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Errors in the Bible? ~ Bible Prophecy Today

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We often feel helpless, in situations. We want guidance. We know we should turn to the Bible; but sometimes we forget. We know we should trust our Savior; but sometimes we get ahead of ourselves – or we get a little too "into" ourselves. This is a common experience for all Christians, myself included. We are commanded by our Lord and Saviour, Jesus, to love Him – and, to love others. Simple

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This article was first published in the Fall 2002 issue of Bible and Spade. The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. They are also important cities in the Old and New Testaments. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. Sidon, called Saida today (

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Romans 11:11-21 David Q. Santos Romans 11:11–21 (NKJV) 11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to

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Survey of the Biblical Covenants David Q. Santos Long before the church, God bound Himself to a group of people who became known as Israel. God made Israel His bride when He made a covenant with Abraham. This marriage covenant was confirmed to Isaac and Jacob (who was known as Israel as well). Israel prepared herself to be the wife of God during her time in Egypt. While the family grew into a

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The Garima Gospels are one of the Christian world's oldest and most exquisite treasures. Until recently, scholars had always assumed that the two 10-inch-thick volumes, which are written on goat skin and brightly illustrated, dated back to the early 11th century. But recent carbon-testing may show what the monks believed all along: the books are among the oldest gospels in existence. C-14 dating

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Genetic study sheds light on Jewish diaspora from BBC Here is an interesting article. Science has illustrated that much of the Jewish population of today has maintained its heritage and genetic connection to its ancient Hebrew roots. This is just another example of how God has preserved his people Israel. It should also remind us how He preserves His spiritual children; believers in Jesus

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TEXAS SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS BRING BALANCE, DESPITE CRITICS The brouhaha over the new Texas social studies standards has not died down. The Texas Board of Education may have passed the revised standards, but the debate continues around the country. In fact, the liberal backlash has already started encouraging other states to pull away from the Texas standards, which the press has spun for

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Psalm 2: David Q. Santos John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.In John chapter five Jesus confronts the Pharisees and Sadducees . He scolds them for not recognizing Jesus as the long awaited Messiah. The Pharisees were exceedingly meticulous in every detail of the Law of Moses.[1] With all this knowledge of scripture

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http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=724962 During last month's MTV music video awards ceremony, actor Jack Black urged the audience join hands and pray to "dear dark lord Satan." In his prayer, the actor prayed that the musicians and nominees would have "continued success in the music industry." The awards program was broadcasted on the MTV network (a subsidiary of the Viacom

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This article was published in the Summer 2003 issue of Bible and Spade. We do not know how many years Joseph served as Egypt’s Vizier (Prime Minister). It is very interesting that he evidently held two key title, Vizier and Chief Steward of the King. This relatively unusual in Egyptian history. Significantly, the best known examples come from the Middle Kingdom, exactly the period of Joseph’s

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This article was published in the Spring 2003 issue of Bible and Spade. The specific Egyptian titles granted to Joseph by Pharaoh have been discussed at great length by modern scholars. The key verse is Genesis 45:8, which mentions three titles held by Joseph. The Hebrew text of course does not give the Egyptian form of these three titles. Hence, years of scholarly debate have arisen over the

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This article was published in the Winter 2003 issue of Bible and Spade. In Genesis 41, Joseph meets the king of Egypt. As we saw in our last article, he had been prepared for this encounter by being cleaned up and shaved, in true Egyptian fashion. He was now ready to meet the most powerful and important man on earth. Before we consider this meeting however, a word on the title Pharaoh is

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This article is the third in a series of six parts published in Bible and Spade. As all who are familiar with the Biblical account will remember, Joseph, while still in the household of Potiphar, was falsely accused of adultery with the wife of his master and thrown into prison. The normal punishment for adultery in ancient Egypt was death; the fact that Joseph did not suffer execution is

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http://mnnonline.org/article/14155 Scriptures released in 10 more languages Share ThisPrint ViewMobile Version Posted: 27 April, 2010 Topics in this story:audio scripture, faith comes by hearing, gospel, languages Faith Comes By Hearing often distributes these Proclaimers which contain audio Scriptures in a particular language. (FCBH photo) International (MNN) ― Often around the world,

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http://mnnonline.org/article/14149 Preaching God as a farmer brings Truth to people, healing to land Share ThisPrint ViewMobile Version Posted: 26 April, 2010 Topics in this story:aim, farmers, lesotho, shepherds Lesotho (MNN) ― The small country of Lesotho is generally more prosperous than many African countries, but it has been unable to stand up to the pressure resulting from poor

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Here is an audio series that everyone should get and distrubute to their churches. http://scofieldministries.blogspot.com/2010/04/free-to-all-churches.html

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This article is the second in a series of six parts published in Bible and Spade. Joseph began life in Egypt as a slave (Gn 39:1). As we saw in Part I of this study, these events in the life of Joseph should be dated to the great Middle Kingdom period of Egyptian history (2000–1782 BC). It is important to note that during the Middle Kingdom, slavery as an institution of society flourished in

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BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW AND THE PITFALL OF EVOLUTION David Q Santos The follower of Jesus Christ is called to a life that is lived by a Biblical standard. Scripture provides authoritative direction for all matters of life. From ethical living to fulfilling the great commission the Bible tells Christians how to live. The believer’s first responsibility (after saving faith of course) is to find out

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This article is the first in a series of six parts published in Bible and Spade. No portion of the Old Testament has a richer Egyptian coloring than the story of Joseph. Egyptian names, titles, places, and customs all appear in Genesis 37–50. In the last one hundred years or so, historical and archaeological research has made the study of the Egyptian elements in the Joseph story more fruitful

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Dead Sea Scrolls support scripture (OneNewsNow.com) Dead Sea Scrolls support scripture Allie Martin - OneNewsNow - 4/23/2010 5:15:00 AMA professor of New Testament at a college in Canada is trying to help people have a better understanding of the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In his book, Holman QuickSource Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Craig Evans provides an overview of the Dead

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The following is reprinted with permission from Paraklesis, a publication of Baptist Bible Seminary. The article first appeared in the Summer ‘09 issue. Why learn Hebrew and Greek? I want to address just one facet of the question in this essay. The primary purpose of Baptist Bible Seminary is to train pastors. We have made a deliberate choice to focus on only one narrow slice of graduate-level

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Winner of £1m Templeton prize attacks ‘fundamentalism’ of Dawkins - Times Online

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INTRODUCTION Among ancient Egyptian designations for types of foreign peoples in the New Kingdom Period, the term Shasu occurs fairly frequently. It is generally accepted that the term Shasu means nomads or Bedouin people, referring primarily to the nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples of Syria-Palestine. There are two significant hieroglyphic references in New Kingdom Period texts to an area called

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Here is a great article on the truth of "Earth Day" which is a pagan high day.  Don't believe me; read this article. What kind of theology could attract a half-billion people from 180 countries? Nearly every school in North America will observe this day. Churches will emphasize it all week. Some of you will probably bow out of the hoopla April 22, but tens of millions won't. They insist on

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http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100414/new-missing-link-claim-spurs-debates/ This is an article on the two year old debate over the newest attempt to vindicate the nearly defunct theory of evolution. Historically, all of the “finds” of the “missing link” have been proven to be either; not what they were thought to be or all out frauds. Most of these scientists are seeking truth but the

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How important is it for preachers to preach Christ from every text of Scripture?

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US pastors seek to quash prosperity gospel in black churches

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/us/03marry.html?hpw

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Permanence Before Experience -- The Wisdom of Marriage Permanence Before Experience — The Wisdom of Marriage Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 1:33 pm ET Rightly understood, marriage is all about permanence. In a world of transitory experiences, events, and commitments, marriage is intransigent. It simply is what it is -- a permanent commitment made by a man and a woman who commit

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How Do We Handle “Contradictions” in the Bible? By Tony Garland SpiritandTruth.org Q. When I come across something that seems contradictory or something that doesn't make sense to me, I tend to pay more attention to it because it's something I don't expect to see in a perfect text - although I certainly acknowledge the possibility of my own errors in misinterpretation, which many times is the

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WHAT IS GOOD? David Q. Santos Philosophers, politicians, and theologians (among other groups) have all struggled with the desire to identify and define what “good” is. This struggle has been put through the “thought mill” many different ways over the century. Philosophers have approached the topic of good from multiple angles; expressing good from an existential and universal perspective down

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MARXISM & POSTMILLENNIALISM David Q. Santos Calvin wrote of man’s innate awareness of God.[1] The Bible teaches that God provided in the creation a utopian world (Gen. 2) that was lost through one man’s sin (Rom. 5:12). The Bible also teaches that God will restore the creation (Rom 8:21-23) and bring into existence a perfect society, a kingdom on earth (Rev. 11:15). In that kingdom Jesus Christ

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NewsNote: A Message from Michigan?

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By Bill Wilson Word of Life Ministry The so-called "science" of global warming has been disproved. The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) now admits that data predicting the melting of the Himalayan glaciers in the next 25 years and the claim that global warming was endangering 40% of the Amazon is inaccurate. The 3,000 page

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Archaeological findings unveil 1,500-year-old Jerusalem road - Haaretz - Israel News The Israel Antiquities Authority and Jerusalem Development Authority on Wednesday unveiled archaeological findings from the Byzantine era that confirm an ancient map of Jerusalem. The Madaba map, which is made of ancient mosaic, was found in a Jordanian church in Madaba, and depicts the land of Israel during

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Falling on Deaf Ears? -- Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible

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Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express UK News :: The great climate change retreat

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Mich. Pastors File Suit Against Expanded Hate Crimes Law This unconstitutional legislation, if left to stand, could prove to silence true Biblical Christianity. It also has the potential to make everyone who believes what the Bible says is the Word of God into a felon. Conservative Christianity could become a targeted group, leaving only watered down faithless liberal churches in this nation.

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Interview: Josh McDowell, Dave Sterrett on Oprah's Spirituality

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Christian apologists: Be careful with Oprah's spiritual teachings

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Air Conditioning Hell: How Liberalism Happens Here is a great article on the gradual slip into liberalism that has resulted in the loss of the doctrine of hell.

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Was it wrong to Criticize Pat Robertson’s Comments about Haiti? by Randy Alcorn

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The Haiti Earthquake: Was Pat Robertson right? by Randy Alcorn

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Does God Hate Haiti? Here is a response to Pat Robertson’s typically irresponsible comments regarding Haiti  by Albert Mohler

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Hebrew Text Discovery Points to King David

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Most ancient Hebrew biblical inscription deciphered

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NEWS FLASH: The Nation of Israel Existed in the 10th Century B.C.!

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2 New Audio Messages Pastor David McCarley Revelation 3:12-22 Laodicea David Santos 1 John 4:12-21

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Baal and the Bible Biblical & Archeological Review of the Pagan Deity Baal David Q. Santos Judges 2:13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. Baal is the most prominent pagan deity found in the Bible and a stumbling block for Israel. Baal is found in fifty-two verses of the Bible. Both in the Hebrew Scriptures and in the Ras Shamra texts, the term "baal" is used in a

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 11:33-36 Paul’s Anthem to God’s Grace On all that he has written in chapters 9-11 Paul now stops to give God the glory for His "unsearchable ways"! No one can counsel God as He unfolds world history. He is its author and does as He pleases. But what He does will be perfect, good, and right! The apostle had a similar hymn of praise in 8:35-39. That hymn had to

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 11:26-32 The Jews will be Restored and all the Messianic Promises of an Earthly Kingdom will be Fulfilled These could be the most important verses in this Romans 9-11 section. Here Paul comes to his most important point—God is not through with the Jews! He will return to bless them as a nation, as a theocracy, as a whole people, planted again in the Holy Land.

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 11:13-25 The Restoration of Israel as a Theocracy assured Some of the greatest prophecies in Scripture are found in Ezekiel 36-37. They deal with the restoration of Israel, both spiritually and in regard to the Jewish return to the Promised Land! The apostle Paul was well familiar with these passages and one could almost say that he is paraphrasing their

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 11:7-12 Though Israel stumbled over Christ, a Restoration of the Nation is Certain There is no question that Paul’s generation of Jews, as a whole, rejected Christ. However they are to be restored. A future fulfillment is guaranteed and promised. That Gentiles are now being saved through the Jewish Old Testament promises, is only making the Jews angry! But one

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from Spirit and Truth (spiritandtruth.com) Dispensational Hermeneutics

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 11:1-6 God’s Covenant Promises with Israel are still valid While God now is mainly working with the Gentiles, He is not through with the Jews! His covenant promises remain and will have ultimate fulfillment. Presently, however, during this dispensation (PERIOD) of grace, there is a remnant now coming to Christ and receiving personal salvation. National

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 10:14-21 God Provides the Blessing of Salvation for All In these verses Paul expands on his argument to show that the Lord always had in mind reaching the Gentiles who were not part of the people of the Jewish people who are the children of Abraham, and who have given to them directly the covenant promises. The nations, or Gentiles, would be blessed through

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 10:1-13 Dispensation (PERIOD) OF Grace—Salvation available to all In this section the apostle Paul shows that the Jews sought God’s righteousness by law-keeping and not by faith. But for now, the Lord is mainly reaching and calling the Gentiles to salvation. They are coming to Christ by faith and not by works. In Isaiah 11:28 it was prophesied that all can

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Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Romans 9:25-33 How the Jews came to disbelieve Some Jews and Gentiles will be saved During the time of Christ and Paul, a large number of Jews thought they were saved because they were Jews, or because they were Law-keepers! This of course was not true. In all dispensations one is saved only by faith in what God has revealed. This is clear from Genesis 15:6.

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Romans 9:14-24 Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Salvation is by Divine Sovereignty By His divine providence, God is completely in charge of what happens among men on earth. He can do with both good and evil people as He pleases. The reason: He is the sovereign Potter (v. 21) who can do with the "same lump" (of sinful clay) as He wishes. God is not under compulsion to save, all though all may come to

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Romans 9:6-13 Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Israel Divinely Chosen As A Nation Before going on and seeing what God has planned for the Jewish people as a nation, it must be understood what He has done with them in the past. The Plan for the future, having been determined in God’s providence in the ancient past, is that God will not be dealing with all the descendants of Abraham but only through

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Evidence of a conspiracy to fake an environmental crisis of global proportions with false science should not shock many. Those who have examined the science and historical data surrounding global climate change recognize an intrinsic pattern in the geo-environmental system. History itself proves the error of man-made “global warming” or as it is called now “climate change” (they had to change

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Romans 9:4-5 Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. The Church Is Not Israel As Paul was writing this Roman epistle he had no thought of seeing the church becoming a new Israel. Israel is (present tense) still Israel. And while they sinned and rejected their Savior, God is not through with them, nor has He canceled the promises made to the Jewish fathers! who are Israelites [to] whom presently the

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Romans 9-11 (This series of articles is published with permission from Dr. Mal Couch and is from the Scofield Prophecy Studies Web page: http://www.scofieldprophecystudies.org/ - Thank you Dr. Couch) Mal Couch, Ph.D., Th.D. Paul Answers Hank Christian radio personality Hank Hanegraaff has come out with a new book entitled: The Apocalypse Code (Thomas Nelson, 2007). In it he takes to task

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Requirements and Recognition of the New Testament Canon All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17) The authors of Scripture, both Old and New Testament, were inspired by the Holy Spirit to pen God’s Word;

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Examination of the Purpose of Job and the Arguments of Job’s Friends David Q. Santos In the Gospel of John Chapter 15 verses 1 and 2 Jesus refers to himself as the vine and His audience as the branches. He refers to God the Father as the Husbandman or vineyard’s keeper. These verses read, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh

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Pre-Trib Research Center http://www.pre-trib.org/article-view.php?id=401 "Supersessionism is the view that the New Testament Church supersedes, replaces, or fulfills the nation Israel's place and role in the plan of God,"[1] notes Mike Vlach, who has written a PhD dissertation on the topic.[2] Supersessionism is another term, often found in academic circles, for replacement theology. Today

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Dispensational Overview of Biblical History David Q. Santos The Bible is God’s word to man. It is authoritative in all that it says from the creation to the end of this age. God’s plan for this world is revealed as a God centered doxological program. This program is contained in His progressive revelation. As students and scholars approach the Bible they must first understand the full scope or “

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CONTRAST LITERAL HERMENEUTICS WITH ALLEGORICAL SPIRITUALIZATION, AND GENRE HERMENEUTICS David Q. Santos The method that is used to approach the Bible will determine the outcome of any Biblical study. “Hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation. Exegesis consists of the actual interpretation of the Bible, the bringing out of its meaning, whereas hermeneutics establishes the

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11 Primary topics of theology David Q. Santos Theology is most simply described as the study of God. In this circumstance theology should be further defined by adding that it is Christian or Evangelical theology being examined. There are multiple approaches to Christian theology which include systematic, Biblical, dogmatic, and historical theology among others. The Moody Handbook of Theology

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 7. Laodicea: The Lukewarm Church Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 6. Philadelphia: The Revived Church Revelation 3:7-13 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 5. Sardis: The Dead Church Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 4. Thyatira: The Corrupt Church Revelation 2:18-29 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 3. Pergamos: The Corrupt Church Revelation2:12-17 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 2. Smyrna: The Persecuted Church Revelation 2:8-11 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

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The Seven Churches of Revelation David Q. Santos 1. Ephesus: The Loveless Church Revelation 1:1-7 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried

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The Seven Churches of Revelation Introduction: Part 1 of 8David Q. Santos Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;In chapter one verse nineteen, John the Apostle is given the command to “write the things which thou hast seen, and the

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The Deity of Jesus in the Gospel of JohnIn Contrast to Mormon TheologyDavid Q. Santos There are many groups today that refuse to accept the Biblical fact that Jesus Christ is more than the Son of God; He IS God in the flesh. Refusing to accept that Jesus is Deity is often a characteristic of a cult. Ironically, these cults use the name of Jesus to give themselves credibility but without the

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Sodom & Gomorrah, the Lutheran Church, and the Rapture David Q. Santos Modern Christianity often highlights God’s characteristic of love. This is without a doubt a key characteristic of the Biblical God and as the Apostle John notes, “8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (1 John 4:8).[1] The church (and the world) must not forget that God has a high standard; requiring

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