Heb 6:1-2 is the Biblical outline of the elementary doctrines of Christ. By filling in the outline with Biblical teaching we can grasp of the fundamentals of the Christian faith.I wrote a article which is intended as an individual or group study in the basics of the Christian faith.
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The real issue between Creation and Evolution has not been properly understood. It is not between Intelligent design and chance. It is not between an old earth and a young earth. It is not between science and religion. It is on the issue of how to properly interpret Uniformitarianism that the divide exists.
Uniformitarianism is the philosophy that the laws of science and particularly causation are the same throughout long spans of history. One aspect of this is that like causes produce like effects and natural processes continue at the same rate througout the history of time. Natural causes produce natural effects. A limited form of uniformity is essential to science. Imagine a world where there was no uniformity of causes and effects. In such a world one drink of water could be thirst quenching one moment and the very next swallow taken seconds later could be deadly poison. In such a world the scientific enterprise would be impossible. The understanding that such uniformity exist was essential to the Scientific Revolution. Scientists of both Creationist and Evolutionist persuations believe in some uniformity of causes and effects. The divide between Creationists and the Evolutionists lies in the differences in their beliefs concerning how much uniformity exists.
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On This Christmas season I wanted to reflect for a moment on the opposite end of Jesus earthly life. Christmas is a day arbitrarily chosen as a day to celebrate His birth, but why was He born. He came to be the sacrifice that would take away both the power and guilt of our sins.It is through His blood that we have the victory over Satan.
I have embedded below a video of the song We are the Reason. The song was originally written by David Meece and redone by Avalon. The video below shows clips of scenes from the Passion of the Jesus Christ played to the Avalon version of the song.
When you view the video below think about this. If God loves us enough to send His Son to suffer so brutally then He will not withhold any good thing from us. Allow this video to strenghthen your faith and love for the Lord. As for me He is worthy of my all. If my association with and witness for Christ results in the loss of freedom, possessions or even my life then He is worthy of such sacrifice. Many now suffer for Him and soon in America Christian will suffer as the result of dramatic changes soon to unfold.
(Warning: contains graphic content which may not be suitable for small children and weak hearts)
Matt 7:1 is one of the most misinterpreted passages in the Bible. It is often used by worldly people as a cover-up for evil. A closer study of this passage will reveal that not only is it wrong to use this text as a defense of moral relativism but that it is impossible NOT to judge.
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What is the Faith Driven Church? It is a community of Faith Driven people united by the Faith that God has delivered to the Saints. Eph 4:11-16 presents a four point plan for creating a faith driven community.
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I wish to share here some more advanced steps in the Faith driven Life that will lead to maturity. These can be found in 2 Peter 1. Verses 1-4 lay the foundation
2 Peter 1:2-4 KJV Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (4) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
September 17, 2007
The Foundation of the Faith Driven Life
How do we access the grace that is given through faith. Knowing the means of access God’s grace is critical to living the faith driven life
Two New Discipleship Books
June 20, 2010 - 8 Tamuz, 5770I have uploaded two new discipleship booklets that are sure to be helpful in becoming better disciples of Jesus Christ. The first one, Basic Training:Basic Doctrines, is based on Heb 6:1-2. The second one, Basic Training:Basic Practices part 1, is part one of a series of booklets based on 2 peter 1.
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