I once heard the story of an old country doctor who gave only two prescriptions—castor oil and quinine. It didn’t seem to matter what his patients’ ailments were; they could be sure that they would leave his office with either one tonic or the other. As silly as it may seem, the way we care
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Beginning a new year should cause us to consider the course of our life—what lessons we can learn from the previous year and what we should focus on in the year ahead. Yet, for believers in Christ, there is something more than resolutions, more than a desire for personal progress or even spiritual growth. With us
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With every book we explore, it helps to understand the underlying thought or purpose behind it. With study Bibles it’s no different. They all have their perspective. The Recovery Version Bible is very focused. It has an underlying principle which points us to the living Christ revealed in the Scriptures for our experience of Him.
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In Part I, we mentioned the first step to getting your joy back—love the Lord Jesus. After thinking about this some more, I realized this might be difficult to do. If our joy is missing, our love is probably missing too. There is a simple step that deserves mentioning before going on. To reclaim our
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What’s so significant about the birth of Jesus Christ? And what does it really mean to us today? I’m afraid, to some, it’s just one of the trappings of the holiday season—a nativity scene and some songs. Others may regard it as a historical event, yet with little thought as to, “what’s the real meaning
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Many people have a question about what Bible translation they should read. Whether they’re newly saved or have been saved for some time, they’re unsure about which Bible translation is the best. Should they read the King James Version? The NIV? Or something else? In this post, I’ll do my best to help anyone who
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Joy in your Christian life. You know what it is. When you got saved there was joy in heaven (Luke 15:7, 10). And when God, our Father is happy, we can’t help but be merry with Him (v. 23). It’s a fact that God wants all His children to be joyful. Jesus said, “These things
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Who is Jesus Christ? Is He the eternal God? Is He a genuine man? These are questions that every person must answer for themselves. But, without hearing God’s word, it would be difficult for any one of us to appreciate who Christ is in order to have the faith to believe in Him (Rom. 10:14-17).
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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 me. So growing up, I tried my best to be right
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You know you’re a “believer.” But have you ever found it difficult to present what you believe to someone else? It’s not as simple as you may think. And I’m not talking about presenting just any Bible teaching. I’m talking about presenting those crucial truths in the Bible that form the essential content of our Christian
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