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Apostolic Teaching of Two Covenants, part 2

Introduction Acts Chapter 10 tells the story of the conversion of Cornelius, the first recorded Gentile to be saved through Christ. This event was to have great consequences in the early church. The central question became: does a person need … Continue reading

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Two Mountaintops

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that … Continue reading

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Did You Hear That?

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows … Continue reading

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Discipline, everybody’s favorite thing

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do … Continue reading

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Therefore!

 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our … Continue reading

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“By faith Moses…”

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He regarded … Continue reading

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Autumn Landscape

What is it about Autumn that stimulates the imagination? I’m not sure.  Maybe it’s the colors or the cooler air; maybe it’s the upcoming holidays or back to school… While I have always been partial to summertime because of its … Continue reading

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Priority

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will … Continue reading

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Beginning Again

Another day begins in the morning mists; what kind of day will this be? For many, there is hard work ahead, there may be tasks at hand that are not pleasant, so will the day be a bad one?  I … Continue reading

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