9God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. 10And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 11Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,c for he chose us in advance, and he makes …
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Greetings from Paul
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Beginner's Bible Study: Ephesians 1:1-8
Greetings from Paul1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus,a who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
2May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
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Today I Had A Fight With God…And I Won!
Yep, that’s right, today I had a fight with God, and I won!
So this morning during my prayer time I came to Galatians, chapter 5, and specifically verses 19 through 23:
“19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, …
How Much Of The New Testament Is False?
I recently had a discussion with someone very close to me. This person has been reading books and taking philosophy courses and seems to be questioning the following (and perhaps more, our conversation was not long).
- Were the books of the New Testament properly chosen?
- How much of what is credited as being said by Jesus was really said by Jesus?
- Did Jesus believe in an after-life or was his
Is The New Testament A Lie: Point 10 – Liars would never imagine such a twist of belief.
This is one just one post that is part of a point by point discussion regarding whether the New Testament writers were lying or not. Each point being its own post. All the points that I’ve published so far are found in this post: Are The New Testament Writers Lying? : A Point By Point Discussion. This is an ongoing discussion, so please be patient and com back often
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…Is The New Testament A Lie: Point 9 – Liars would never have created a religion that was so difficult to believe or follow.
This is one just one post that is part of a point by point discussion regarding whether the New Testament writers were lying or not. Each point being its own post. All the points that I’ve published so far are found in this post: Are The New Testament Writers Lying? : A Point By Point Discussion. This is an ongoing discussion, so please be patient and com back often
Robin
…Is The New Testament A Lie: Point 8 – The writers would use "Jesus said…" to solve their problems.
This is one just one post that is part of a point by point discussion regarding whether the New Testament writers were lying or not. Each point being its own post. All the points that I’ve published so far are found in this post: Are The New Testament Writers Lying? : A Point By Point Discussion. This is an ongoing discussion, so please be patient and com back often
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…Is The New Testament A Lie: Point 7 – The writers would not have made themselves look so bad.
This is one just one post that is part of a point by point discussion regarding whether the New Testament writers were lying or not. Each point being its own post. All the points that I’ve published so far are found in this post: Are The New Testament Writers Lying? : A Point By Point Discussion. This is an ongoing discussion, so please be patient and com back often
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Online Beginner's Bible Study: Jesus Laid In The Tomb John 19:38-42
- Shroud of Turin
The Burial of Jesus – John 19:38-42 // Matt 27:57-61 // Mark 15:42-47 // Luke 23:50-56
38Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.39With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to …
Beginner's Online Bible Study: Jesus Is Buried John 19: 31-37
31It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified …