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Decoding Nicea
There are a lot of opinions and rumors about Constantine, the Council of Nicea, and the events of the fourth century that changed Christianity to Christendom. Not only will you get the incredible story, with all its twists, plots, and intrigues, but you will find out how history is done and never wonder what is true again.
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Tag Archives: Eternal Life
“Faith Apart from Works” and “Not by Faith Alone”
This is from the comments on “Faith and Works: A Brief Summary”, my June 19 blog post. I wrote this in response to a good question. Your comment (that the only mention of faith alone in the bible is in … Continue reading
Dealing with Scripture Honestly: Galatians 6:7-9
In my previous post, I explained why I am writing about honest interpretation of the Scripture. I can’t explain what I mean by dealing with Scripture honestly without giving you examples. Galatians 6:7-9 is associated with an experience for me. … Continue reading
All Sins: Past, Present, and Future … Or Not
So I’ve got a guy on Facebook telling me that when the Bible says that all our sins are forgiven (Col. 2:13), this necessarily means that even our future sins are forgiven. He wants me to show him a verse … Continue reading
Good Works, Immortality, and So Much More!
In the last post we saw that Jesus came to make it possible to do good works and thus inherit eternal life. This is not all Jesus came to do. God’s plan turns out to be much, much greater than … Continue reading
The Bible’s Amazing Focus on Good Works
This is the seventh post in the “Rebuilding the Foundations” series. According to WordPress, about 180 of you read yesterdays’ post and another 80 or so have been on the blog this morning. I hope that means some of you … Continue reading
John 5:24-29 – Jesus, Faith, Works, and the Judgment
John 5:24 is used as a standalone verse in evangelism programs. It reads: Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has … Continue reading
Differences Among the Apostles (Bible Interpretation)
I explained the purpose of this post in yesterday’s post. We tend to think of the Bible as one book. It’s not. “Bible” is from the Greek and Latin words for “books.” The books of the Bible were written by … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Early Christianity
Tagged bible interpretation, Eternal Life, ignatius, immortality, justin martyr, paul vs john, polycarp
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Leukemia: Humbled To Be Found Worthy
This post won’t go up until July 9. By then I should be in the hospital, just finishing chemo, with no bone marrow and no immune system, and starting a 4-6 week recovery. My 50th birthday is July 11. Happy … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness, Leukemia, Miscellaneous
Tagged discipleship, Eternal Life, leukemia, mercy, peace
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Pleading for Sin and Pleading for Righteousness
A friend mentioned I hadn’t posted in nearly a month. I’ve been working on my book about the Council of Nicea. 10 chapters done, 1 chapter to write, and 9 to edit. I also have to edit the glossaries. I … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness
Tagged born again, council of nicea, Eternal Life, evildoers, george fox, good works, grace, pleading for sin, quakers, righteousness, well-doers
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The 3 Things Paul Wants Us To Know
May God give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, so that you can really be a believer, and never underestimate that incredible, universe-changing word: *Believer*. Continue reading
Posted in Holiness
Tagged adoption, creation groaning, Eternal Life, god's inheritance, power, redemption, revelation, romans 8, spirituality, wisdom
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