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Acts (Part Twenty-Five)
We are going to go into something here that again comes up in what we are going to be covering tonight in the book of Acts and this particular subject has to do with the resurrection of the dead. I think most of us are at least …
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Divine Warning
The following is an edited transcript of a special announcement given by Church of the Great God pastor John W. Ritenbaugh during Sabbath services on September 15, 2001. We have all been sobered by the events of September 11, and we …
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Worshipping the Temple (Part Three)
In the last two editions, we saw that Israel and Judah both improperly regarded the Temple, esteeming it higher than the God for whom it was built, and putting their confidence in the fact that they had the Temple in their city. As a …
Today's Verse and Comment
Psalm 15:1-5
(1) LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill? (2) He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
(3) He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
(4) In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the LORD;
He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
(5) He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
It was surprising to discover two new things in this passage. The first is that while Christians usually choose Psalm 23 as their favorite psalm, Jews often choose Psalm 15. The second is that the Hebrew of the phrase "who shall dwell" …
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The Subtle Power of Bias (Part Two)
by Joshua MontgomeryAs we saw in Part One, bias—a preset inclination that slants our mindset in a particular direction—is endemic to human nature. Our biases, which spring from our unreliable hearts (Jeremiah 17:9), affect how we regard others and events and even our religious beliefs. A Christian, then, must be aware of his or her biases and seek to train them to mirror God’s righteous perspectives. A telling example of God’s perspective comes from the Old Testament. In I Samuel 16, when God sent Samuel to anoint a new king over Israel, the prophet immediately assumed Eliab, the tall, strong, firstborn son …
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In Ephesians 4:11-16, the apostle Paul famously explains the reasons for Christ's gift of the ministry to His church: “for the …
Previously, we explored symbols like vines, houses, temples, sheep, and a family that the Bible uses to describe the church. These …
For centuries, people have tried to find ways of convincing themselves and others that Christians are not required to observe the Sabbath …
As Amos walked through the nation of Israel, he saw deep problems. As a people, Israel had rejected the truth God had revealed to them, …
Those who watch the signs of the times (Matthew 16:3) see evidence that Jesus Christ's return is near. In Part One, we saw that Jesus …
No matter how old we are, everything we have experienced in life, every right or wrong decision, has contributed to the experiences that …
