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Notes on Church
First, I'd like to define what a church is: a local assembly of believers in Jesus Christ. For a little bit about why a local assembly and it's regular assemblage is important, see A Few Things on Church. Now for the rest of what I want to say about church, from the...
Paying a Vow, Angry Religious Leaders, and the Roman Card
After the last post (A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card), I remembered another time Paul let someone know he had Roman citizenship, and this time he did it before he was beaten. I'll be in Acts 21:27-22:30. In the first part of Acts 21, Paul has...
A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card
I'll be talking about Acts 16:16-40 today, but go ahead and read the whole chapter for a little more context. That and you can call me out if you notice I said something wrong. Paul and Silas were on a missionary journey and stopped for a while in Philippi. One day...
How to Write Biblical Advice and Lessons
I've been trying to move away from it, but some of my blog posts are not written the right way. Starting with an idea and then looking for supporting Bible verses is the wrong way to do it, and I've been guilty of that. The idea might be good and godly, and I might...
No Skipping; You’ll Miss a Good Story
While I wouldn't call what I'm going through right now "suffering," it does remind me of something I've written before called Skipping Suffering. There are things in life that you can't and shouldn't skip, or you'll miss out on something very important. I'm at a point...
Grace and Forgiveness
Not so long ago I heard someone say that grace is forgiveness squared. Not only does it forgive, it takes the offender in, just like Jesus Christ does for us. Which brings me to something else mentioned within the same context, from a friend who remembered a story...