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That's a great point, Pilgrim, and I didn't make the full connection between the spiritual birth we have at belief/baptism and the full spiritual birth that takes place after death when we receive our new spiritual body and existence. Paul talks about this in Ephesians: Ephesians 1:13-16 New...

The great commission of the church is wonderful work for all of us as Christians. God uses us to teach and baptize disciples in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and then it's up to all of us to observe Jesus' teachings and follow His example. The power comes from our Lord, and He...

If we don't acknowledge and learn from history, we are bound to repeat it. Scary stuff, and it's hard for me to comprehend how the horrors of Nazi Germany and the death camps are being ignored and dismissed by some.

I really like this, brother. I'm trying to relate it to my own Christian journey and even though the seed of God's Word fell on good soil overall with me, it requires tending and oversight, or I can have troubles on the farm. There is seed that has fallen by the wayside throughout the years...

Please read this text, and I'll be happy to engage in a conversation with you on Adolf Hitler afterwards. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany: Shirer, William L., Rosenbaum, Ron: 9781451651683: Amazon.com: Books

The founding fathers never intended their new nation to become "Christian." Many or most of them were deists who didn't believe in the deity of Christ. They desired that "one nation under God" to encompass many religious/faith perspectives where God would hopefully be the ultimate source of its...

I actually think you have summed it up quite well. Almighty God taking on the role of the Father towards us shows the type of loving family relationship He desires to have with us. And, Jesus has made it abundantly clear how much He loves us as well, and His zeal is made evident in the book of...

An unfortunate realty in our secular world. We don't have endless resources, and our national debt is now in excess of $34 trillion? Just keep going deeper into debt to fund illegal immigrants, too? We need to face the fact that these issues are beyond our control as humanity. Jesus Christ and...

Do what we can to make conditions better in their country, so they don't have to migrate here (e.g. setup businesses, manufacturing operations, mutually beneficial trade agreements). Sorry, we have enough on our plate already without having to now deal with this out-of-control immigration...

The borders need to be closed and secure ASAP. The concept of allowing millions of unvetted immigrants into our country and putting them through the system (whatever that might be) that could take years to process is complete foolishness. And, who's footing the bill for all of this? An added...

My criticism is not corruption. It is ineffiency and waste in our justice processes and procedures. Trump's "witch hunt" rhetoric is ridiculous, too.

All of us know better than that, but these trials should have been addressed and finalized months/years ago. Now, we're doing these during an election year? Smells bad.

Our government needs a complete overhaul (new blood and most of it needing to be conservative). I've studied organizational behavior and communication for decades, and I would classify the current state of our government as dysfunctional to be nice. One good thing Trump has done is exposing how...

I'm seeing a common thread as I am making my way through John on how Jesus references the Father and gives Him the credit as you noted from chapter 12 above, "...as the Father said unto me, so I speak." And John brings the Father into the picture at the very beginning of his gospel: John 1:14...

Great to see you've joined the discussion, brother, and I was hoping you would hop in soon (I would have prompted you to if I didn't see you in here in a few days :D). Yes, I love how John references back to that "serpent in the wilderness" as a foreshadowment of Jesus' crucifixion and the...

It's that delicate balance of being in the world but not of the world as Christ's disciples. Our government (i.e. politics) needs us as Christians now more than ever. We are salt, and we need to be soldiers for Christ as well against the principalities of darkness and forces of evil. Our...

John chapter six is one of the most important and powerful chapters in the Bible. I like your emphasis on Jesus as the great "I Am"--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the God of the New Testament as well (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--one God). The disciples just could not grasp what...

Amen brother. Thy kingdom come and thy will be done sums up the ultimate solution to this world's woes. We need the stoney hearts removed and replaced with hearts of flesh, our corrupt human nature changed into compassionate Spirit-filled people who serve God and others with a selfless and...

I certainly am not. We need checks and balances on power due to our sinful nature and this fallen world. The theocracy I'm looking forward to is Jesus Christ's return as our King.

Ash Wednesday and the season of lent is upon us (for those Christians who observe this season), and we are making our way to Holy Week during the last week of March. I thought it would be profitable to take a fresh look at the Gospel according to John to gain some new insights into Jesus'...