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Joshua – Why Was Joshua Written?

| December 11, 2011

Why was the book of Joshua written? Why is it included in the canon of acceptable books? The answers are hopefully far more interesting than the questions. The answers are not just a technical rehash but a theological reminder of God’s purposes, promises, and even procedures. And in reminding the readers, all can once again [...]

Joshua – Why is the Book of Joshua Important?

| June 13, 2011

Shows God fulfills promises (21.43-45)• Shows Joshua as Moses’ successor (1.5; 4.14): God speaks to both Moses and Joshua; Both send spies (2.1); Red Sea – Jordan River (3); Memorial: Passover – Stones (4); Connection to Egypt (5.9); Passover Again (5); Holy Ground (5.13-15); Miracle worker (10.14); Covenant maker (24.25). And the whole book shows [...]

Romans 2:25-29 – Baptism and Circumcision

| January 8, 2010

When arguing against the necessity of baptism, people classify it as equal to circumcision and then cite: Romans 2:25-29 NASB  For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.  (26)  So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of [...]

2 Timothy 1:13 – Improving Spelling and Improving Churches

| December 7, 2009

            Anyone familiar with the English language knows what a mixed up language it is.  The reason is both historical and linguistic.  Historically we are a nation built upon immigration.  Linguisticly American-English absorbed and continues to absorb words from a variety of languages, melting them into an American alphabet soup.  American-English is not a pure [...]

Psalm 15 – God’s Promises Are Different

| October 12, 2009

Mary stood beside Jim almost twenty years ago when he uttered the promise that made her his wife.  The words returned to her now: something about having and holding, for better or for worse, both in sickness and in health…until “death do us part.”  But today the death that parted them was the death of [...]

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