THE PURPOSE OF MIRACLES
(Richie Thetford)
God does not do things without a purpose. All of His work is planned, purposed and orderly done. This was true with His work with reference to performing miracles. Let us examine and answer this question; “What was the purpose of miracles during the days of the apostles and Jesus Christ on earth?”
Revealing the Truth
One purpose of miracles was to reveal the truth unto all mankind. If God speaks to man, then He must choose some medium. Rather obviously…
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Generational Generosity
How does someone become generous? We are made by God in the image of God. We are hard wired with emotions and feelings that can lend toward generosity. Some of those are compassion, empathy and sensitivity. Children tend to bond with those who show them love, care, and concern. In my belief, people don’t become generous by accident. It is learned through modeling and examples set by others, and children can be taught from an early age. Teaching generosity goes beyond…
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A Second Chance
(Kenneth "Tack" Chumbley)Then He went out . . . and came to His own country.
Christ leaves the area around Capernaum and, for a second time since the start of His public ministry, returns to Nazareth —-- that “beautiful village in the mountain nest.”
The Jews were proverbially narrow and bigoted. Between them and the Gentiles was a wide gulf. Samaria was so accursed that Jews traveling between Galilee and Judea would cross to the east side of the Jordan to avoid being contaminated by Samaria.
But the spirit of Jesus was different. On His…
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The backdrop of the book of Romans was a congregation made up of both Jews and Gentiles. In addition to this mix of peoples was the fact that the emperor of Rome kicked the Jews out of Rome for a time and then after his death they were allowed to return. These two factors caused many issues for the Christians as their backgrounds and traditions were much different. Jews were raised with the mindset of being God’s special people, close alliance to the law and its traditions. Gentiles came from a pagan background with less regard for the traditions…
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