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Sometimes in talking with people, I ask if they believe the Bible is true. I then give three options:
- It is inspired by God, and all true;
- It is just a collection of writings by men through the centuries; or
- The original writings were God-inspired, but men have added and changed things through the years.
The response is often #3. My next question is, “How do we know which part is true, and which we don’t have to pay any attention to?” I sometimes get the “deer in headlights” look, signifying they don’t know, and never thought about it. Then the question, “Does it…
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“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Lord” (Psalm 9:9-10, HCSB).
What a glorious promise! In any and every trouble we face, our Lord offers strength, comfort, peace, and hope.
Why is it, then, that we sometimes end up turning this promise on its head? When times get tough, some disciples seem to run away from God instead of running to Him. Circumstances in their…
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Listed for your consideration, in no particular order, are some of the things to which the Bible attributes our salvation.
The grace of God. “But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are” (Acts 15:11). “…that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:7).
The blood of Jesus. “Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath…
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