Tag Archives: Relationship with God

Everyone has always thought you could get to God any way you wanted…True tolerance vs. “new” tolerance

First, we must understand that pluralism is not new. Many people suggest that we have become enlightened in the postmodern era (Indeed, people were even suggesting this in the modern era!), and that we now know that there can be … Continue reading

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Sin didn’t break fellowship with God… It almost sounds heretical, but…

In the last post, I mentioned that Jesus bled in seven distinct places- bringing a more complete redemption than we may have thought. You see, we are redeemed by the blood. So, everywhere Jesus spilled His blood He actually purchased … Continue reading

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Most of what we call “doing life together” is nothing more than “parallel playing”

I’ve been writing about idols and the rifts they create between people for the past few days, now… Do you see, now, why John might be relaying to us that idols can keep us from walking in the light? Even … Continue reading

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Religious people are arrogant / arrogant people are religious

King Uzziah is another example of a man that started off well, but later fell into sin. He did right far longer than Saul, showing that we are never immune from these traps. It was not until late in his life … Continue reading

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Relationship first; rules… later.

Understanding the context of the Ten Commandments is important. We think God was just giving out rules; however, God was actually inviting a disconnected people into relationship with Him. God redeemed the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt. He … Continue reading

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