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Blessed Are They That Mourn

  This second Beatitude follows closely after the first—“Blessed are the poor in spirit…”—and has a vital connection to it. We will look first at the meaning of mourn and then later we will show why true mourners are blessed … Continue reading

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Why We Sometimes Don’t Feel Forgiven 

    God tells us in 1 John 1:9 that if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  This verse doesn’t say anything about repentance, but … Continue reading

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How to Receive and Be Cleansed By God’s Forgiveness

  God’s forgiveness is a gift that we receive by faith.  Just as we were saved by His grace through faith (Eph. 2:8-9), His constant, day by day forgiveness also comes by grace through faith.  We can’t earn it by … Continue reading

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How to Forgive: 9 Steps to Follow

According to Matthew 5:23-24, the first thing we are to do when we remember that someone has something against us, is to go quickly and make friends with him, even if we are in the middle of prayer.  In fact, … Continue reading

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Forgiving Our Offenders: What It Should Look Like, 6 Points

  Our forgiveness of others should look actually the same as God’s forgiveness to us (look at my post right before this one—Understanding God’s Forgiveness).  There should be no difference; forgiveness is forgiveness.  Of course, since we are human, our … Continue reading

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Salvation: Coming to the Knowledge of the Truth

  A Study of Knowledge (epignosis): from 1 Timothy 2:1-4 and 2 Timothy 2:23-3:9  Part 8   We have been studying knowledge (epignosis) as it applies to God and to His will.  In this study we will look at this … Continue reading

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A Strategy for Evangelism

The following article is an excerpt from this book.   If you really want to share Christ with people and see them come to Christ you must have a plan.  I suggest that you do these four things: first, prepare … Continue reading

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