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I often raise my hands during worship. Most of the time it’s just me and God. The musicians and crowd seem to fade away and disappear. And if I think of them at all, I want to let people know I’m with Jesus. What about you? Do you raise your hands during worship? Please write me why/not or join the Continue reading Do you raise hands during worship?
Jesus Christ reveals himself to Moses as El Shaddai and Jehovah Jesus Christ had revealed himself as God Almighty (El Shaddai) the promise maker who appeared unto Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now he is made manifest to the children of Israel as Jehovah, Yahweh, the great I AM, the promise keeper. And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: Continue reading Jesus Christ is El Shaddai and Jehovah
The Bible clearly teaches predestination but there is a huge confusion about what is predestined. Let’s examine the passages that describe predestination and carefully determine what is predestined? Is it God’s plan or people’s actions? What is predestined: God’s plan or people’s actions? As we examine the two passages that describe predestination, we need to be careful to determine what Continue reading What is predestined? (God’s plan or people’s actions)
Hezekiah was one of the good kings in a long line of bad to worse kings that descended from Solomon’s sin of idolatry because of his foreign wives (1 Kings 11:1-3). Hezekiah restored the temple after his father, Ahaz, had defiled it and shut down the Levitical priesthood. You can read about this amazing work in 2 Chronicles 29-31. In Continue reading Why did Hezekiah smash the bronze snake that Moses had made? (2 Kings 18:4)
It would be presumptions for me to think this post could resolve thousands of years of arguments about the Great Commission. But I have found that most honest theological questions can be resolved by reading the scriptures with the help of the Holy Spirit. So let’s try. I am not going to make deep theological arguments or cherry-pick verses out Continue reading Rightly Dividing the Great Commission