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A Pearl of Great Price

- There were two classes of people who heard our Lord said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

- Those who did not wait for the explanation and interpreted it to mean the literal structure or edifice, and concluded it was impossible for our Lord to do.

- These were the people who mocked Him as He was nailed on the cross.

- Those who waited for the explanation, actually a demonstration, when our Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross and on the third day He rose again from the dead.

- To which class do we belong?

 

Nov 15, 2002

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The Wise and Foolish Builders - Part I

Posted by: Administrator on April 17, 2002 12:19:41 PM (2352  reads )

- Nobody wants to be a foolish builder.

- But because of spiritual blindness like the Scribes and Pharisees, unwittingly, we may be foolish builders in the eyes of God.

- Who, then, are the wise builders from the point of view of God? Men?

 

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Lord of the Sabbath

Posted by: Administrator on March 18, 2002 12:34:46 PM (2245  reads )

- What really is the significance of Sabbath that God gave it as an “eternal sign” for His chosen people?

- God imposes death penalty for its violation, like the man caught gathering sticks on the Sabbath. How is the penal provision executed?

- What did Jesus mean in saying, “I am the Lord of the Sabbath?”

 

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Tracing the 'Original Sin' (The Physical Sin)

Posted by: Administrator on January 10, 2002 1:15:42 PM (2316  reads )

- How could the concept of ORIGINAL SIN:

Psa. 51:5 "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."

Rom. 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin."

- Be reconciled with the following:

Ezek: 18:20 "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father ...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."

Deu 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

 

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First-Second-Third Heaven

Posted by: Administrator on November 17, 2001 1:37:27 PM (2205  reads )

- If Paul spoke of the 3rd heaven, there must be 1st and 2nd heaven.

- Where are these three heavens located?

- What are the "mansions" promised by Christ for the real believers?

 

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Who is My Neighbour?

Posted by: Administrator on October 17, 2001 1:57:37 PM (2054  reads )

- What difference is there between “neighbour” and “fellowmen?”

- Why were the PRIEST and LEVITE not able to follow the commandment, "Love thy neighbour," when they were the epitome of righteousness and godliness?

- What did the inquiring Scribe (lawyer) miss in his scrutiny of the commandments?

 

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Deciphering God's Spiritual Language

Posted by: Administrator on September 12, 2001 10:45:00 PM (1982  reads )

- God is a Spirit, immortal and heavenly. Man is physical being, mortal, and earthly.

- God spoke and is represented by His words.

- Who can explain God’s words? How?

 

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God's Wonderful Miracle on Me

Posted by: Administrator on August 19, 2001 2:30:20 PM (1531  reads )

- This is a saga of how God opened my eyes to "see" Him.

- How God touched my "ears" to comprehend what He saying.

- And how God shouted at me and rose from the "dead" in my tomb.

 

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Judge Not...

Posted by: Administrator on September 03, 2000 10:38:22 AM (1485  reads )

- How could our Lord forbid judging in Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged."

- And at the same time allowing it in John 7:24, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

 

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The Chosen Few

Posted by: Administrator on July 12, 2000 11:15:23 PM (1751  reads )

- Will many people be saved?

- Where do people go? To the many? Or, to the few?

 

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An Eye for an Eye

Posted by: Administrator on June 10, 2000 10:48:43 AM (1566  reads )

- How can Christ's statement, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill," be reconciled with His preaching of love instead of revenge as it refers to this Old Testament Law "eye for an eye?"

- What is "eye for an eye," "tooth for a tooth," "hand for hand," "foot for foot," "wound for wound," and "life for life?"

 

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Confession of a Lost Sheep

Posted by: Administrator on March 05, 2000 11:08:07 AM (1589  reads )

- Like a lost sheep, I was drifting and restless anxiously looking for the Shepherd.

- Unknown to me, the Shepherd was calling my name.

- We met each other, and this is my joy relating what happened.

 

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Mary Magdalene Personifies the Ideal Believer

Posted by: Administrator on February 25, 2000 11:18:59 AM (1538  reads )

- Who would think that Mary Magdalene typifies the ideal believer?

- Have you read, that from her acts and the privilege accorded to her by our Lord, Magdalene occupies the premier position among the apostles and disciples?

 

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Love Thy Enemies

Posted by: Administrator on February 20, 2000 12:34:38 PM (1618  reads )

- How could our Lord's statement, "love your enemies," be reconciled with an Old Testament law, "eye for eye, tooth for tooth?"

- Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets."

- Who are our enemies?

 

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Smite on the Right Cheek...

Posted by: Administrator on January 31, 2000 12:10:17 PM (1599  reads )

- What is the truth in "turning the other cheek after the right is smitten?"

- How did Jesus show the example of "turning the other cheek?" Did Paul follow the Way?

- Can we believe the Truth and follow the Way?

 

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'Jesus is the Way,' Can We Follow Him?

Posted by: Administrator on December 07, 1999 2:33:09 PM (1524  reads )

- How easy to say, “Jesus is the Way and the Truth” -- as it is written.

- And equally easy to say, “I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior of my life.”

- But how true is the assertion? Let God be the sole Judge through His words.

 

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