Laying Down Your Life (Acts 21:13)

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One of the most interesting men of World War II was a high-ranking German officer named Henning von Tresckow. He came from a well-respected family, was obviously successful, and had a bright future in Germany. The war, however, changed everything. Tresckow saw the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime and became a die-hard opponent of
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Why Do Many Pastors and Theologians Avoid John’s Gospel? 

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There are 2.38 billion professing Christians today. Of those, only about 200 million, or 9% of professing Christians, believe in eternal security apart from perseverance. The Gospel of John reports Jesus’ evangelistic teaching. John shows that Jesus taught that whoever believes in Him is eternally secure at the moment of faith, apart from perseverance. It
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The Gospel of the Judgments of Christ, Part 2: The Unnamed Judgments

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In Part 1, I discussed three judgments that will take place when the Lord returns: The Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15); The Judgment Seat of Christ (1 Cor 3:12-15; 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10); and The Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats (Matt 25:31-46). These three judgments are the easiest to identify because
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The Gospel of the Judgments of Christ, Part 1: The Named Judgments

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The image of Saint Peter standing at the pearly gates testing people in order to determine whether or not they enter heaven is iconic in Western culture. For years it has been perpetuated through jokes, television shows, and even cartoons such as The Far Side. The depiction of a long line of people waiting in
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Is Abraham’s Son Ishmael in Heaven?

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While Ishmael doesn’t receive much attention in the Bible as compared to his half-brother, Isaac, he does receive plenty. The name Ishmael occurs forty-eight times in the OT, though all the references outside Genesis refer to someone other than Abraham’s son by Hagar. In Genesis, Ishmael, the son of Abraham, is referred to seventeen times
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