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1. The Problems with Claiming to Interpret the Bible Literally by Max Aplin  
   There are many Christians who claim that their method of interpreting the Bible is to take it literally, without qualifying this in any way. There are two problems with this. First, the word 'literal' is being used very differently from how almost all English speakers use it. And second, no Christian does in fact consistently take a plain-sense interpretation of Scripture. It is a mistake to simply assume that biblical end-times prophecies should be interpreted in the plain sense.
   
   
2. TRUST GOD FOR YOUR REPUTATION by linzy bruno  
   "They accused Him of many crimes, but He did not defend Himself," (Mark 15:3-9)
   
   
3. Is It Right to Say That God Hates the Sin but Loves the Sinner? by Max Aplin  
   It is often said, 'God hates the sin but loves the sinner'. This is a helpful saying, but it doesn't give the whole picture of God's attitude to sinners. There is also a sense in which God hates sinners. Christians should love and hate sinners in the ways God does.
   
   
4. Fear by Henry Miranda  
   As Christians, we should have a holy fear. To fear God is to give Him all that belongs to Him. It is to tremble before Him in wonder and awe, giving His word and presence our full devotion.
   
   
5. "IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, GIVE HIM BREAD TO EAT;" by linzy bruno  
   What is impossible for man, is possible for God......Luke 18:24-43
   
   
6. Paradoxes and Tensions in the Christian Faith by Max Aplin  
   Something that modern readers of the Bible often fail to recognise is how many paradoxes and tensions there are in the Christian faith. It is often the case that two things, which at first sight seem to contradict each other, are both in fact true. The amount of bad teaching in the church would be much less if there was better understanding of this.
   
   
7. EVERYDAY CAN BE LIKE CHRISTMAS! by linzy bruno  
   CHECK IT OUT! A Sunday School lesson for the whole family!
   
   
8. DEFINITIONS OF FREEDOM by linzy bruno  
   "But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men." (Acts 5:29)
   
   
9. Preconceived Ideas Versus the Bible by Max Aplin  
   Because of various influences on us, when each of us reads the Bible, we come to it with some wrong preconceived ideas. We need to be aware of this, humble ourselves, and listen intently to what Scripture is really saying as we read.
   
   
10. Belief is Only the Beginning by Mike Watkins  
    It seems that the current goal of people in Church leadership today, in most churches, is to get the people saved by just getting them to pray a prayer of salvation. They hope that somehow after that, the people will get a revelation from God as to the correct way to live for God, or be touched by God and be changed immediately as was Saul. Well, that is hopeful and positive thinking, but it is not thinking that is based in what the Bible teaches.
    
    
11. God's Acts of Love by Samuel Akinola  
    God?s ultimate love for humans is demonstrated in the person of Jesus Christ. The gift of salvation Jesus brought to the world is the expression of God?s love, demonstrated over and over again in Christ?s teachings, which eventually culminated in his death and resurrection.
    
    
12. Love, God?s Defining Attributes by Samuel Akinola  
    God?s love is unconditional; He does not love us because we love Him, in fact, He ?first loves us? even when we are wallowing in a pool of sins: ?But God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.? Romans 5: 8, NIV.
    
    
13. Can Unregenerate People Please God? by Max Aplin  
    The apostle Paul teaches that unregenerate people cannot please God, but Luke teaches that unregenerate Cornelius did please God. Both authors are using implied comparisons and defining things a bit differently from each other. There is no contradiction in what they say.
    
    
14. NOTHING HAS CHANGED by Ramona Cook  
    When Jesus was physically on Earth and today as well, not much has changed with people. Jesus' hometown people and His churches of today are very much alike.
    
    
15. A RETURN TO CHRISTIAN VALUES by ralph jackson  
    People are becoming disallusioned with todays modern politically correct world where there is no ulimate truth. Individuals can be as immoral as they like because it's their choice. Everything the Bible teaches is considered out of touch with this modern world. What was forbidden for humans to do in the ten commandments, it is no longer forbidden. God has been sidelined and nobodt believes their are consequences to actions both in the here and now and in the judgment to come. A move back to common sense and morality is slowly taking shape and this will usher in the final events of this earth's immoral history.
    
    
16. PRIDE ON THE FLIP SIDE by linzy bruno  
    "Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips."
    
    
17. MY WITNESS FOR 2Corinthians 12:9 by linzy bruno  
    "And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ rest upon me." (2Corinthians 12:9(
    
    
18. Does 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Really Teach That Today God Speaks Only through the Bible? by Max Aplin  
    2 Timothy 3:16-17 is said by many to prove that today God speaks only through the Bible and never through extra-biblical revelations. However, this passage uses a hyperbole, and it doesn?t prove this at all.
    
    
19. GARDEN VARIETY CHRISTIANITY by linzy bruno  
    "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9)
    
    
20. THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY OF FREE WILL by linzy bruno  
    "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" (Romans 1:20)
    
    
21. FLYING LIKE EAGLES: Waiting On The LORD by linzy bruno  
    ""Do not say, "I will recompense evil;" Wait for the LORD, and He will save you." (Proverbs 20:22)
    
    
22. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP by linzy bruno  
    "......The cost of admission is submission when it comes to discipleship. But when it comes to salvation, the admission is faith, and without cost, for it is the free gift of God through faith in Christ Jesus, our Lord:....."
    
    
23. Does Isaiah 65 Really Refer to a Millennial Kingdom? by Max Aplin  
    Isaiah 65:17-25 is a passage that is often said to prove that there will be a millennial kingdom after Christ returns. However, this passage explicitly mentions a new earth, and there is a similar passage in Revelation that refers to the new earth. So it makes sense to think that Isa 65:17-25 is talking about the new earth rather than a millennial kingdom.
    
    
24. RELATABILITY OF SCRIPTURE by linzy bruno  
    "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2Timothy 2:15)
    
    
25. How Can the Word Be With God and Also Be God? by Max Aplin  
    John 1:1 tells us that in the beginning the Word was with God and the Word was God. This means that the Word, i.e., the Person of the Trinity who is the Son, was with the Person of the Trinity who is the Father, and that the Word was the Being that is God. The Father holds a place of primacy among the Persons of the Trinity.
    
    
26. ADDICTED TO JESUS! by linzy bruno  
    "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)
    
    
27. THE EXTREME DIFFERENCE: Love Versus Like by linzy bruno  
    "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2Corinthians 5:17)
    
    
28. CHILDISHNESS Versus CHILDLIKENESS by linzy bruno  
    "Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:2-3)
    
    
29. CARNAL OR SCARCELY SAVED? by linzy bruno  
    "Now if the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?" (1Peter 4:18)
    
    
30. HE CHANGES US! by linzy bruno  
    "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them." (Ezekiel 36:26-27)
    
    

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