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How Racism Will Affect Your Relationship With Jesus Christ

May 30, 2023Uncategorizedblack lives matter, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, government, Jesus Christ, love all, new testament, Old Testament, people, race, racism, racistabarkley8

Racism is a destructive force that not only affects individuals and communities but also has profound implications for one’s spiritual journey. The inherent prejudice and discrimination associated with racism can hinder our ability to cultivate a meaningful and authentic relationship with Jesus Christ. In this article, we will explore how racism severs the bond between believers and Christ, referencing scriptural passages that highlight the importance of love, unity, and acceptance in the Christian faith.

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IS CIVIL REBELLION EVER JUSTIFIED? (2 CHRONICLES 10:16-19)

September 27, 2021Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Chronicles, 2 Thessalonians, Adoniram, armed, Christ, Church, churches, citizenship, civil, civil authority, civil rebellion, context, definitive, failed, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, government, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, judgment, justified, Kingdom of God, Matthew, national, negotiation, new testament, Old Testament, peace, rebellion, Romans, sanction, triumphant, violenceabarkley8

The Bible is not definitive on this point, so each person, church, and movement must come to peace with its position. Certainly the Bible includes several stories of resistance to government, even armed resistance. Sometimes, as in this passage, no moral judgment is attached to the report of resistance. Warfare is constant throughout of the Old Testament, including warfare ordained by God.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (GOVERNMENT “THE NATURE AND CALLING OF MAN”)

August 23, 2021UncategorizedAdam, affirms, Authority, bible definition, bible dictionary, chapters, complex, creation, CSB, definition, definitions, definitions of the day, devoted heart, dominion, earth, effect, fallen world, female, flows, fundamental, God, God is Lord, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, gods, government, ground, Hebrews, helper, humanity, images of God, jesus, Jesus Christ, KJV, Lord, male, mankind, Matthew, metanarrative, NIV, NKJV, polemically, Psalm, psalmist, roman government, rule, Sin, sinned, sins, vice-regentsabarkley8

The fundamental truth about government in the Bible’s worldview and metanarrative is that the one triune God revealed in the Scriptures of the OT and NT is the sovereign ruler from which all authority flows. Whatever man and human governments are, they are not to be confused with god(s)-though some may make claims to that effect. On the other hand, they are not mere usurpers upon the creation. Man is the pinnacle of God’s creation. The psalmist, echoed by the writer of Hebrews in the NT, marveled poetically that God was “mindful” of man at all (Ps 8:4-6 NIV; Heb 2:6-8 KJV); but Scripture affirms human dominion over the earth (Gen 1:28-30; Psa 8:6-8; 115:16).

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WHY SEGREGATE AND PUNISH PEOPLE WHO NEED MEDICAL CARE?

June 17, 2021Uncategorizedabsence, Adam, Beginning, ceremonial, Christ, Corpses, disease, Eve, God, God the Father, God the Son, God's holiness, government, jesus, Jesus Christ, kindness, law, Leprosy, Lord, medial, medical care, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, people, punish, punish people, relative, religious, requirement, ritual law, segregate, sexual purification, skin, token, uncleanness, woman's menstrual cycleabarkley8

In Old Testament times, medical care took second priority to the keeping of ceremonial law in this case, the interest of the law was in a broad category of ritual impurity called “uncleanness.” Uncleanness in the presence of the Lord was to be avoided at all cost. The modern rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” which many governments today consider inviolable, were far down a list topped by ceremonial purification in several forms. Again, the main concern was to reflect God’s holiness.

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MAN OF THE BIBLE (DANIEL “UNSHAKABLE FAITH”)

April 20, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, death, fighting, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, metaphor, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, Paul, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, study, sunday, the church, theologyadviser, age, Babylon, babylonian, business, captivity, cried, cry, Daniel, decree, dens, enemies, Faith, government, intrigue, Israel, Jerusalem, King Darius, King Nebuchadnezzar, language, life, lion, live, Men of the Bible, Nation, palace, Persian, Pray, prayed, prayer, royal edict, safe, spiritual, unshakable, window, women of the bible, wrote, yearsabarkley8

From a historical perspective, it seems that Daniel came of age at exactly the wrong time in Israel. He was born just in time to see his once-great nation fall to the Babylonians. As punishment for their centuries unfaithfulness and disobedience. God allowed his people to be defeated by their enemies. Daniel, along with other young, strong, and capable people in Israel, was carried away into captivity in Babylon.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (GUN CONTROL)

March 25, 20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, primitive, prophet, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, Amalakites, America, American government, analogy, assyrian, battle, battles, biblical, citizenry, control, David, definition, definition of the day, definitions, Goliath, government, gun, gun control, Hezekiah, human attempts, Isaiah, King, King Hezekiah, lesson, Nation, philistine, powerful, sling and a stone, spears, spite, swords, weapon, weaponsabarkley8

A biblical analogy to gun control is recorded in 1 Sam 13:19-22. The Philistines, who held a monopoly on the manufacture of iron implements, refused to allow the Israelites access to swords or spears. In spite of the Philistine attempt at armament control, the Israelites were able to defeat both the Philistines (1 Sam 14) and Amalakites (1 Sam 15) in battle.

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WHY SUBMIT TO GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY WHEN SO MUCH OF IT IS CORRUPT AND MORALLY WRONG?

March 1, 20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, curiosities, customs, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, idolatry, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedacts, Acts 4, Christian citizen, civil law, Daniel, Daniel 6, False gods, God, gods, government, guideline, idol, idols, John, law, mysterious, paul, peace, power, rebellion, Romans, romans 13:1, sovereignly, stateabarkley8

This verse is a guideline, not a rule without exception. Peter and John paid no heed to governments edicts in Acts 4. The Old Testament’s preeminent statesman, Daniel, refused to comply with government strictures on prayer (Daniel 6). When civil law clearly contravenes divine command, biblical precedent calls for appropriate civil disobedience.

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UNDERSTANDING WHY WOMEN SHOULD BE SILENT IN THE MEETING PLACE. BREAKING DOWN 1 TIMOTHY 2:11

September 16, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, abuse authority, acts, Adam, Adam and Eve, Adam was formed first, Asia, assembled, Authority, biblical, business, children, Christian, christians, Church, church assembly, churches, culture, deceived, educate, educated, Ephesus, Eve, exercies, false teachers, false teachings, first-century, government, greek, gyne, Hebrew, historical, husband, John, Luke, meeting place, Minor, new testament, Old Testament, paul apostolic, quiet, Romans, Septuagint, silent, speak, submit, teach, teacher, teachers, teaching children, Titus, wife, wives, woman, womenabarkley8

1 Timothy 2:11 – Women are not to teach men in the church but are to submit and defer to male leadership (read 12, 13, 14).

1 Timothy 2:12 – I DO NOT PERMIT. Paul sell-consciously writes with the authoriy of an apostle (1 Thess 4:1; 2 Thess 3:6), rather than simply offering an opinion. This statement is given in the context of Paul’s apostolic instructions to the church for the ordering of church practice when the church is assembled together. In that context, two things are prohibited: (1) Women are not

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH)

April 21, 2020bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, rock, theology, Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, acts, address, bible definition, body, congregation, definition, definition of the day, definitions, devil, early church, evil, good, good vs evil, government, government of the church, head, Hebrews, James, kingdom, member, members, new testament, Old Testament, overseer, overseers, Satan, speak, speakers, teachers, teachingabarkley8

leader The fact that God has gifted each member of the church does not mean that the church is to be without leadership. To the contrary, the NT speaks of God’s calling out leaders for His church for the building up of the body (Eph 4:11-16). The officers of a NT church are pastors (called “overseers” or “bishops” or “elders”) and deacons (1 Tim 3:1-13). These men are gifted by God and called out from the congregation to serve the church. Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH) →

MEN OF THE BIBLE (SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABEDNEGO: INTO THE FIRE)

October 30, 2019Uncategorized4thman, 7xhotter, 90 foot gold statue, Abednego, blaze, blazing, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, christians, clothes, Daniel, Daniel 3:15, death, desert, devotion, Faith, faithful servant, false god, False gods, fire, furnace, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gods, gold, government, hair, Heart, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King, King James, King James Holy Bible, King Nebuchadnezzar, like the son of God, Men of the Bible, Meshach, miracle, Music, Nebuchadnezzar, new testament, Old Testament, red sea, rock, schemers, seven times hotter, Shadrach, singed, smoke, statue, theology, thread, walking around, water, worship, worshipers, worshipingabarkley8

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The Old Testament story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego runs parallel to that Daniel. Like the prophet of lions’ den fame, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were Jewish captives living in Babylon. Like Daniel, they earned positions as wise and trustworthy advisers of the king of Babylon. And like him, they inspired envy and enmity among their Babylonian counterparts in the king’s government. Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE (SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABEDNEGO: INTO THE FIRE) →

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