“No resurrection of the dead?!” This was one of the most damaging and destructive heretical sayings circulating among the Corinthian believers at the time the apostle Paul wrote his first epistle to them (around A.D. 59). In confronting the saying of no resurrection, Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:12-14, 12 But if Christ is proclaimed
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Do you feel the need for renewing? If you’re a believer, you should. Why? It’s because you’ve received God’s new life into your deepest part, your spirit. Yet, the rest of your being, your soul—mind, will and emotion—and your body, are still part of the old creation, suffering from the deadening affect of man’s fall.
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This post marks a new year for the Holding to Truth in Love blog! Beginning with our first post in March 2011, we have been publishing posts to help you to “hold to truth in love,” so you can grow in Christ and build up the Body of Christ. To commemorate this new beginning, I’d
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As believers in Christ, we have received the most wonderful Person! He is our lamb, manna, and good land! In fact, the Lord Jesus is the spiritual reality of every positive thing in this universe. As the lyrics to stanza four of a hymn “Christ is the one reality of all” says, Christ is our
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Our unique goal when we come to the Bible is to contact God through His word. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that, “All scripture is God breathed…” This indicates that the Word of God is the breathing out of God. Therefore, His word is breath, or spirit (John 6:63). The Scripture, then, is the embodiment
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Have you ever wondered what the early church practice looked like? There are few details recorded in the New Testament. But one thing that is striking was their practice of speaking and singing hymns and spiritual songs to one another. The early Christian gatherings were marked by such mutuality. They were “one another” meetings full
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What is the “kingdom of God?” If you’ve read through the New Testament, “the kingdom of God” is one of those terms that come up again and again. For example, at the beginning of the gospel of Mark the Lord Jesus said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent
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Have you discovered the principle of life? Here’s how I did… When I was a child, I was always taught to be good, to do the right thing–never to lie or steal and to always clear up my wrong doings. I do thank God for my parents and for such an upbringing. It really preserved
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Is there hope for believers overcome by sin? Yes. Whether it’s you or someone you know…there’s definitely hope. You know that you or your friends were saved. The initial salvation experience was real. Yet, today, you’re not living the Christian life you know you should, the kind of life revealed in God’s Word. What can
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Who is Jesus? It’s the most crucial question you’ll ever ask. It’s the question that every human being needs to consider. And the answer to this question is one you don’t want to miss. Why? Because it can revolutionize the course of your entire life. If Jesus is who He said He is, He can
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