The Fellowship of Giving

1 Corinthians 10:16-17 In this study, we will look at a few points of doctrine, which are presented for your edification to build you up, to feed your soul, in the body of Christ. FELLOWSHIP AND SHARING  1 Corinthians 10:16-17 “Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing of the blood of Christ? Is not the bread…

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Proper Motivation in Giving

“Giving is an expression of worship that commemorates God’s grace.” Grace is all that God can do for man, based on the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, and remain consistent with His own character. Grace: “freely given – neither earned nor deserved.” Spiritual gifts are bestowed upon every believer by the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation for…

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Ego Trips and Fame-Seekers

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). Notice we are the result of His workmanship, created in Christ for good works – God has a plan for each of His children. Even more astounding, notice this verse tells us that we were…

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Addiction

Since everyone has a human nature that sins, everyone has a sin nature. We all have addictions – many kinds, and another one, too! A lifelong, close friend – Leroy Wyatt (now with the Lord), confided in me often – just about every time we got together. The one statement I remember most of all was this: “Chancey (my friends…

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Smudge Pot or Torchbearer

The Doctrine of Worry In certain parts of California, it can be a disaster of catastrophic proportion to the citrus crop if the temperature drops below 32°F. Therefore, the industry, in an effort to help reduce loss of crops, place thousands upon thousands of little pots in the citrus groves which they light at night during freezing temperatures. These little…

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The Politeuma Metaphor

The Greek word politeuma appears only once in the entire Bible. Paul uses this word in Philippians 3:20. “For our citizenship (politeuma) is in Heaven (present tense), from which also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Our status as believers in Christ grants to us all the rights and privileges of citizenship – the citizenship of Heaven….

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Secularism

“Secularism is human viewpoint.” Secularism is “The rejection of the Bible as the Word of God – life apart from and without God!” Secularism is the system of thinking that excludes the authority of God… rejection of God as Absolute. Christianity is not a religion. Organized religion is man attempting to please God enough to be accepted by his own…

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Humanism and Human Viewpoint

Chester A. McCalley, pastor/teacher of Beth Haven Church in North Kansas City, Mo., (now at home with the Lord), defined Humanism (human viewpoint) as: “a way of thinking where all doctrines, all attitudes, and all ways of life center on the values and interests of man. Man is the object of humanism and the source of it.” In other words,…

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De-evolution

Scripture asserts the de-evolution of man (Genesis Chapter 3). This counters the evolutionary theory. God’s viewpoint sees man as the fall of something once great (Genesis, chapter three). Man’s viewpoint, on the other hand, sees himself as the rising up from something inferior. The theory of evolution, also man’s viewpoint, supposes the gradual development of something into a more complex…

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Theology

Theology comes from two words: theos which means God, and logos meaning word, or rational expression. Therefore theology is the study of God’s Word. Theology has many definitions. Theology pursues God-knowledge. Theology is the process of categorical instruction, illustration, exploration, extraction, and presentation of the revelations of/from God found in Scripture. Theology is the rational expression of God’s Truths. Theology…

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Dreaming Faces

DREAMING FACES    Pale horses fly Across the purple twilight Ghost riders in the sky Fade away with the night Phantoms in portals begin to form Fleeting figures, misty places Delusions, til night turns to morn All is well on dreaming faces – C. S. Craig September 19, 2017  

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