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Barna has released its finding on the state of the Bible and included 7 key points in this article https://www.barna.com/research/state-of-the-bible-2018-seven-top-findings/ 1. Half of Americans Are Bible Users "Overall, about half of Americans are “Bible users”—that is, they engage with the...

I would like to hear your comments about what you think Jesus meant when he said in Matthew 5:17-19 This is the passage the pastor I heard this morning used in his message. 17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly...

What is spiritual revival? Do you think we need spiritual revival in our churches today? In our lives today? I read this article about spiritual revival. It says But precisely what is true spiritual revival? This question is not too simple to ask while there are those who call almost any...

There has been much debate over the nature of the problem that Paul was addressing with the Colossian church in his little letter to them. I have heard it said that theologians have over 40 viewpoints about the nature of that problem. Whether it was Gnostic teaching or Jewish leaders from...

I have heard preachers preach this text in Malachi 3 and apply it to believers today saying that believers today should tithe. Yet, this is in the last book of the Old Testament, hundreds of years before Christ. The New Testament seems less explicit about tithing. The New Testament believers...

There is an article on the web site ThoughtCo that asks the question Do animals have souls? Will i see my pets again in heaven? here's the article https://www.thoughtco.com/do-animals-have-souls-701974 What do you think? What scripture references would you give to support your viewpoint?

I was at a gas station today and the two people in front of me both bought scratch off cards that you can buy for a dollar. I think one of the guys actually won two dollars and used his two dollars to buy two more cards. Sometimes the lottery winning can be huge, but to my limited knowledge it...

i was reading in Hebrews about the temple and i thought to myself that someone has probably put together animation about what the different temples and Moses Tent of meeting looked like and sure enough someone has. here the links to it. I thought it would be a great tool to help teach what...

The late Ray Stedman said this in a sermon he preached on the temptations of Christ Matthew 4:1-11 "Throughout our Lord’s ministry he reminded us continually of that great principle, not only by his words, but by his deeds. He declared it again and again, and stated this is the greatest of all...

2 Timothy 2:22-24 22 "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must...

Progressive revelation is the teaching that God has revealed Himself and His will through the Scriptures with an increasing clarity as more and more of the Scriptures were written. In other words, the later the writing the more information is given. Therefore, God reveals knowledge in a...

Joel 2:28 says “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions." Do you think visions and dreams happen today? I believe I have had a few events in my life that I would say were...

Jesus said in John 10:7-10 7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find...

This is an interesting article about who wrote the first five books of the Bible https://www.jashow.org/articles/bible/biblical-archaeology/what-evidence-proves-moses-wrote-the-first-five-books-of-the-bible/

1 John 2:15-17 says this "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world...

In Matthew 17:1-3 it says "After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared...

John 3:1-8 Jesus discussed being born again with Nicodemus. It says "Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; 2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You...

Exodus 3:10-12 says 10 Therefore, come now, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 And He said, “Certainly I...

The church that I have started to attend has the following statement in their statement of beliefs "Harvest Bible Chapel is a non-charismatic, conservative, evangelical fellowship that welcomes all who know Jesus Christ as their Savior and all who are seeking Him. Those who claim to possess the...

Galatians 2:20-21 says "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come...