Tag: Christianity
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The Palestinian Covenant: Weaknesses
To start with, the way Pentecost writes in his books (Thy Kingdom Come: Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenant Promises Throughout History and Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology) he makes it seem as thought the Palestinian covenant is literally confined to Deuteronomy 30:1-10. Although I consider it the heart of the prediction…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant Unconditional?
Reasons why the Abrahamic Covenant is Unconditional Normally in a blood covenant the two parties would agree on the terms of the covenant, with each committing himself to the fulfillment of certain promises being covenanted, and they would walk hand in hand through the animal sacrificed pieces. In this case, Abraham fell asleep. J. Dwight…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 9: The New Era
The way it concludes Luke’s Gospel is how it begins in Acts. Acts is really Luke: Part 2. Here we get the story of these individuals that were commanded to stay in Jerusalem, because Jesus had previously said He must depart so that the Holy Spirit can come. So, the book of Acts is the…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 8: We Have a Savior
So, then we have a 400-year period that sometimes is referenced as the silent years, where the Greeks come to power. Then we start the New Testament where the Word became flesh, and we have a Savior. God surprises us of how he did it. He begins to tie all these things together, because this…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 7: The Prophets
If we hit the pause button here and look at the five books of poetry, we see they are written by David and Solomon. We realize that what God had really longed for was a people that had a living relationship with Him and lived out the covenant in community. Carrying on in the chronology…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 5: Joshua, Judges and Ruth
Now we step into the next set of books: the 12 books of history. We step into the entrance into the land, and the conquering of the land. Joshua is all about the land. Judges is about a time when they were in the land, but they had no King. They didn’t have a king…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 4: Law for the Land
Law for the Land Then we flip the page to the book of Exodus, and it is a different story. There is another Pharaoh who did not know Joseph, and the people have now been enslaved. God miraculously preserves and then calls someone by the name of Moses, who was trained by the enemy and…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 3: Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant Then in chapter 12, suddenly, something radically changes, because it is there we begin to see where we had a problem, there is a solution. It is found in the fact we have a covenant God, and what God says is always true. What He promises, He will make good on. So, where…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 2: Sin, Rebellion, Separation from God, and Death
Sin, Rebellion, Separation from God, and Death[1] Why do we miss it? Because in Genesis chapter three, that tree of knowledge of good and evil comes into play. It is a unique chapter because we have a serpent that is present, and the text does not really tell us why, other than the fact that…
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Observational Chart of Habakkuk
One of the things I’ve learned to do when reading the Bible is charting a passage or book. Here I have observed the entire book of Habakkuk and recorded my observations in the form of a chart. This Bible study technique is helpful to get all your observations organized so you can see how the…
Surrendered and Free 