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Author Archives: Steve Husting
How can the Kingdom of God “suffer violence”?
In Matthew 11:12, we read an interesting aspect of the Kingdom of God: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. How is the kingdom … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, H e l l and Suffering
Tagged Kingdom of God, obedience, sin, suffering
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The Cultural Christian versus the Called-out Christian
It has been said that if you were born in India, you would most likely be a Hindu because your parents were. If you grew up in the Middle East, then you would be one of the three strains of … Continue reading
Posted in Society and Culture
Tagged atheists, Christianity, good works, growth, salvation
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Eternal life is a healthy relationship with God
Each of the Bible’s spiritual values have a natural-life counterpart that we live out, whether we believe in God or not. Eternal life is one of those aspects that we already know in our natural lives. The average church-goer probably … Continue reading
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Saved, but not yet delivered
In Romans chapter seven, Paul agonized over his inability to do the good he expected to do as a saved person. At the end he poses the heartbreaking question, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me?” This … Continue reading
Suffering: the training ground for spiritual maturity
How does the Spirit get mature, spiritual fruit in us? He doesn’t wave his hands over us or sprinkle pixie dust. No; he does it through suffering. That seems like a negative way of looking at the process, doesn’t it? … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Popular Handbook of Archaeology and the Bible
2013 Joseph M. Holden and Norman Geisler Harvest House Publishers ISBN 978-0-7369-4485-4 http://www.christianbook.com/popular-handbook-archaeology-and-the-bible/norman-geisler/9780736944854/pd/944854 Did you know that 25,000 archaeology sites related to the Old Testament have been found (p. 201)? Did you know that archaeology has unearthed historical details of … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, archaeology, atheists, Bible, Egypt, Exodus, faith, Goshen, Sodom
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Second Corinthians insights
My family is being blessed as we follow this method of Bible study: What’s a good way to study the Bible? My family is going through the book of 2 Corinthians together, chapter by chapter, and sharing our results on Monday … Continue reading
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Blessings of our Salvation
Our salvation is more than “my sins are forgiven,” or “I’m going to heaven when I die.” Here is a partial list of gratitude-inducing blessings that belong to the child of God. Our salvation is greater than we can conceive … Continue reading
How do you respond to the light?
People respond to rebukes in different ways. The wise and righteous in God’s eyes will be grateful for the insight shared about their shortcoming. All others will get angry and some even violent. We’ve read of words getting out of … Continue reading
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Cultural Christianity
When I was having a discussion with an atheist the other day, he voiced the usual objection about Christianity being the only way to Heaven while other religions were unfairly left out. Over time, I had come across several different … Continue reading