By One Spirit

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June 2012

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Obedience and Love

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous" (I Jn. 5:2,3). So here we…

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The Treasure of the Heart

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth sp…

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What are you looking for, really

What are you looking for, really? Some people are looking for a religious security blanket, and will accept something short of real truth that purifies from sin (Isa. 28:20; Isa. 30:1; II Tim. 4:3). Some are just looking…

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Fearing God and Keeping His Commandments

"Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right" (Prov. 20:11). "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spir…

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God alone knows the hearts

God alone knows the hearts. We've all heard it, and we've all said it I'm sure. But do we REALLY believe it? First let's have several key scriptural references laid out that irrefutably show that God, and God alone, know…

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Baptized into One Body

I have something fairly short and to the point today, yet it is as integral to the spiritual and physical healing of the body of Christ as anything can be. "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we…

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The Danger of False Confidence

I feel the need to address a common ill among God's people today, that needs desperately to be remedied. There is a facade of confidence that most professing "Christians" wear, in regard to what they believe to be the tr…

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When God Became a Father

It seems appropriate on this father's day to write something about the truth and reality of when God became a father. So then, just when DID God become a father? Let's look at what the Bible tells us on the matter. In Co…

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When False Prophets Promise Peace

"They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying , Peace, peace; when there is no peace" (Jer. 6:14). "They" in this passage were the false prophets among God's people who collectively defied…

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Can a Name Be Lost from the Book of Life?

The question I have for you today is, Can someone have their name written in the "book of life" and still lose out with God; meaning not be saved in the end? The answer is very short, but first let's consider how a perso…

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Salvation and Righteousness

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as…

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The Emptiness of Earthly Gain

" I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth…

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Wisdom Heard in Quiet

"This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now…

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The Blessings Jesus Taught

"And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inher…

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Scripture and Discernment

I would like to take a look at what the Bible says about the word of God, and how one attains unto it. "... So that thou incline thine EAR unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after kn…

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Who Rules Our Carnal Nature?

The question I have for you today is this: Who has power over who in regard to you and your fleshly, or carnal nature? That is really what it is all going to come down to anyway. The apostle Paul clearly listed a number…

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Obedience and the Heart

"Now the end of the commandment is [love] out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; un…

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