These posts discuss various aspects of personal development. They focus on practical ways that we can bring change to our lives.
The Law says, “Don’t Murder.” Jesus says, “Don’t get angry and call your brother ‘stupid.’” The Law says, “Don’t commit adultery.” Jesus says, “Don’t look lustfully at someone.” The Law says, “Don’t steal.” Jesus says, “Don’t covet someone else’s stuff.” The Law says, “An eye for an eye…” Jesus says, “Forgive those who sin against you.” […]
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This is the time of the year that things get interesting. Everybody starts to get in the holiday spirit. If you live anywhere near a retail area, traffic is going to pick up. We lived about a mile and a half from the Mall of Georgia. During the Christmas shopping season, if you turned left
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If you missed Part Two of this post, you can read it here. 4. The Church. The Church is central to God’s plans in Revelation and in history. The book is written to seven churches in Asia. Chapters two and three contain these letters. These seven churches appear to be representative of all the churches.
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If you missed Part One of Keys to Understanding Revelation, you can read it here. 2. The Reality of Evil. This does not nullify the sovereignty of God. Revelation actually gives us some insight into Satan’s fall. “Then there was war in heaven. Michael and the angels under his command fought the dragon and his
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The Revelation is one of the most exciting and fascinating books of the Bible. Yet, it is often the most misunderstood and the least read of the New Testament books. It is often perceived as difficult to understand and even frightening with all of the apocalyptic imagery that it contains. In reality, Revelation should be
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Have you ever thought about what sets one church apart from another? Why don’t we just all worship in the same way? It is good to understand that each church or group of churches has its own unique culture. While most Christians agree on the basic beliefs and doctrines, the way that we express them
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“And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you into his Kingdom to share his glory.” The first face of leadership that Paul
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“As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding and caring for her own children. We loved you so much that we gave you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.” The Apostle Paul had
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“Jesus replied, ‘”Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.’” Too often, depending on which flavor of Christianity we subscribe to, we seem to see this verse as an “either/or” presupposition. “Those crazy Charismatics only talk about the power of God and their experiences. They don’t
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“Learning requires humility.” “Leading requires humility.” There are so many characteristics that have been put forth describing good leadership. Every book on leadership has a list of what that author thinks are the most important. Humility is one of those characteristics that should be on everybody’s list. The best leaders are always learning. Leaders
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