An Unconventional God: The Spirit According to Jesus

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An Unconventional God: The Spirit According to Jesus. By Jack Levison. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020. 226 pp. Paper, $21.38. Levison is the W. J. A. Power Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. This book deals with the role of the Holy Spirit
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Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of C. H. Spurgeon

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Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of C. H. Spurgeon. By Thomas Breimaier. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2020. 271 pp. Hardcover, $24.64. Thomas Breimaier is a professor at Spurgeon’s College in London. In this work, he analyzes Spurgeon’s approach to hermeneutics. C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) was perhaps the most famous preacher of
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Examples of the Four Soils in the Gospel of Mark

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Kenneth W. Yates EDITOR I. INTRODUCTION The Parable of the Four Soils is found in Mark 4:3-8. The Lord interprets the parable in 4:15-20.1 At face value Jesus says that the Word concerning Him and His coming kingdom will go out through His teaching and the teaching of His disciples. People will respond to that
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As paredes têm orelhas

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Há uma frase que ouvi, mas não tenho certeza se todo mundo a usa. A frase é: “As paredes têm ouvidos”. O significado da frase é que os adultos precisam ter cuidado com o que dizem. As crianças não apenas podem ouvir o que os adultos dizem, mas estão ouvindo. Isso é verdade mesmo quando
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Algebra 201 (Markos 9:9)

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Matagal na rin nang huli kong aralin ang algebra sa kolehiyo. Gayon pa man naaalala ko pa na ang algebra ay natututunan sa pagsunod sa mga hakbangin. Kapag nakakakita ako ng mga x’s and y’s sa isang kumplikadong suliranin sa algebra, naalala ko na kailangan mong dumaan sa mga hakbangin upang ito ay masagutan. Hindi
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Ang 33 Ay Mas Maigi Kaysa 1 (Efeso 1:3)

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Maraming taon na ang nakalipas, sa seminaryo pinabasa sa amin ang Systematic Theology ni Lewis S. Chafer. Sa isang bahagi nito, nabanggit niya na kapag ang tao ay nanampalataya kay Jesu-Kristo siya ay tumanggap ng 33 pagpapala mula sa Panginoon. Nang tayo ay manampalataya, tumanggap tayo ng maraming bagay bukod pa sa buhay na walang
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Kenya or Bust (The Second Time) 

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Last February, my daughter Kathryn and I were scheduled to go to Kenya to conduct a conference on the Gospel of John for pastors and their wives. We made it to the airport counter, with tickets and COVID tests in hand, but were denied boarding because of a new requirement on the COVID test we
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Assurance Can Be an Elusive Thing (Mark 10:17) 

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You don’t have to talk to many people in churches today to soon discover that the majority of them do not know if they will “go to heaven” when they die. It is common to hear people say things like “I hope so,” or “I am trying.” GES has been in the forefront of the
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