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Matthew: A Brief Introduction

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

From the second century AD onward, Matthew the tax collector has been identified as the author of this, the first Gospel in our New Testament. As is true with the other three Gospels, it first began to be circulated without … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

I thought I’d share a really great sermon message with you today, one I heard this past Sunday. It is from Genesis 15 and covers God’s covenant with Abraham in a most interesting way.  Let me know what you think… … Continue reading →

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To God be the Glory!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

 Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. Jude 22-23 This is Jude’s final instruction to his readers.  It is … Continue reading →

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“But dear friends…”

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who … Continue reading →

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Tell Us How You Really Feel!

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. They are wild waves … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: Extra-Biblical Sources in Jude

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

Jude does an interesting thing in his letter, he uses a non-Biblical source as though it were from Scripture, and he does so not once, but twice in a 25 verse letter.  Why does he do that?  Should that place … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: Jude and Peter

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Don Merritt

Why are Jude 4-16 and 2 Peter 2:1-18 so similar? There are many parallel passages in Scripture, but these two are more than just parallel, they are almost the same, close enough anyway that this deserves a look.  Over the … Continue reading →

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Woe!

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion. Jude 11 Jude has been giving his readers a strong warning about false teachers in … Continue reading →

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Powerful Stuff

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

These verses are quite something; Jude has an interesting way with words! In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. Jude 8 … Continue reading →

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It’s Getting Serious

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Don Merritt

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their positions … Continue reading →

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