Tag: idolatry
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Daily Devotional: Genesis 35:1-8
Bethel is the place of revelation. This is why so many contemporary charismatic movements are attracted to the name. God’s revelation of Himself to Jacob at Bethel, though, is not in line with the contemporary charismatic movement. Jacob calls the people to end their idolatry prior to arriving at Bethel. They give up their idols…
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How To Get Health And Wealth From God
Jesus did many miracles. We have seen His miracles throughout Matthew’s Gospel. Jesus did miracles in order to show that He was the Messiah prophesied about in the Old Testament (Cf. 8:17). Once again, the text leads us to consider Jesus’s miracles of healing and provision. As we consider miracles again, I want to ask—How…
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Law vs. Gospel: An Unnecessary Conflict
There is a church I know that is still meeting even though it’s bad for the people in our current COVID-19 season. What’s worse, they are making people feel bad about not going. They preach and teach that a person is saved by grace, but must do something. Every Fundamental Baptist Church I have engaged…
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You Can’t Make Christ Lord of Your Life
The years of 2016, 2017, and 2018 were Hell on Earth for me. At least that’s the way I felt. Those years were not nearly as bad as Hell will be for those going there, not even close. During these years, nothing went right. I felt like I was being oppressed by God. I had…
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Does God Really Hold Us Accountable?
When I was doing ministry in Oklahoma City, I would drive once-a-week to a town called Slaughterville in Lexington County. Next to Slaughterville there was some beautiful land on which I would hunt. This is the same place where I experienced the squirrel-nado; that’s a different story. On this particular occasion, I was hunting coyotes.…
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No Other Gods
Previously, we discovered the purpose of the Law together. The Law was given as a sign of the covenant that God made with the people of Israel for the purpose of serving as a witness against the people. In this sense, the Law was given in order that sin, which was already present, would be…
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Does God Give Us Over To Our Idols?
This month we get to begin the book of Judges. In Judges we see the vicious cycle of sin played out in the nation of Israel. Israel turns from God and worships idols. God gives them over to another nation. Israel suffers and turns to God. God raises up a judge to deliver them. As…
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As for Me and My House We Will Serve ________?
This month we have studied the book of Joshua together and learned that God will place each of us in a position to serve Him. Wherever we are now, we are to serve the Lord: directing attention away from ourselves and to God. God promises to reward us for the work we do. He challenges…
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Forgiveness
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.” So they sent this message to Joseph, “Before he died your father gave a command: ‘Say this to Joseph: Please forgive…