By One Spirit

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May 2014

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The Heritage of God’s Servants

The Bible tells us something in regard to the prophet Samuel that is an element of the faith that is vastly overlooked and all but unknown today: “And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words…

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What Do You Love?

That’s what it really comes down to in the end. What we really love. It’s as easy to say that we really love God as it is for a child to say they love playing with toys, but there is only one true way to love God. That w…

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Be Not Confederate with Christianity

"For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither…

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Examining the Doctrine of the Trinity

John chapter 14 really reveals some powerful truth about the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost. Now a lot of folks who may not be real familiar with my writing just said something like this to themselves: "Oh, he's goi…

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So many people just don't seem to get it

So many people just don't seem to get it. Hearing about truth in Christ, and talking about truth in Christ, and being glad about truth in Christ is one thing. DOING the truth in Christ is quite another. James put it down…

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The Mask of Christianity

What we’re talking about today is religious sin, otherwise known as “a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof” (II Tim. 3:5). That means doctrines contrived from twisting the scriptures into a religious format…

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Temptation and the Flesh

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath…

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Be on God’s Side

"There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD" (Prov. 21:30). It is not even possible to oppose anything that is of God and win. Not in a million years. But before anyone jumps on the amen bandwagon…

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The Last Days and Scripture

The second coming of the Lord to this world is a truth and reality of overwhelming power that is threaded throughout the entire Bible. There are a number of accounts of it in the prophets, and it is also spoken of in the…

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A Righteous Source of Conflict

"Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences" (II Cor. 5:11). This should be, and in fact is, the testimony of ever…

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The Free Gift

"Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life" (Rom. 5:18). Okay, so what does this stateme…

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Scripture and Truth

I'm not sure whether you've ever thought about it or not, but Jesus confirmed the truth that he taught by the scriptures. And the apostles? Ditto. Ever read the new testament writings in the Bible? You may have noticed t…

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On Scripture

I was watching a music advertisement on TV a little while ago when I laid down on the couch to rest a little. Some really memorable songs by some great artists. Some of the artists I saw are dead before their time, and m…

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Salvation and Obedience

A lot of religious folks pride themselves on the secret or hidden 'knowledge' that their particular affiliation lays claim to. This supposed hidden knowledge makes them feel elite among God's people, and they feel that t…

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Temptation and Judgment

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof" (Prov. 18:31). I would like to show you a translation of the second part of this verse that will help to clarify a point…

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Faith and Works

"What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be y…

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Justice and Judgment

"To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice" (Prov. 21:3). Okay so just what is "justice and judgment" in the sight of God? That’s easy, it’s for someone to do the right kind of things and f…

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Flee the Wrath to Come

There’s a lot of good folks in Christ who are busy tending to and prioritizing a lot of things in this life, and no doubt think that those who don’t connect to that are just a little bit extreme. But there’s coming a tim…

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The Sealed Book and the Lamb

"And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and t…

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True Fellowship With Christ

"And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved" (II Cor. 12:15). There are a lot of folks who feel that they can identify with these words of the apostle Pa…

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On Israel

"It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle... And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the…

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On Righteousness

"Better is a dry morsel, and QUIETNESS therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife" (Prov. 17:1). "Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit" (Eccl. 4:6…

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God Is In Charge - Do What Is Right

"In whose [God’s] hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind… With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shut…

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