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Reflection on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11

2011-09-13T12:30:11-07:00

It is perhaps fitting to reflect on this tenth anniversary memorial of the attack on America by Middle-Eastern extremists who commandeered three Boeing commercial aircraft and crashed them into the...

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The Scriptures and Physical Health

2011-10-17T17:03:40-07:00

Introduction: Pastors Pana and Tai Mamea of Hilltop Christian Center in Tacoma, WA gave a wonderful presentation this past Sunday October 16, 2011, on the subject of “Health and Nutrition” and its...

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The use of anointing oil in Christian Worship Services

2011-10-21T15:14:09-07:00

I have observed the Pastors of some Pentecostal Christian denominations use olive oil in their healing and deliverance ministries so it prompted me to search the Scriptures to better understand how...

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A message from the grave

2011-10-22T14:31:40-07:00

With the recent death of Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi, who now joins the ranks of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein, it is time for some in the Muslim...

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Just how does God save a person from their sins?

2011-10-24T15:55:46-07:00

In nearly every Christian Church at some point in time a person will attend worship services who has not received salvation, and in numerous instances will make it known what their reason is for...

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How to recognize the Antichrist

2011-10-25T16:22:40-07:00

One of the more fascinating extra-Biblical studies is derived from esoteric Judaism, namely, the Cabbala. This involves assigning numerical symbolism to the 22 consonantal letters which comprise the...

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Is there anything that God cannot do?

2011-10-25T16:24:16-07:00

The idea behind worshipping God is that of a being who is omniscient, omnipotent, immortal, invisible, transcendent and appears in majestic celestial splendor, and as such, has no limitation to His...

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The cities that Jesus condemned before Judgment Day

2011-10-26T13:16:35-07:00

Matthew 11: 20, 22-23 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida (Cp. Luke 10: 13a)....

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Why did Jesus go about healing people?

2011-11-03T14:22:30-07:00

It is the lot of being a human being that accompanies frailty, sickness, infirmity, disease and finally, death; so why is it that our LORD and Savior Jesus [Yeshua] cured people of the very ailments...

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Crystal Cathedral Church files for bankruptcy

2011-11-06T13:30:05-08:00

With all the Church scandals that have shaken the faithful over the past few years, perhaps saying, “I told you so” is being too petty, critical and insensitive. Whether it is pedophile priests in...

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Why Is God jealous?

2011-11-07T14:00:54-08:00

There was an interesting question taken from The Kansas City Star by Columnist Helen Gray and printed in the Tacoma News Tribune, RELIGION section [p. A9], Saturday, November 5, 2011, FAITH Q&A,...

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Explaining the meaning of Hebrews 10: 25-26

2011-11-09T16:33:43-08:00

There have been preachers who used to teach that if believers no longer attend Christian worship services that they are committing ‘willful’ sin because of this ominous and dreadful-looking verse in...

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Should the military ordain non-Christain Chaplains?

2011-11-12T11:29:21-08:00

In the Tacoma News Tribune, Friday November 11, 2011 edition, Section A9, under the section, FAITH: About a dozen apply for status was an article by Matthew Hay Brown on the Baltimore Sun in which...

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Clarifying some misconceptions about Satan

2011-11-12T11:36:58-08:00

The devil is a fallen angel or evil demi-god who is represented in the imaginations of nearly every cultural group on planet Earth. It seems universally consistent that he is a being represented with...

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Explaining that Baptism is more than the act of immersion in water

2011-11-16T12:38:41-08:00

In perhaps the theological equivalent of ‘Less Filling’ vs.‘Tastes Great,’ which leaves a bitter taste in the religious palate of those believers who embrace a Fundamental or Evangelical perspective,...

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A perspective on bowing before the Presence of God

2011-11-20T21:03:39-08:00

It is customary protocol to greet a dignitary from another country with a gracious and respectful bow, as a sign of honor and respect, and if it is royalty, extend even greater courtesy. This is most...

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Just really what was the sin of Adam and Eve?

2011-11-21T12:16:29-08:00

The primordial recollections of the most ancient primitive tribes preserve in their folk stories and artwork, the ‘original’ Man and Woman as the progenitor of the “human race.” Among this created...

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Jesus in bad company

2011-11-22T13:25:27-08:00

This is not an original title and the last person that I heard use it was a Seventh day Adventist preacher by the name of Carlos Blake, from Chicago, IL. The reason that I find the context of the...

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The qualification for Elder in the Christian Church

2011-11-23T16:59:59-08:00

There are Christian churches where a female has the title of “elder” in the sense of an official officeholder in the local congregation/assembly as opposed to someone who is an old woman. And while...

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Which is the real Jesus?

2011-12-19T18:06:44-08:00

The usual impression that people generally have regarding Jesus is someone who is friendly, nice and non-threatening in appearance religious teacher like the Dalai Lama of Tibet. He went around like...

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A brief overview on 1 Peter 1 thru 5

2011-12-21T20:34:48-08:00

1 Peter 1: 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ [Yeshua Moshiach]. To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithnia. . . John 7: 35 Then the Jews said among...

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Jesus Christ celebrated December 25th

2011-12-26T12:40:10-08:00

It may come as surprise to some but instead of celebrating the birth of Jesus [Yeshua] on December 25th, He most likely celebrated a notable Jewish festival on this very date; as recorded in the...

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Was it Sarah who really attracted the attention of King Abimelech?

2012-01-07T19:34:29-08:00

INTRODUCTION: Many readers of the Bible are familiar with the story of a Pharaoh in Egypt as well as the Philistine king in Gerar [between Gaza and Beersheba on the border of the territory of...

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Trying to understand God's Promise to Abraham

2012-01-08T17:18:27-08:00

Genesis 12: 3, 7a I will bless those who bless you [Abram] and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said,...

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The Apostle Paul and the Church at Ephesus

2012-01-26T13:47:34-08:00

The Apostle Paul’s ministry among the Ephesian Christians is mentioned in the book of Acts as well as in his letter to the Ephesians. There are some Bible Scholars who are not convinced that Paul...

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