Bible Study
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What is Truth?
Before He was crucified, Jesus stood before Pontius Pilate. During this conversation, Pilate was examining Jesus to see if there were any justifiable reasons to crucify Him. Here is the […]
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Do You Have to Sell All Your Possessions to Get Eternal Life?
Will earthly money or possessions keep you from eternal life? Do you have to give up everything to get to heaven? That seems to be in the implication, at least […]
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To Eat or Not to Eat: The First-Century Christian Controversy Over Meat Sacrificed to Idols
The sun climbed high, showering its golden embrace over Corinth. The Isthmian Games, in honor of the mighty sea god Poseidon, were in full swing. Crowds from various city-states flooded […]
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“Don’t Judge Me! You’re Not Perfect!”
One of the most quoted commands in the Bible is “Judge not.” Yeah, people love that one. And the reason should be obvious. It erects a barrier to accountability and […]
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Are There Degrees of Sin?
It’s a common belief among Christians that all sins are the same. This is true in one sense (as we will soon see) but it’s an incomplete understanding of sin. […]
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What Part of “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Do We Not Understand?
Let me start by making a statement that shouldn’t be controversial (but, sadly, is): Life is precious and murder is wrong. It’s both astonishing and depressing that many people today […]
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Are You Content?
In his first letter to Timothy, Paul declares: “But godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6, KJV). Don’t dismiss this as a mere pithy saying. Paul is laying […]
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A Word From Paul Regarding Respect
In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul encourages the believers in that imperial city to be “subject” to the governing authorities, explains the purpose of said authorities, and […]
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Is Fighting in a War Always Wrong?
At the time of this writing, Israel has just been savagely attacked by Hamas — plunging a region characterized by instability into war once again. It’s been nineteen months since […]
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“I’ll Show Him!” Beyond Tit-for-Tat in the Body of Christ
There is no place for getting back at someone or “teaching someone a lesson” in a petty or mean-spirited way when it comes to the body of Christ. That’s the […]
