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  1. newton3005

    Of Bread and Treasures (Circuses too, Perhaps)

    When Jesus finished fasting for 40 days and was hungry, the devil in Matthew 4:3 said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” Jesus, hungry as he was, says to the devil in Verse 4, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word...
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    Jesus Will Be Here, One Taken, and One Left

    Jesus will be here soon. It says so in the Bible. Jesus himself says so in Revelation 22:7. But as it says in Matthew 24:36, “But concerning that day and hour [that Jesus will be here,] no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” The best thing to do is to be...
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    DEI- A Contrast to What God Wants?

    DEI, also known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Some people cringe at the mention of it. To some, it means giving up some of the things they have in order to accommodate others. To others it is a fear of being left out. And those without a love of God are afraid of the changes they believe...
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    Sin and the Second Death

    One of the nice things about the Bible is that if one Verse leaves you scratching your head or otherwise leaves you with unanswered questions, there’s more than likely another Verse in the Bible where you can find the answer. At first glance it seems terms such as “sin’ or the “second death” are...
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    God, Courage and Commitment

    God, Courage and Commitment “Be strong and courageous.” So said Moses to the Hebrews in Deuteronomy 31:6 shortly before their entry into the Promised Land where they might be confronted by those who don’t want them. So said Moses to Joshua in Deuteronomy 31:7 shortly before Joshua led the...
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    Jesus Catches some Sadducees’ Fast One about The Resurrection of the Just

    The following incident, told in two parts of Luke, notwithstanding Matthew, illustrate the importance of knowing the facts before asking your questions. Many of the high-level Jews have tried to discredit Jesus’ teachings by attempting to show that Jesus is ignorant in matters of the Old...
  7. newton3005

    Habakkuk 2:4- Of Faith and Puffed-up Souls, and Renegade Preachers

    There are preachers, and there are preachers. Some of them are genuine in terms of preaching the Word of God and the Word of God through Jesus, and some are just in it for their own personal gain with no benefit to those who have congregated to listen to him, followed by paying exorbitant dues...
  8. newton3005

    Our Souls Return to God, while We Remain for Judgement

    The Bible infers that those who are judged to have been righteous will go to Heaven. It is never too late to be judged as being righteous, as Jesus showed us when in Luke 23:43, Jesus, on the cross, says to the condemned man on the cross next to him after he asks Jesus to remember him in Verse...
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    Jesus and Passover- The Timing of His Crucifixion

    2 Chronicles 36:23, which is the last Verse of the last Book in the OT, says as follows: “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. WHOEVER IS AMONG YOU OF...
  10. newton3005

    Romans 11:1-23 Circling Back to the Olive Tree

    Romans 11:1-23 circles around a metaphor of an Olive Tree consisting of those who believe in God. It goes on to discuss that those who lose their belief in God are pruned off like branches from an olive tree. Furthermore, the Gentiles who weren’t part of the olive tree beforehand, are branches...
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    Acts 2:13 and “This Generation”

    Since the days of Jesus’ physical time on earth, our generation is no different than previous generations who had in their midst people attempting to deceive for earthly gains. They mock those who live by their love of God in the marketplace of man. They defile God’s Words with their own. They...
  12. newton3005

    Salvation’s Lot and Our Destiny

    One’s salvation is never lost. If you or someone else believe you have “lost” your salvation, it was never yours to begin with. What is salvation? According to the Oxford Dictionary, salvation was first defined around 1225 AD as “The saving of the soul; the deliverance from sin and its...
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    Psalms 44 and Romans 8:28-30

    In Genesis 1:28, God gives Adam and Eve a mission to “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” At that point, it’s in the hands of Adam and Eve to...
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    Peter’s Rooster

    There are Passage in the Bible which, when you think of it, are just the tip of the iceberg, alluding to things far and wide and deep beneath the Passages themselves. How else to explain a passage in which its reference or meaning is not obvious? Consider the exchange between Jesus and Peter in...
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    The Light of the Lamb, and the Fog

    Isaiah 60:3 says, “And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” This Passage is said to refer to Israel. There are many Passages in the Bible that tell of what will happen. God determines the future, so it is with certainty that God has spoken to Isaiah...
  16. newton3005

    Houses of Worship-Made for Man, or Vice Versa?

    In 1 Kings 8:19-20, King Solomon tells his multitudes that God told Solomon’s father David that Solomon, not David, is to build a temple “for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.” King Solomon built such a temple, and he asks the Lord God if God will listen to the prayers that comes from...
  17. newton3005

    He Who Descended from Heaven

    Jesus in John 3:13 says, “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.” Words and sentences can be tricky, especially when they’ve been through centuries of translations. At first reading, it sounds like Jesus is implying he is the only one who ascended...
  18. newton3005

    Ezekiel 20-22 and God’s Judgement at Israel

    How to take the above three Chapters of the Book of Ezekiel? Should they be taken as a mere historical event? Is there a lesson here? If so, who is the lesson for? Could the events described in the above Chapters happen again? At first glance, we must take heed of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and presume...
  19. newton3005

    Romans 8:28-30: The Foreknown and Predestined, and Esau

    Romans 8:28-30 says, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers...
  20. newton3005

    Moral Courage Under God

    Occasionally, despite the cacophony of politicians, hip-hop artists who call for acts of evil, narcissistic people who stomp on others while promoting themselves, and of convicted felons who manage to mesmerize a nation into electing him as their leader, and who mesmerize other leaders into...
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