Today’s Word

Turn-Around Specialist

but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.  Acts 26:20  ESV Performing deeds – It takes more than simply changing your mind.  That’s the Greek word…
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The Denial of Revelation

And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  1 Corinthians 13:2  ESV Have not – How we agonize over this verse!  Paraded before the cringing audience in the pews, preachers hammer believers for…
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The End of Theology

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.  Colossians 2:8  ESV Philosophy – Paul warns us about the enticement of philosophy, but we seem to have completely ignored his alarm.  I don’t…
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The “Do-over”

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them, . . .”  Leviticus 4:1-2 NASB Unintentionally – The book of Leviticus provides atonement for unintentional sins. …
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Revolving Door

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Matthew 3:2  NASB Repent – Repentance is the first step to becoming human again (see yesterday’s Today’s Word).  Since it is now a vital issue for every homo sapien, we need to explore the concept and process of repentance a bit more.  It’s no longer just…
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Return to Me

Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; . . . Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – We have probably explored this verse twenty times (plus a full chapter in Guardian Angel).  That might incline you to think we have plumbed its depths.  Ah, the illusion of information.  We haven’t…
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