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  • Encouragement for Those Who Have Been Betrayed

    Encouragement for Those Who Have Been Betrayed

    Betrayal comes in many forms on this earth. Betrayal can come even from people with good intentions. You’ve heard the old adage, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Betrayal hurts. People we feel should support us shoot us down or stab us in the back. Unfortunately, betrayal is still a part of…

  • How Can a Good God Permit Such Evil?

    How Can a Good God Permit Such Evil?

    Why would a good God permit so much evil in the world? The question of suffering causes many to doubt God, if not His existence then His goodness. Many atheists declare God’s non-existence based on the fact that there seem to be unspeakable evils in the world. Their claim is nonsensical because there is no…

  • Why does God allow trials?

    Why does God allow trials?

    This month, we get to study James’ letter to Jewish Christians who were living in gentile communities. He wrote his letter before A.D. 50, and he used it to expose hypocrisy and to promote right behavior in life before God. __________________ __________________ Jewish Christians who lived in gentile communities had some significant struggles. They were…

  • How God Really Feels About Wicked People

    Previously, I wrote concerning what Peter claimed about false teachers and what it took for even someone who has believed in Christ to be seen as wicked before God. What we discovered is that someone can come to Christ, then turn back and again be entangled in the things of the world. We learned together…

  • Contemplating the Local Church

                I’ve been thinking lately upon the existence of the local church. Specifically within Southern Baptist polity, the local church has autonomy and can, for the most part, conduct ministry as it sees fit within its community. This seems to do wonders, especially when it comes to reaching out to audiences who are engulfed in…