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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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The Power of Love

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of … 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 Tradition

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

The New Testament says a fair amount about the traditions of men, but never in a positive light, for the traditions of men tend to distract us away from God’s purposes, and often lead us astray. Churches have traditions too, … 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 →

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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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And Then it Happened!

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

Genesis 3 We all know the story of Genesis 3 when Eve and then Adam ate from the tree that God had placed in the Garden next to the Tree of life; God forbade them to eat of that tree. … Continue reading →