Tag: 2024
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Are you Swift to Hear?
Introduction Several years ago, a brother-in-Christ stated that he was going to step away from preaching and teaching for a while. He wasn’t our located preacher but one who filled in during his absence. When I questioned his statement, he said that he wanted to be more, “swift to hear and slow to speak” (referring…
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Feet that are swift in running to evil
Introduction Hot on the heels of the previous thing that God hates (A heart that devises wicked plans, Proverbs 6:18), comes this one which goes hand in hand. Those who carry out wicked plans do so without hesitation. They are eager to get their hands dirty to carry out their plan. Looking back at Proverbs…
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How Much Time is Left?
Introduction When someone asks how many days are left in the month, or year, you can go to a calendar and figure it out. The same with upcoming holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, or other events. But when someone asks, “How many days until Jesus returns?” then you can’t go to the calendar. The same if someone…
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A Heart that Devises Wicked Plans
Introduction In Matthew 6:24, Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” However, there are those who think that they can do both. Even the…
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Abortion is an Unnecessary Death
On Monday, we looked at the third thing that God hated from Proverbs 6:17, “Hands that shed innocent blood.” While I wanted to include abortion in the article, I knew it would be too long and need its own article. Below, is an article I wrote, in 2019, and have update it as well. Introduction…
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Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
Introduction Proverbs 6:17 lists ‘hands that shed innocent blood’ as the third thing God detests. While no one is completely innocent due to sin, taking another’s life, except in self-defense, is an act that God abhors. The focus of this article is on this very topic. Definitions From Webster’s 1828 Dictionary we have the following…
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God Vs. Idols
Introduction In Exodus 20, we are introduced to the Ten Commandments. Verses 1-5 have the first 2 commandments, And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. You…
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A Lying Tongue
Introduction The first lie ever told was in the Garden of Eden. Both Adam and Eve were commanded by God to eat of any tree except for the one in the center; the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen. 2:17). The serpent, speaking to Eve said, “You will not surely die. For God…
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Are You Boastful?
Introduction Having recently written the article on ‘a proud look, I recalled this previous article I wrote on boasting. Although boasting is considered a negative thing, like pride, it can also have a positive outlook as well. We’ll explore both aspects in this article. Definition of Boastful Boast can be seen as both a positive…
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A Proud Look
Introduction Several years ago, a preacher friend of mine shared a story of an occurrence in a bible class he was teaching. This one man had a habit of showing how proud he was whenever he answered a question correct. When called on, and he gave the correct answer, he would turn to the rest…
The Christian Caravan 