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Jesus’ mission—What was it? from Compelling Truth Jesus’ fundamental mission on earth was to fulfill God’s plan “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). He was aware of His purpose, even from a young age (Luke 2:49), and intentionally set about to fulfill it. Christ knew that God’s plan for Him was to die on the cross as atonement for the sin of those who put their faith in Him and to rise again from the dead in victory over sin and death. So, towards the end of…

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WHAT ARE YOUR IDOLS? by Mary York for Core Christianity Scripture paints quite a picture of idolatry in both Old and New Testaments as God’s people are continually surrounded by those who sacrificed to images of wood and stone. In ancient Israel, idolatry looked like altars to Baal and Asherah poles built to worship Canaanite gods. In the New Testament, it is compared to greed (Matt. 6:24) and gluttony (Phil. 3:19). Idolatry often keeps company with witchcraft (1 Sam. 15:23, Gal. 2:20), and is listed as a sin of the flesh.…

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Evangelist Says the Fire of God Is Falling on People in America Right Now by SHAWN A. AKERS for Charisma News Despite resistance from local law enforcement officials and financial hurdles, Evangelists Caleb Wampler and Joshua Smith have recently encountered all types of God’s signs, wonders and miracles during their crusades to the Middle East, especially in the country of Pakistan. In addition to physical healing—including people with tumors, the blind seeing, the deaf hearing and deliverance from demons, Wampler and Smith experienced thousands coming to the saving knowledge of…

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Gaining Confidence in Hearing the Holy Spirit by Dale Anderson for International House of Prayer don’t know about you, but I just had no idea how to talk to God, let alone hear Him or have confidence I was hearing His Holy Spirit. I saw in the Bible that my faith depended on hearing Him (Romans 10:17) and that Jesus said Holy Spirit would speak to me and be in me (John 14:16). But how would I know that? I just had no confidence. My heart was overflowing with anxiety about…

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DC Talk’s Kevin Max Is Now ‘Exvangelical,’ Says He’s Been ‘Progressing’ for ‘Decades’ By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire GNN Note – If you’re unhappy with your church, find a new church, don’t start a new religion and say your church is abusive. Guess what will happen in the end? Odds are, you will do what you have learned at your old church. /END Kevin Max, a member of the popular Christian band DC Talk, announced over the weekend he is now “exvangelical,” noting he’s been “deconstructing” his faith “for decades.”…

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WHAT IS A HUMAN BEING? by Rebecca McLaughlin for Core Christianity When the brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking was twenty-one, he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease: a terrible illness, that gradually broke his body down. Hawking eventually had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around and a specially designed computer to help him speak and write. His daily life depended on computers. But in an interview toward the end of his life, he went one step further: “I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when…

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Have Mercy On Those Who Doubt by Michael L. Brown for Ask Dr Brown It is true that, in the Bible, Jesus often rebuked people for their doubts and unbelief. But that was because they have should have known better. That was because, based on what they had witnessed and experienced, they should have faith. But at other times, He showed great mercy to those who wavered with doubt. In fact, there’s an amazing little verse in the book of Jude which calls us to “have mercy on those who doubt”…

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The sin nature – What is it? from Compelling Truth The sin nature is that part of human beings that impels us to commit sin. The Bible teaches that we have a sin nature. Not only do we commit sin, but it is our nature to do so. This teaching is in contrast to that of many religious movements that deny original sin or total depravity. The sin nature is mentioned in Romans 7:25; 8:3; and 2 Peter 2:18. It is called the “earthly nature” in Colossians 3:5. When God created Adam and Eve in the…

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