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7 common mistakes about the nativity
We have all seen nativity scenes with angels and wise men on camels and baby Jesus in the manger. But there are many common mistakes and misconceptions in those nativity scenes. I don’t understand how or why these happened because the facts are even more exciting than fiction. The real story of Christmas: Unto us a child is born – Continue reading 7 common mistakes about the nativity
Are Christians doomed by deceitful heart?
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9) The Hebrew word translated “desperately wicked” means to be so weak and sick that it is incurable. And it gets worse, because the word translated “heart” means the moral character of the inner man, the center of thinking and learning, the source of emotions and Continue reading Are Christians doomed by deceitful heart?
Eternal covenant promises for Israel from the Bible
God made eternal promises to Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He confirmed those promises through all the prophets and the words of Jesus Christ. But many Bible scholars have asked the same question as the Apostle Paul. I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a Continue reading Eternal covenant promises for Israel from the Bible
Your sins have separated you from God
Sometimes God feels a million miles away. And sometimes we wonder if God exists. In those times, he didn’t change, he didn’t move, he didn’t leave, but we did, and our sins have separated us from God. Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, Neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear; But your iniquities have Continue reading Your sins have separated you from God