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    CSI and body modification

    My wife is out of town so I find myself watching more TV than normal.  Re-runs of the original CSI (Las Vegas) were on ION earlier this week.  One such program was following the evidence for a series of deaths where the common denominator was a tattoo parlor that also did piercings, splitting...
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    Baptized believers

    Had some new questions posed to me the other day.  Are believers during the period of Great Tribulation baptized as are obedient believers during the present church age? Is there the celebration of the Lord's Table for believers during that time?  Those who believe during the tribulation...
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    Who is it?

    II Thess. 2:3-9 "...Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in...
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    Hurricane Florence update

    I'm changing my title from Anchor to Buoy, or Flotation Device, or something similar. This is the third 1000 year flood that I have enjoyed.  Seems like 1000 years isn't as long as it used to be. :-X Oh well, life is still good; God is still in control; and water still runs...
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    Examples of gluttony

    Doing a study on gluttony.  What are some definitive examples of someone being a glutton [b]from scripture[/b]? The prodigal from Luke 15--"...wasted his substance in riotous living"--may fit the bill of the "riotous men" of Prov. 28:7 or "riotous eaters of flesh" of Prov. 23:20. Any others...
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    Secondary separation

    Rev. 2:18 FF (NLT)--"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:... I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of...
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    What cities?

    What cities in the OT were singled out for utter destruction because of their great wickedness?  Sodom/Gemorrah obviously come to mind, as does Nineveh.  Possibly Jericho.  Any others stick out in your mind? Thanks in advance.
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    Church membership

    What are the Scripture principles that would indicate formal membership in a local assembly as opposed to simple attendance at a local assembly?
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    love death

    In Prov. 8 wisdom is speaking in the 1st person.  Following a presentation of its qualities (vs. 1-21) and its origin before the foundation of the world (vs. 22-31) it presents both the positive and negative of those that either embrace wisdom or reject it. The chapter ends with this cryptic...
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    Hypothetical

    A missionary comes to your church seeking support.  Makes the normal presentation of his need for financial support--high percentage per capita of pagans; limited gospel outreach; few if any Gospel focused churches; people in need; potential for building self-sustaining, autonomous assemblies...
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    Work ethic

    Concerns about the current work ethic and the future of work in this generation and how it affects the sphere of evangelicalism, and even our national fabric, has me noticing various references to work (particularly the management side) as I am reading through Scripture.  A short passage in...
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    New song; Old song

    Scripture references the believer singing a "new song" on at least 9 different occasions, one of which is specifically stated as the "new song" being given (Ps. 40:3), and one of which it specifically states that only an elite group could sing that song (Rev. 14:3). Most mentionings are given as...
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    Defining Intoxication

    A primary function of the liver is to detoxify the blood, a process which it accomplishes routinely and with utmost efficiency.  One of the toxins that it cleanses from the blood is alcohol.  Intoxication is "...the point at which alcohol depresses the central nervous system so that mood...
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    Re-rethinking the sinner's prayer

    For as long as I have been associated with this forum in all its various manifestations the matter of what has been labeled as "The Sinner's Prayer" has been a frequent topic.  As is common in our current evangelical culture the majority view has been that which is so frequently verbalized by...
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    Limited atonement?

    Random thought this morning: Reviewing Mark 10:21 in a message last night it struck me that Jesus Christ clearly loved at least one of the non-elect--"Then Jesus beholding him loved him..."--as this man was clearly lost and remained in that state. It also occurred to me that God/Jesus Christ...
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    Decision cards from people you should know

    I have been doing a recent study on the mechanics of conversion/salvation; i.e., looking at the response side of the salvation equation that ends in actual conversion, largely based in the record of Rom. 10:9 FF as the pattern.  Part of that study has been to apply the accounts of the conversion...
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    The rich young ruler

    Mark 10:21 "Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven..." When the rich young ruler comes to Christ with the question "...what shall I do that I may inherit...
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    Present church culture

    Saw an ad for the upcoming new late night comedy show starring Pete Holmes, of whom I know nothing about.  However, his schtick was something like "I may look like a youth pastor, but...".  I found it intriguing that what promises to be a routinely decadent, debauched late night comedy show...
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    Question about worship

    Scripture says a lot about worship, particularly in the Old Testament.  Is love requisite for worship to be worship, or can one worship without loving the object of that worship?
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    Liberty's next commencement speaker

    With the epic fail of the last couple of presidential hopefuls Liberty has had as their commencement faces (McCain/Romney) and their penchant for the "Judeo-Christian" Hollywood elite as their commencement identities (Ben Stein/Chuck Norris/ et.al.), I am predicting celebrity over politics this...
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