Tag: Bible
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All Others Need Not Apply: God Has a Standard for Pastors and It’s Not Just for Show
I will be posting a lengthy series here that I hope you’ll read. The intention is to convince you that the standard is real and that, as faithful Christians, we should follow God’s Word and only call qualified people into ministry.
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Pastoral Ministry And AI
Artificial Intelligence has grown more and more capable over the past few years. That fact cannot be denied. And I do believe that it’s going to help us to do a lot of things in the future. But I am a pastor, and as such, I have certain misgivings about AI and its role in…
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Dealing With The Problem Often Looks Like Causing The Problem: A Lesson From Paul, Hezekiah, and Minnesota
Sometimes dealing with a problem makes you look like the bad guy. It’s just the way things work. And it often takes a good bit of courage to be seen as the villain for doing the right thing. And as I watched Minnesota Governor Tim Walz begin to say that he would move to work…
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I Want A Government That Is A Terror To Bad Behavior: Romans 13 Explains Why Crime Is Down
And in this moment, in real time, we are seeing what happens when a government decides to take its God-given role more seriously. I’m not saying our government is perfect. You won’t catch me ever saying that. But I am saying that the movement toward what it’s supposed to do is showing real results right…
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The Blatant Deception of the New World Translation (The Jehovah’s Witness Bible)
I believe that the Governing Body of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is a Satanic group that binds people in darkness and drags them to Hell through purposeful and sinful deception. Their own resources prove that they know they are wrong. There is no other explanation for the differences seen in their interlinear text.
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The World Is Okay With “Christians” That Are Not Christian
It has probably come to your attention that the purple haired, rainbow flag wearing, accepting church in town gets along pretty well with the world. The world seems to be okay with their existence. And they get the applause of the rainbow coalition. Even the man cosplaying as a hooker and trying to read books…
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One Office, Three Words: Pastor/Elder/Bishop/
Wes Huff created a whirlwind of activity this week when he told the world what I’ve heard a long time as a Baptist. The Greek words translated “elder”, “bishop”, and “overseer” are interchangeable. They are three different words to describe the same office. Roman Catholics and Orthodox folks got a little fiery in response. But…
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Work for Better, Hope in the Best: What the Death of an Innocent Should Move us Toward
We will miss the point if we don’t think locally about this news story. In other words, consider whether or not you want this sort of thing to happen in your own town. Consider whether or not a 14 time offender, much of which was violent, would be allowed to roam free in your town…
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We Knew They Hated Us…We Just Didn’t Know They Hated Us This Much
When I see people celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk, I understand that they would be this way about any outspoken Christian that met the same end. I also understand that, if they knew me, they would dance on my grave as well. And I think a lot of Christians are thinking about this as…
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When Justice Tarries The Innocent Suffer
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. (Ecclesiastes 8:11 ESV) A few days ago a woman was riding a light rail in Charlotte, minding her business, and was stabbed to death. The man behind her had been arrested…
