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Eden to Eden | Abraham: The Journey Begins | Nathan Renner
Humanity’s journey back to Eden begins with Abraham. Nathan Renner explores the biblical narrative of humanity’s fall and alienation from God, symbolized by the eastward movement. Discover how God, in His persistent love, calls Abraham and his descendants to journey westward, back towards His presence.
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What the Bible Says About Israel Today: Insights on the Israel–Hamas War
Judgment day is coming. The end of the world is at hand and the return of Jesus Christ is imminent. God’s patience and forbearance has been great. There are signs of the second coming that are fulfilling before our very eyes, with earthquakes, floods, wars and rumors of war. It has been said: There is…
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Natural Calamities: Are Tornadoes and Hurricanes Signs of the End?
The news is filled with stories of natural and manmade disasters that include global warming, wars, tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural calamities. So, what does that mean to humans on planet earth? Are these disasters occurring at a greater frequency and or do they portend something ominous is going to occur? What…
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Religious Nones: The Rise of the Unaffiliated Among Younger Generations
The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising. Those are the twin headlines from the latest Pew Research report released Thursday (Oct. 17), which shows a dramatic decline in American religious habits over the course of a decade. The report, an aggregation of yearly political…
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Paula White: Did She Lead President Trump to Christ?
Paula White is a televangelist and recently recounted one of her favorite stories — about when Donald Trump reached out to her in 2011 for guidance on a possible White House run. “Would you bring some people around me to pray?” she said he asked her. “I really want to hear from God.” Paula White…
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Laudato Si: Pope Francis’ Call to Care for Our Common Home
“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”.In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through…
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Five Solas: Core Principles That Sparked the Reformation
These five statements sum up what lies at the heart of Protestant belief: By Grace alone (Sola Gratia) Through Faith alone (Sola Fide) In Christ alone (Solus Christus) According to Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura) For God’s Glory alone (Soli Deo Gloria) Sola Gratia (Grace alone) Salvation is the free gift of God to man. It is given by God’s Grace alone…
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Five Solas of the Reformation as the Foundations of Protestant Faith
Sola Scriptura: The Scripture Alone is the Standard The doctrine that the Bible alone is the ultimate authority was the “Formal Principle” of the Reformation. In 1521 at the historic interrogation of Luther at the Diet of Worms, he declared his conscience to be captive to the Word of God saying, “Unless I am overcome with…
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Interfaith Relations: The Seventh-day Adventist Approach Explained
The questions are still asked: “Why mingle with other Christians? Is this not a betrayal of Adventist identity, message, and mission?” To these, our unequivocal answer is no, it is not. The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church cannot be fulfilled without mingling as Jesus did. Fears and objections are part of human experience, but…
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Adventist Religious Liberty: A Case Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. government’s top Supreme Court lawyer has recommended the Court hear a case with potentially far-reaching implications for Sabbath-keepers in the workplace. Noel Francisco, the U.S. Solicitor General, filed the brief December 9, 2019, in a case brought by Seventh-day Adventist church member Darrell Patterson against the national pharmacy chain Walgreens. Francisco, whose brief…
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Washing Feet in the Bible: Uncovering Its Deeper Spiritual Meaning
Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost. His instruction was confined to the wants of their own condition in practical life. The curiosity that led them to seek for something they had not, when they came to him with prying questions, he turned into occasions of most solemn, earnest, vital appeal.…
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Jesus’ Foot Washing: Servant Leadership and True Discipleship
“And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my…
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Foot Washing as a Lesson in Humility from the Last Supper
Those who come to the sacramental service with their hearts open to the influences of the Spirit of God will be greatly blessed, even if those who officiate are not benefited thereby. Christ is there to make the heart susceptible to his Holy Spirit, and to discern the entire dependence of his people upon him…
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Lord’s Supper: Its Meaning and the Practice of Foot Washing
“Then came the day of unleavened bread; when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there…
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Is Trump a Christian? Examining the Former President’s Faith
The following is from the Washington Post February 14, 2020: “In September 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump gathered evangelical pastors, whose support he had courted assiduously, to discuss the political beliefs that they shared. The Rev. Robert Jeffress, who leads the megachurch First Baptist Dallas and would preach at the church service Trump attended on…
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Coronavirus and Bible Prophecy: What COVID-19 Reveals
Is this outbreak a sign of the times? Many are thinking so. We are sharing the latest from the Centers for Disease Control: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) began in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019, and has spread throughout China and to 31 other…
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Living in Unprecedented Times: What COVID-19 Means for Prophecy
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis like we’ve never seen in our lifetime. It has affected not only our health, but so many other areas of our lives. The Bible gives us a frame of reference for the perilous times in which we live in, Matthew 24: 4-8: 4 And Jesus answered and said unto…
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Military Service: When Duty Conflicts with the Law of God
There is inherently a fundamental conflict with those that are contemplating joining or have joined the military. That is, the military pledge of allegiance conflicts with God’s Word and His unchanging law that commands not to kill another person. “You shall not murder.” Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder.” Deuteronomy 5:17 United States Soldiers Creed…
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Faith During COVID: Trusting God in a Time of Crisis
Government stay at home orders and directives for churches to remain closed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic have created significant tension and dismay, with many congregants and church leaders. As a result, many pastors, elders, church leaders have defied the order, risking fines and jail, to continue having in-church worship services, even while…
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Christian Marriage: Lessons from Romans 7 on Love and Commitment
Do you not know, brothers — for I am speaking to men who know the law — that the law (Torah) has authority over a man only as long as he lives? For example, by law (Torah) a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband…
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Great Reset: The World Economic Forum’s Role in End-Time Events
The Great Reset is the name of a proposal submitted by the World Economic Forum in May 2020 for economic planning for the sustainable reconstruction of the economy and society after the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated economic crisis of 2020-2021. As COVID-19 lockdowns are gradually easing, anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is…
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Bible Questions and Answers: Truths That Shape Our Destiny
Answering these 5 questions will determine your eternal destiny : 1. What has my record been for the (day ending or) year that is just closing? 2. What advancements have I made in the Christian life? 3. What victories have I gained? 4. What have I done to help others and lead them to Christ? 5. What is my daily experience with…
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Meditation in the Bible: An 11-Step Process for Spiritual Growth
What is the main truth of this verse? What other Scripture can I find to illuminate this verse? Is there any word or part of this verse which I do not understand? Is there a command or a word of advice here to obey? Is there a good example to follow? Is there a sin…
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church: A Holy War or Power Struggle?
In 988, Vladimir of the Rus, returning to Kiev after a huge religious-political military victory, held a mass baptism on the banks of the river Dnieper. This iconic act was the founding of Russian Orthodox Christianity. The Russian church today hopes to reunite with the independent Ukrainian branch under a single patriarch in Moscow that…