Posted November 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Please Read This Important Information. Next to the clean new look, the thing you’ll like best is the way our site is now so much easier to navigate and search. All posts, whether an article or the answer to a question, are listed on the home page with the newest first so it’s easier to browse down to find any you’ve missed. And that’s not all. Read Post »
Posted November 27th, 2008 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Your response to the woman whose sister was gay but also a believer gave me pause…I guess I always have read 1 Cor 6:9-10 to mean that those who engage in such activities will not inherit the Kingdom of God. So I’m wondering how one who is living as a homosexual and is convicted but not repentant ,as she seems to be, would still be included in the Rapture of the Church? Doesn’t repentance mean literally, turning away from one’s sin and walking in a new way? Read Post »
Posted October 18th, 2008 in Holidays and Holy Days
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
(At sunset on Sept. 29, 2008 we began year 5769 on the Hebrew Calendar. As I often do with articles that commemorate annual events, I have updated this study on the Fall Feasts and added new information for your review.)
The fall is arguably the most important time of the year in Judaism. Three of Israel’s holiest days are celebrated then, and all in the space of 15 days. They are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, followed 10 days later by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and 5 days after that the Feast of Tabernacles. On our calendar they usually fall (no pun intended) some time between mid September and early October due to the differences between the Jewish (lunar) calendar and the western (solar) one.
Each of these holy days has both historical and prophetic significance, the prophetic fulfillment to occur on the day itself. Therefore Christians study them for glimpses into the future as well as to gain a better understanding of Jewish culture. Read Post »
Posted October 18th, 2008 in Selah, Tough Questions Answered
A bible Study by Jack Kelley
(This is an update of an article I first published in 1999. I’ve received several eMails lately questioning the views I expressed in my study entitled “O You Of Little Faith.” In each of them a misinterpretation of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was used to support the theory that God sometimes refuses to heal us when we ask. Sadly, this misinterpretation is all too common among Christians today. I’ve updated and expanded the article and offer it in response to these questions. Be blessed.) Read Post »
Posted October 16th, 2008 in Gift Shop, mp3
More deliberate healing on the Sabbath, His miraculous work attributed to Satan, and a clear explanation of what He meant by the parable of the Farmer and the four soils. Prepare to hear something new in this episode of the Gospel According to Mark! This study covers chapter 3-4:20.
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Posted September 30th, 2008 in Bread From Heaven
O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.” Read Post »
Posted September 16th, 2008 in Bread From Heaven
Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre. Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast; this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
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Posted September 9th, 2008 in mp3
Mark part 2 covers chapter 2 and explains how we’ve totally missed the point on the Lord’s teaching about the Sabbath.
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Posted September 1st, 2008 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I have a question on Romans. What does Paul really mean in Romans 7:25 where he said that “with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin”. Does this mean that even though he can’t outwardly keep the law that pleases God as long as he got the will of wanting to do what is right, it is already a mode of serving the law of God?
Does this verse have a relationship with the verse where is says “God does not look on the outward appearance but look at the heart of the man? Your opinion is highly appreciated.
A. Not quite. Romans 7:25 is the summary statement for all that came before. And that was Paul confessing that no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn’t keep the law to God’s satisfaction. In fact, the harder he tried the worse he seemed to get. He loved the law and knew it was right but he just couldn’t stop breaking it.
“What a wretched man I am,” he said, “Who will rescue me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:24)
Then he gave thanks to God who sent Jesus to rescue him, summarizing his plight in verse 25, before going on to say, “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1) and explaining in detail just how God rescued him and us in the balance of chapter 8.
Taken together these two chapters really demonstrate the contrast between Law and Grace and show how man’s predicament can only be resolved through total reliance on the completed work of Jesus Christ.
Concerning the fact that God judges the motives of our hearts rather than outward appearances, I’ve understood it to mean that we can’t fool God with our actions. Unless our motives are also right, meaning our actions are taken in gratitude for what God’s already done for us and not just to earn points with Him, our actions serve no purpose, however good they might appear to be.
Posted August 27th, 2008 in mp3
Mark developed his Gospel from notes he had taken as he listened to Peter teach, so this gospel is really Peter’s account. Part 1 deals with the need for 4 gospels, showing how each was written to a different audience and shows a different side of Jesus, and covers Chapter 1.
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