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Independence Day

Posted June 30th, 2003 in Tough Questions Answered

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and the hills will burst into song before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12)

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Heaven… The Next Frontier (But Not the Last)

Posted June 30th, 2003 in Thy Kingdom Come

“Be good, and when you die you’ll go to Heaven to live with Jesus.” I’ll bet millions of other little boys and girls have heard that same thing from well-intentioned moms. I didn’t realize until much later that I was getting some works based theology there, and I’m sure my mom didn’t intend it that way. She was just trying to get me to behave. But I woke up this morning recalling a dream in which someone asked me to write about Heaven and I remembered her instruction. I won’t claim the dream was a message from the Lord, but it did stick in my mind, so here goes.

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Feeding the 5,000

Posted June 30th, 2003 in Children's Stories For Adults

It’s the only miracle before the Resurrection mentioned in all four Gospels. It must be important.

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Elected, Rejected, Accepted … a Commentary on Romans 9-11 Part 3

Posted June 30th, 2003 in Tough Questions Answered

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Elected, Rejected, Accepted … a Commentary on Romans 9-11
Elected, Rejected, Accepted … a Commentary on Romans 9-11 Part 2
Elected, Rejected, Accepted … a Commentary on Romans 9-11 Part 3

As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. (Romans 11:28-29)

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