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Thanks be to God for his grace

Posted in Election, Eternal life, Salvation, Sovereignty of God, glory of God, gospel, tagged , , , , on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Most people will tell you that they are hoping to go to heaven because they feel their good outweighs their bad. Such thinking, however, is foreign to biblical Christianity. The Bible clearly declares that all of us are sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Therefore, all of us deserve [...]

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“At least he’s in a better place”

Posted in Death, Eternal life, Life, Salvation, gospel, tagged , , , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

These are words often repeated after death has ended the physical suffering and mental anguish of someone who has endured much for an all-too-long period of time. Loved ones, having witnessed horrific suffering, feel relief that the ordeal is finally over for their parent or sibling or friend or whomever. “Well, at least she’s in [...]

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Random thoughts about politics and such

Posted in Sovereignty of God, politics, tagged , , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The following started off as a response to some posts in an off-topic thread on the Logos Bible Software Forum, but I decided to put it here instead. (By the way, the new Logos Bible Software 4 is worth checking out!)

Sarah Palin has been stereotyped by much of our news media (opinion writers masquerading as [...]

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Do we really believe what we say we believe?

Posted in Church, Elders, Pastors, Scriptures, deacons, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We Southern Baptists say that the Bible is without error, that it is God’s authority over our lives, and that it is sufficient for leading us to God and rightly ordering our lives. I wonder, though, if we really believe what we say we believe.
It seems that we have our belief system that we profess [...]

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Confusing cool for intelligence

Posted in Discernment, tagged , on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As Barack Obama came to national attention as the keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, many were caught up in the aura of the Illinois state senator. He had a presence about him, an ability to deliver his speech, the way he held his head–all of these would draw great crowds at campaign [...]

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Free download book from Christian Audio: Desiring God

Posted in Life, Scriptures, Sovereignty of God, Worship, glory of God, tagged , , , , , on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

November’s free audio download from Christian Audio is Desiring God by John Piper. In a cultural Christianity that too often sees God as a means to an end, we need to understand that God is the end, and in him alone is true joy.
Insert NOV2009 into the coupon code in order to receive the book [...]

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