows: Hell is a place of eternal conscious punishment for the wicked. Scripture teaches in several passages that there is such a place. At the end of the parable of the talents, the …
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THE FINAL JUDGMENT AND ETERNAL PUNISHMENT Who will be judged? Part 1 of 2
The Fact of Final Judgment Scriptural Evidence for a Final Judgment. Scripture frequently affirms the fact that there will be a great final judgment of believers and unbelievers. They will stand before the judgment seat of Christ in resurrected bodies and hear his proclamation of their eternal destiny. The final judgment is vividly portrayed in …
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THE MILLENNIUM: Arguments for Premillennialism
Before examining the arguments for the three different positions of the Millennium, it is important to realize that the interpretation of the details of prophetic passages regarding future events is often a complex and difficult task involving many variable factors. The degree of certainty that attaches to this conclusions in this area will be less …
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THE MILLENNIUM: Arguments for Postmillennialism
Before examining the argument for the three different positions of the Millennium, it is important to realize that the interpretation of the details of prophetic passages regarding future events is often a complex and difficult task involving many variables factors. The degree of certainty that attaches to this conclusion in this area will be less …
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THE MILLENNIUM: Arguments for Amillennialism
Before examining the arguments for the three different positions of the Millennium, it is important to realize that the interpretation of the details of prophetic passages regarding future events is often a complex and difficult task involving many variable factors. The degree of certainty that attaches to this conclusions in this area will be less …
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