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In my last column, because I have been asked, I explained why Lutherans do not believe “Making a decision for Christ” is scriptural. In this column, I would like to reply to some of the answers I have received once…
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There is a concept that is taught in many churches that is called “making a decision for Christ”. It is a concept that teaches one has to decide themselves to become Christians and invite Christ to come into their hearts.…
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If you own a musical instrument, you know how important it is to be in tune. It is very difficult in a band when one instrument is out of tune. Someone must play a single note, say middle C, repeatedly…
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When Jesus hears John is imprisoned, He leaves the area of John’s ministry and returns north to the area around the Sea of Galilee and begins His public ministry. The message He preaches in His public ministry was: “Repent, for…
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Continuing with the topic of karma from my last column. I explained the origin of this word. Buddhists believe in reincarnation, that after you die you come back as someone or something else. If you have lived a good life…
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Because this topic is too long to deal with in one column, I will use two columns. Buddhists believe in reincarnation, that after you die you come back as someone or something else. If you have lived a good life…
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What enabled Abraham to journey on when the road he was taking took some very unusual turns – like leaving the security of Haran, being promised to be the founder of a great nation while not yet having any children…
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As I concluded in Real Contender, Part 1, “We can confidently place our complete trust in Jesus, our Real Contender, to fulfill all He has set out to accomplish in bringing justice and real hope to all the Earth and…
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If you have a good memory, you may remember the story of Keith Allen Barton from the USA in 2014. Barton made lots of promises. He claimed he could cure things like cancer and HIV with a new alternative therapy.…
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In speaking of the return of Christ, Luke records Jesus: “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the Earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will…
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I ended my last column writing, “So God did not act as expected by the people of John the Baptist’s day concerning the coming Messiah. What are our expectations today for the return of the Messiah at the end of…
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The prophet Malachi records the people saying and thinking harsh things against God wondering, “It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out His requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?” But this…
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Reading the story of Israel in the Old Testament, there’s a common theme that appears again and again: God does not always act in ways people expect. When God delivered Israel from slavery, He chose Moses not while he was…
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As we look at the accounts of the early disciples in Acts and in early church history, we see martyrdom for the Gospel was common. Sadly, the earthly lives of all but one of the early apostles ended in martyrdom…
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Did you notice the title? Children of God Now and Then. The expression “now and then” usually means something only happens occasionally, not regularly. This may be the way we think about being children of God. Every now and then,…
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