It is popular to fall back on the thought that we each have a guardian angel looking over us to protect and help us. But is that biblical or just a comforting tradition? Angels in the Bible As always, we should first look at the Bible to help us discern the role of angels and…
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What day should we gather to worship: the Sabbath or Sunday? For some this seems to be an all-important question. For others, it is confusing. So, let’s look at it from a biblical perspective. The Sabbath Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but…
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Discernment is vital to a healthy spiritual life. We must be able to recognize those things that are harmful to us as well as those that are good for us. Jesus laid a groundwork for discernment in his Sermon on the Mount. Here is what he said. “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate…
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Sometimes, Jesus taught us some hard truths. In this passage, he reflects on a couple of current disasters, spinning some theological truth into them and correcting some false assumptions. Then he applies a parable that fits the situation – about repentance and fruit! There were some present at that very time who told him about…
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