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Legalists: Give Me the Official Rules
Dealing with legalists in the church can be discouraging. Of course, no one believes they are a legalist (and maybe we all are to a degree). Most legalists just feel they are serious about obedience while others are less so. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Issues, Old Testament Law, religion
Tagged Christianity, Church, God, Gospel, grace, humility, Jesus, Law, legalism, religion, Romans 14:1-12, Romans 3:20, Sin, theology
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The Church Bully
I just came across an insightful post from Thom Rainer. In his post, Rainer lists nine common characteristics of what he labels “church bullies”. Read through the points below. Have you ever had to deal with a church bully? Have … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Church Growth, Church Issues
Tagged Christianity, Church, Church conflict, Church Growth, religion, theology, Tim Farley
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Who Are the Covenant People of God?
Ok, help me understand something. I often hear fellow Christians speak of Israel as God’s covenant people. I understand that God made a covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai. We refer to it as the Mosaic Covenant. However, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Old Testament Law
Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Church, Israel, religion, theology, Tim Farley
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The NET Bible: A Great Free Resource for Serious Study
There are many study Bibles available and many of them are very good. I have a few that I like to recommend to people who are wanting to gain a better understanding of Scripture. However, there is one study Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, bible.org, Books, Christianity, NET Bible, religion, Study Bible, theology, Tim Farley
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Do You Know the Bible or the Author of the Bible?
Um, this came across my Facebook feed today and lots of people liked it. Why? I have no idea. The statement on the photo creates a false dichotomy between knowing the Bible and knowing God. It champions the second and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, religion, theology, Tim Farley, Worldview
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The Doubly Offensive Jesus
Trevin Wax has written an article titled Give Me the Doubly Offensive Jesus, Please. The article appears at The Gospel Coalition’s website. You should take the time to read it. While you are at it, you may find Trevin’s other articles useful as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Culture, Jesus, religion, The Gospel Coalition, theology, Tim Farley, Trevin Wax
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Prosperity: It’s Another Gospel
In a recent sermon series on 1 Peter, I commented that I believe prosperity theology (a.k.a. “health and wealth”, “name it and claim it”, “word of faith”, etc.) is one of the greatest opponents of true Christianity in the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian worldview, Christianity, Culture, Gospel, Materialism, Missions, Prosperity Theology, religion, TBN, theology, Tim Farley, World Magazine
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Hungering and Thirsting
I have been studying the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) with a group on Wednesday nights. Tonight, we will be looking at Matthew 5:6 where Jesus says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” As … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatitudes, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Luther, Matthew 5:6, religion, theology, Tim Farley
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It’s Not as Difficult as We Make It
Go to any Christian bookstore (or browse one online) and you will find many titles concerning the issue of finding God’s will. It can be overwhelming, especially since there are some crazy ideas out there about how this should be … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Bible, Bible Study, Christian worldview, Christianity, Garry Friesen, Gary Meadors, Kevin DeYoung, religion, theology, Tim Farley, Will of God, Worldview
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We Are Called to Something Bigger
We Christians, at least here in the U. S., have an autonomy problem. We want to figure everything out on our own and we think we know better than anyone else. It seems suspiciously familiar to the root of sin … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Church, religion, theology, Tim Farley
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