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60 THINGS GOD SAID ABOUT SEX (GOD’S WORD FOR “GAYS”)

09/15/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Christ, defiled world, Deuteronomy, drunkeness, gay is a sin, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, homosexual, Homosexuality, homosexuals, inhabitants, jesus, Jesus Christ, KJV, Leviticus, love, make love, Matthew, new testament, NKJV, Old Testament, peace, purpose of sex, Romans, sex, Sin, sinned, sinner, spiritual, vomiteth, What does God say about gay, What does God says about homosexualsabarkley8

God has given us a very explicit ruling on homosexuality. Read what His Word says.

46. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. . .Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: and the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. (Lev 18:22, 24-25).

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JESUS AND THE NAMES OF GOD

09/13/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, 2 peter, Christ, Ephesians, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, Jesus is El Olam, Jesus is eternal, Jesus is God, Jesus is life giving, Jesus is omnipresent, Jesus is omniscient, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Names of Jesus Christ, new testament, Old Testament, one with God, revelation, word, Word was with Godabarkley8

The New Testament alludes to Jesus’ divine nature by comparing Jesus to several names and attributes used for God. Here are a few examples of Jesus being compared to God.

JESUS IS GOD: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1).

JESUS IS ONE WITH GOD: Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30).

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FACTIONS SPLIT A CHURCH?

09/08/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, allegiance, Christ, Church, churches, corinth, criticizing, faction, factions, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, lead, leaders, mascot, mascots, Matthew, ministry, modern churches, new testament, Old Testament, paul, peter, splitabarkley8

The church in Corinth split probably for the same reasons modern-day churches do. Some people identified with the ministry style of Peter. Others were drawn to Paul’s personality. Still others felt a connection with Apollos. We rightly learn from the insights of spiritual leaders, but crowing about one’s own leader and criticizing all others is wrong, petty, and immature.

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SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY (2 CORINTHIANS 11:3-15)

09/06/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, abasing, apostles, black, burdensome, Church, dark, deceitful workers, exalted, false Apostles, God, God freely, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel, jesus, Jesus Christ, light, Macedonia, Matthew, ministers, new testament, night, Old Testament, paul, preach, preached, righteousness, rude, rude speech, Satan, scripture of the day, scriptures of the day, scritpures, service, speech, supplied, supply, transforming, white, workabarkley8

⁵For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

⁶But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

⁷Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

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JESUS AND SACRIFICES

08/30/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Beginning, bullet points, connection, cross, crucified, crucifixion, day of Atonement, dead, death, died, fulfillment, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, high priest, jesus, Jesus and sacrifices, Jesus died on the cross, John, John the Baptist, Luke, Mark, Matthew, New Testament sacrifices, Passover, paul, Paul's affirmation, penalty, propitiation, records, Romans, sacrifice, workabarkley8

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WHAT CAN GO WRONG WITH THE LORD’S SUPPER?

08/13/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, arguments, Christ, Christ death, christians, communion, dinner, Feast, fellow, fellowship, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, Lord, Lords Supper, Matthew, meals, memorial, new testament, Old Testament, paul, ponder, potluck, share, sharing, soberly, supperabarkley8

The early church often met for a fellowship meal, followed by observance of the Lord’s Supper. At Corinth, the initial meal had become a drunken, disorderly feast characterized by arguments and selfishness.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (VINE SYMBOLISM)

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The vine was of great importance in the religion of Israel. It was used as a symbol of the religious life of Israel itself, and a carving of a bunch of grapes often adorned the front exterior of the synagogue. The symbolism was based upon passages such as Psalm 80 and Isaiah 5:1-5 where Israel is God’s vine.

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HOW CAN KNOWING CHRIST MAKE YOU ALIVE?

06/19/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, alive, breathing, Christ, Colossians, dead, died, flesh, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, her, Him, imperfections, jesus, Jesus Christ, knowing Christ, likeness, live, new testament, Old Testament, seeking God, Sin, sinned, sinner, sins, spiritual nature, uncircumcisedabarkley8

Knowing Christ makes you alive because God wakes up your spiritual nature that was previously dead. Jesus called that being “born again.” Just as we were born physically and brought into the living. breathing, and moving of physical life, God wants to awaken the spiritual nature He created in each one of us. When we seek God, His Spirit breathes new life into us and we become alive in Christ.

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (1 CORINTHIANS 14:20-25 “TONGUES A SIGN TO UNBELIEVERS”)

06/12/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, believe, children, Christ, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Men, new testament, Old Testament, scripture of the day, spake, speak, tongues, womenabarkley8

²⁰Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

²¹In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (CIRCUMCISE)

05/19/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, acts, bible signs and symbols, circumcise, circumcised, circumcision, circumcision of the heart, council, Faith, Galatians, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, jews, John, John the Baptist, judaism, King Antiochus IV, language, liberty, Luke, Mark, new testament, Old Testament, pagan order, paul, philippians, practice, Romans, savior, seleucid, the New Testament Church, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, uncircumcisedabarkley8

The matter of circumcision became a contested issue as the early Christian church was finding its feet. To appreciate why, we first need to understand that this had grown to be a most important element within Judaism. Between the time of the Old and New Testament, Seleucid King Antiochus IV attempted to stamp out Judaism, in part by forbidding the practice of circumcision among the Jews. This rite had become so vital to the identity of God’s people that they chose to die rather than yield to this pagan order.

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