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Off to a Fast Start!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Don Merritt

Mark 1:1-8 Parallel Texts: Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18 As you can see, Mark doesn’t get into the birth of Christ, or the genealogies or anything else, he jumps in right where the action begins with John the Baptist preparing the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Mark

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Don Merritt

The best way I know to introduce this book is to compare it with the other three Gospels. Of course, it is one of the three synoptic Gospels, meaning that it is written with a chronological perspective, moving logically from … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Death

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Don Merritt

When God created Mankind, way back in the very beginning, we were not created to die, but to live, for our God is the God of the living, not of the dead. Yet death was a possibility: The Lord God took the … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Modesty, part 2

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Don Merritt

In the last post, I began telling you a story from the time I took a group of students on a Holy Land Tour, if you missed it, you might want to get caught up before you read the conclusion. … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Modesty, part 1

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Don Merritt

A number of years ago, I took a group of undergrads on a Holy Land Tour; I had a great time, and I think that most of them did as well, but there’s a slight problem of going on a … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Lust: Another Look

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

In our earlier discussion of this topic, we left off with the concept that the mere sight of another person that we find attractive, does not necessarily require that we jump into a lustful frame of mind (or being); we … Continue reading →

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Community

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Over the past several days we’ve been exploring the Image of God and what it means to be created as bearers of His image. It is a marvelous thing to be made in the image of God. We’ve also covered … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Lust

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

According to Merriam-Webster, lust means “a strong feeling of sexual desire” or “a strong desire for something”. With this in mind, is lust a sin? As any good lawyer will say, “it all depends”. A strong sexual desire for your … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and Repentance

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

If you’ve been with us on this journey of exploration from the beginning, then you will recall that I mentioned that I thought our having been created in God’s image might well have implications that run throughout our Christian experience, … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

I was a little concerned about the last post (The Image of God and Temptation) wondering if I had simplified the issue to the point where it wouldn’t be taken seriously, for yes, the last post is simplistic. As I … Continue reading →