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The Church Is Not Israel (Luke 9:1-6) 

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There are fewer dispensationalists today than in years past. Among other things, dispensationalists believe that there is a difference between Israel and the church. However, most Bible teachers say that the church is the new Israel or that the church has replaced Israel. Those who say that the church is not Israel are often held
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Our Upside-Down World 

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Occasionally, I hear people speak of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who lived in the late 1800s. He was famous for the “God is dead” movement. At first, I thought Nietzsche was teaching that God had literally died, which is a strange concept. I later learned he actually meant that any morality associated with the
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At the Feet of Jesus 

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In Luke 7–8, the Lord has encounters with various people. I noticed that many of these encounters share a recurring theme: The people find themselves at the feet of Christ. In Luke 7:38, a “sinful” woman interrupts a dinner to wash the Lord’s feet with her tears and dry them with her hair. She anoints
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The Jews of Jesus’ Day Were Seeking Everlasting Life – John 5:39-40 Reconsidered 

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You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. John 5:39-40 Vince Deegan, a friend of mine, alerted me to the power of John 5:39-40 about twenty years ago when
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