Category: Kingdom Vs Religion
Truths of God’s Kingdom vs Christian religion
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Nothing Happens on Earth Unless People Allow It
Introduction When God created the heavens and the Earth, He made separate realms with separate inhabitants, rulers of their own realms. When He formed Humanity, He decreed that the humans would rule on the Earth while spiritual beings like Himself would rule in the heavens. He made a divine law that keeps them separate from… Read more
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Why a Holy City, Not a Holy Garden?
Introduction In the Beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). He planted a garden in the mountain country of Eden and made Humanity to reign with Him on the Earth. We were to continue the work of organizing the surrounding jungle into more cultivated, dedicated real estate. In the end, as Revelation… Read more
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Rapture Teachings Are Like Government Cheese
Introduction I have never cared for the boxed bricks of soft government cheesefood given away to low- income people. Its taste doesn’t please me. Its soft, grainy texture repels me. Its artificial – processed cheesefood fabrication – offends me. In much the same way, the teachings about the Rapture irritate me. Rapture teachings are like… Read more
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Must Respect Really Be Earned?
Introduction A popular maxim says that respect must be earned. One cannot respect someone who has not demonstrated him- or herself worthy of it. I wish to question that maxim. The charitable love (agapé) that God gives is considered unconditional. We should give it to even the unworthy. It seems to me one must also… Read more
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Ministry through Work
Introduction A question often asked by new believers is whether God would call them to full- time ministry. In their enthusiasm for their new beliefs, they wonder if He wants them to preach the Gospel or lead a church somewhere. It turns out that most are not so called. They need to make a living… Read more
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Hear, Oh Israel…Not Read and Obey
Introduction “Shehmah, Ysrael…” Hear, O Israel: The Lord Our God, The Lord is one. Love the Lord Your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) These are likely the two most famous words spoken to God’s people. spoken through Moses, the prophet and leader. They… Read more
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To Conquer or Not To Conquer, That Is the Question
Introduction Earlier this week, I talked with a middle- aged man who told me about a young man he knew. This young man endured near failure to pursue his passion for building a brewery for his own beer. He overcame a troublesome partner and the near loss of his investments to succeed with his brewery… Read more
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Just How Evil Is Collateral Damage?
Introduction An episode of NCIS: New Orleans I watched recently made a big deal of collateral damage. A military raid to capture, if not fatally eliminate, an evil terrorist resulted in the deaths of the man’s wife and son. The botched raid was treated as a horrible mistake, covered up by the CIA. It became… Read more