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The Image of God and Temptation

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

Temptation is a funny thing; it’s all around us, and takes a myriad of forms. Some things may tempt one person to stumble; while another may take no notice of it at all… yes it’s a funny thing. OK, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Morality and Immorality

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

We ended up last time with the information from Scripture on what sexual morality is and why, and as we have seen sexual morality has everything to do with bearing the image of God in our bodies as well as … Continue reading →

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God’s Image, Sexual Immorality and the Times We Live In

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

A 150 years ago, there wasn’t much confusion about the meaning of sexual immorality, the same was true 100 years ago, even 50, but today; that’s a whole different story. We have names for sexual practices and proclivities that none … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and the Apostle Paul

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

The Apostle Paul was a Jew, in fact he was a Pharisee; everything about him was Jewish, including his mindset. He was the Pharisee who persecuted Christians, who met Jesus on the road to Damascus and who gave his life … Continue reading →

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The Image of God and the Western Mind

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

So far our journey of exploration has found that God’s image, and our having been created in His image, runs headlong into the inescapable conclusion that it covers the whole package of human existence, body, soul and spirit. As several … Continue reading →

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Searching for More Clues

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Don Merritt

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Then God … Continue reading →

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The Image of God, and the Son of Man

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

The Scriptures contain God’s complete revelation of Himself to Mankind; they contain everything He has revealed to us. Yet this is not to suggest that He has revealed to us everything that there is to know. When my kids were … Continue reading →

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Jesus and His Father

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

Yesterday we looked at the issue of images, form and spirits through the lens of a few Old Testament passages; today we have a few from the New Testament in Jesus’ words, before we move on to another line of … Continue reading →

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Images, Form and Spirits, part 2

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Don Merritt

We continue now with our discussion that began last time; welcome back. We left discussing an interesting passage from Numbers 12:5-8 in which God is rebuking Miriam and Aaron for speaking against Moses, and as you will recall, God told … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, Back in the Garden…

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Don Merritt

Whew, I don’t know about you, but I am sure glad to be back here in the Garden; Corinth has some great architecture, but what a crazy town it was! Here it’s so much more peaceful and, well… sane. I … Continue reading →