It seemed a mystery to me to find no verses that say that Jesus raised Himself from the tomb when John 10:17,18 clearly states Jesus had the power and ability to raise Himself:
"Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father." (John 10:17,18 KJV)
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“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (New International Version, Romans 12:1). How can we Christians follow God’s instruction to do that? People today are more selfish, more self-absorbed, more isolated, more busy, more prideful, more broken, more depressed, more lonely, and more hurting than ever before!
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Not long ago, a friend of mine was relating to me a sermon that he had just listened to where the preacher related a question that someone had asked him. The individual wanted to know why God would allow Satan to be loose after the millennium. In response, the pastor said half-heartedly, “if you can tell me why God let him loose the first time, I’ll tell you why He let him loose the second time.”
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This is the story of a guy named Abram. Actually, this is your story…and my story. It’s everybody’s story. Be patient; read on and all be revealed.
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Bible prophecy foretells that prior to the Second Advent, God’s Remnant Church will develop the character of Christ to full maturity before the watching universe.
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If we have reached the level of sophistication in which parents can track their children's online movements, why would we be surprised that God has the ability to not only record our actions and our words, but more important: record the deepest, darkest, most private thoughts, intentions, and motivations of our hearts?
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A fully grown lion has no rival. The leopard may be able to climb trees, and the cheetah may be able to run fast, but when it comes to raw power and fierceness, the lion was created superior. If a lion came running towards you, the last thing I would expect you to do is get into a fighting pose.
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During these last days of earth’s history, the Scriptures indicate that we should expect to see another phenomenon of similar import to Christ’s first advent, but on a scale the world has never seen before: Christ will be born again.
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“I am not an eager beaver!” My four-year-old sister’s screams flooded the apartment. As unfortunate as it may seem, those screams of protest were a common occurrence in our small apartment.
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“Boo, boo!” my 2½-year-old son ran up to me screaming. He was frantically clawing at his diaper, squirming and jumping up and down as if something were biting him!
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I was introduced to the Seventh-day Adventist church at age 27. Prior to that, I lived the proverbial life of sex, drugs and Rock n' Roll.
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Jesus made it clear that as Christians, our focus should be to: (1) to love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength, and (2) to love others as I love myself.
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Last December I spent two weeks at one our more conservative Adventist schools. I must confess, I observed and was troubled by some behavior of both the staff and students.
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The two stories you are about to read are both painful and profound to me. Painful in that they are borne out of real life experiences.
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As I watch the fire this morning it surprises me how much the physical can teach us of the spiritual, the seen of the unseen.
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Human beings are creatures of habit. We generally have an aversion to changing our habits of thinking and how we live our lives.
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Don’t you love it when you’re reading something or looking at something you’ve seen many times and suddenly you see something new!
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I’ve been carrying a pocketknife since I was 14. Not as a weapon, but as a useful tool that comes in handy in diverse circumstances in life—opening cans, cutting packaging, minor electrical work, loosening screws, cutting food and so on.
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I had had a problem with one of the wheels on my bike being wobbly, and I didn’t know how to fix it.
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I have a fallen nature and my first thoughts and actions are to defend and indulge self, to make life as easy as possible to live and enjoy. I have no need for God or, for that matter, anyone else, unless He or they can benefit me in my self-centeredness.
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