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Far better to be known for what we do rather than what we say our friends and neighbors miss very little and relations are not blind but the overriding fact is that we can fool those around us but God sees every thought and deed. There has always been a remnant of true Gentile believers...

Amidst everything else that forms part of everyday living the inner peace that that comes only from God is priceless, the key is to put God in His rightful place and the blessings will follow, right doctrines and such will cloud the issue and expressions like The Great Commission a term not...

From experience it is obvious that when we get older we see things from a different perspective altogether when it comes to things that matter in our approach to God and His Bible. Doing some revision work I was reminded of the relationship between God and the children of Israel leading up to...

How Are We Born Again? How are we born again? In Acts, chapter nine, we read of the dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus, the persecutor of the early Christians. This encounter with the risen Jesus transformed him into Paul the apostle, one of the most effective Christian teachers and...

The Old Testament - The Hebrew Words for Different Types of Sin Which brings us to the most commonly used Hebrew words for sin - Châtâ is usually translated sin, âvôn - iniquity, pesha - transgression, and rûm, which literally means to lift up, is translated exalt, high-handedly etc. There has...

The Necessity of Being Born Again You will notice that in his discussion with Nicodemus, Jesus stressed the fact that if we would "enter" or "see" God's kingdom, we could only do it through experiencing this new spiritual birth. This is not a popular view, as it goes against man's natural pride...

What part of Australia are you from Billabong?

What does it mean to be converted and born again The term "born again" has become popular in some Christian circles over recent years. Charles Colson, Nixon's "hatchet man", who went to prison for his part in Watergate, became a Christian through that experience. Today he is president of Prison...

Why It Is So Important To Understand How The Bible Defines Sin The subjects of sin and salvation are the warp and weft of very the fabric the Bible is woven out of and crucially important to every one of us. As the prophet Isaiah told us.. "... your iniquities have separated you and your God...

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Repentance in The New Testament The word "grace" simply means an unmerited favor freely given by one who was not bound, in any way, to do so. However, in modern Christianity "grace" has become a very elastic term. Numerous Old Testament verses spoke of the consequences of not repenting or...

Adam.. Physical or Spiritual Death? Ample Biblical evidence has been presented refuting the false doctrine that Adam's sin was somehow passed down to all his descendants, causing humanity to be totally depraved. As shown above, numerous Bible verses, in plain literal language, teach that sin is...

Adam.. Physical or Spiritual Death? Ample Biblical evidence has been presented refuting the false doctrine that Adam's sin was somehow passed down to all his descendants, causing humanity to be totally depraved. As shown above, numerous Bible verses, in plain literal language, teach that sin is...

We have been forewarned about what will happen and need to be faithful and alert.

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Introduction: The Missing Message In spite of the fact that both the Old and the New Testaments make it very plain that repentance is an indispensable part of salvation, there are two very disturbing trends in the modern church. Either repentance is largely being ignored, with belief alone being...

In the 21st century Even in the 21st century, most people's consciences usually tells them that there is a "right" and a "wrong". An inbuilt check, often more powerful than the fear of being caught, can prevent us from doing something inappropriate, improper, or even illegal. We are...

Part I - We Are Wise In Our Own Eyes Introduction - We Don't Really Believe What The Bible Says, We say we believe that our Bible is the inerrant word of God. We say that we read His word and implicitly believe what it says. The truth is that we do not. The truth is, that for the most part these...

'Love" Was Not The Core of Jesus' Message Sadly, the average person thinks Jesus' main message was about love. While it is true that love figured prominently in His message, it was not the core of his proclamation and certainly wasn't what got Him crucified. Neither the Romans nor the Jewish...

...But Become Guilty From Our "Youth" There are several passages in the Old Testament that state it is from their youth that people become sinners... And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the...