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Faith (Greek for “strong conviction”)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by abdicate

If we’d learn to confess our sins and those of our parents and grandparents, we could then claim the promises of God. “Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” Jesus said. Is there sickness and … Continue reading →

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Woodworking – a spiritual lesson

Posted on May 24, 2019 by abdicate

My wife recently wanted me to make something to hold a plant that grows on trees sideways that she could hang a wall. Then some more requests and before I knew it, she had a new hobby picked out for … Continue reading →

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Revelation – How it could happen

Posted on May 3, 2019 by abdicate

The Tribulation is one week long (i.e. seven years) broken into two parts at 3.5 years/42 months/times, time, half-a-time/1260 days, each part. There is nothing in earth’s recorded history to compare to what’s to come. That means, no one will … Continue reading →

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Questions by non-believers

Posted on April 26, 2019 by abdicate

1. If God is good, why is there evil in this world? Free will – choice. God gave us dominion over the earth. The evil that continues is because of man. As such, a man asked God, “Why so much … Continue reading →

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Evolution or God’s Word

Posted on January 28, 2019 by abdicate

My point to get Christians to stop questioning the word of God. Thomas doubted too. He didn’t believe Jesus’ own words, nor those of his fellows. In the end, history calls him Doubting Thomas. Every scientific advancement only proves the … Continue reading →

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Faith and Healing

Posted on January 27, 2019 by abdicate

Everywhere I turn I see a need for healing. Yet, when the word of God is presented, people get greatly offended, Matthew 11:6. There is a cause and effect for just about everything, Deuteronomy 28(!). When we sin and don’t … Continue reading →

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Assumption – Science or the Scriptures

Posted on January 20, 2019 by abdicate

An assumption is “a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.” Right off, we assume we know everything. Those things we do not understand we throw out assumptions to cover it up. Over and … Continue reading →

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Translations

Posted on January 12, 2019 by abdicate

Someone stated that we need to stop reading into the Greek and Hebrew and just accept the “bible” as is. What a lazy Christian! The problem is that biases are entered into translations. This is proven over and over in … Continue reading →

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Sabbath vs. First day of the week – Part II

Posted on November 26, 2018 by abdicate

Here are the verses with “σαββασ” in it. The word is just part of the whole word so that the search included all the suffixes and prefixes like: run* will give you run, runs, running, etc. Finally, I invite you … Continue reading →

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Sabbath vs. First Day of the Week

Posted on November 26, 2018 by abdicate

First, I need to be verbose because I want to show that I did not arrive at this conclusion lightly or quickly. Years ago I read a book that claimed that from the commandment to rebuild the city of Jerusalem … Continue reading →

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