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    IT IS NOT HERESY

    It is not ‘heresy’ to disagree over the symbolism and proper positions of the various views of Premillenists and Amillenists and Preterists or any other “isms”. We are discussing HISTORY, (PAST OR FUTURE) not THEOLOGY. The dialogue of some people has become so contentious that it goes...
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    TWO OLIVE TREES

    Speculation over what those olive trees are in Revelation goes on and on. With a reminder that Revelation is chock full of SYMBOLISM, yet some think it is literal that Moses and Elijah are going to be resurrected to walk around preaching until they are bludgeoned and fall dead .... again. I...
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    REFORMERS - The LIght of the New World

    Puritans and Pilgrims took their Geneva Bibles and sailed to religious freedom. Though they had persevered through the persecution of “Bloody Mary” and the RCC, they wanted separation from the Church of England because it had combined Reformed doctrine with Roman Catholic dogma which was not...
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    LIVING IN THE MILLENIA

    The entire period between the ascension and return of Christ is the millennium. Christ is ruling now over a spiritual kingdom that will be immediately raptured at His return, and the new heavens and earth will then be in place. This millennial kingdom’s temple is our bodies 1 Corinthians 6:19...
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    Propitiation – The Sacrifice that Atoned

    Understanding of this ONE WORD forever refutes the false teaching that Christ died for every single person. That Christ died for all men is true, but the “all men” He died for were all believers. All of that group. 1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loves us and...
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    The Truth and Reconsiliation committee won't be good for freedom loving people

    Former secretary of labor Robert Reich garnered some attention this weekend for a tweet calling for a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to be established “when this nightmare is over” — presumably he means after Trump is defeated in the upcoming election and when Joe Biden is president...
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    OH NO!! Not another Halloween debate!

    Well why not……‘tis the season. Personally my own children enjoyed going out in the neighborhood to ‘trick or treat’ bringing home their plastic pumpkins with candy treasures to be shared with Mom. (Mom, shivering on the sidewalk waiting while they went door to door, should be entitled to a...
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    The FIG tree or the OLIVE tree?

    Olive Tree is Israel Genesis 8:11 the dove brings an olive branch to Noah…first mention of the olive Olive oil is called pure, it is used for anointing Ex 27:20, 30:24 Lev 24:2 Ps 128:3 Thy children are like olive plants Isaiah refers to the shaking of the olive tree in...
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    Study to be approved” Do you study with a plan or just dive in higglety-pigglety?

    Just a bit of fun for thought - an order of bible study might be a helpful guide for students of scripture, moving us from being babes in Christ to being a warrior for the truth. Should you be in grade school or are you ready for college?? ‘line upon line, precept upon precept’. Is...
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    IS MAN TOTALLY DEPRAVED?

    REPROBATE – adokimos – unapproved, rejected, castaway, worthless, reprobate (Strong’s) Men ordained to damnation (Webster’s) Depravity – corrupt, perverse, marked by corruption or evil Corrupt – morally degenerate, perverted, decline in moral standards...
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    Was the STAR of Bethlehem a comet?

    Interesting idea in that the math wizards could figure out the timing of the birth of Christ. I have no clue......just wondering.
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    What grade are YOU in??

    When I saw this I was reminded how important it is to get our spiritual ABC's before we go off to 'college'. Just a little fun thing. NEW TESTAMENT STUDY Synoptic Gospels Matthe Mark Elementary School Luke John General Epistles...
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    Friendship and Fellowship

    I have friends AND relatives who are in all stages of life, believers, unbelievers, babes in Christ, apostates and even a heretic or two. But one thing I know, that friendships are not the same as fellowship. I will pray with those I can fellowship with, those in the 'friend' category, I do...
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    Book of Daniel, the key to eschatology

    Daniel Prophecy Chapter 9 3rd vision in the 1st year of the reign of Darius, king of the Chaldeans 538 BC 2. Daniel gets information from the writing of Jeremiah: The number of years (70) for the completion of the desolation of Jerusalem (the Babylon captivity/Jeremiah 25...
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    OLD AOL chat room people, where are they today?

    I was addicted to my AOL Christian chat room, ......in one chat I saw some argument over a thing called TULIP. I asked what is TULIP? He answered me in a personal IM, explaining each letter. I could not disagee with any of them so I guess that is when I started down the road the truth of...
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    Calvinist Kitchen...stirring the pot

    Here is what I believe, and am totally unshakable in these truths Doctrines of Grace or TULIP T - total depravity of man U - Unconditional election of the saints L - Limited atonement I - Irresistable Grace P - preservation of the saints (once saved always saved. the 5 Solas sola...
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    Basic bible study -

    Reading the the bible and studying the bible are two different things. We read for pleasure, we study for knowledge. Every student of the bible should have a 1. Translation of the Bible (not a paraphrase version) 2. Strong's...