Category Archives: Orthopathy

Why My Efforts to Plant a Church Failed

Recently, we spoke with a woman who had visited our English church plant several times with her husband and children. She mentioned to my wife and I that the state of our town was sad because there was no church … Continue reading

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6 Christian Ways to Think About Death

The New Testament presents a view of death that is very different from the majority of the world’s population. Christians are under obligation to by degrees remove worldly thinking—and death is one of the ways that Christians are most tempted … Continue reading

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The Longest Sentence in the New Testament

With 218 words, Paul’s letter to the Colossians has the longest sentence in the New Testament, and perhaps in the Bible. This sentence is 16 words longer than the sentence in Ephesians 1:3-14, but they are very similar since he … Continue reading

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30 Questions for the Christian who Wants to be Sure

At the end of his 11th sermon on Love from 1 Corinthians 13, Jonathan Edwards closed with these 30 questions which I read yesterday. I want to ask and answer these in my own life. Don’t you? I edited them … Continue reading

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8 Proofs and 12 Descriptions of Christian Hatred

Hatred is a Christian duty. Our Lord was chosen because He hated iniquity (Heb. 1:9). Believers hate even the spots of sin on their robes of righteousness. Twice Jesus said His disciple must “hate his life in this world” (John … Continue reading

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A Prayer to be Kept from Falling

Yesterday, two members at one of our church plants appeared to be falling away. Last week, we heard of another man who has fallen terribly. In that light, let us pray to be delivered. To the One who is able … Continue reading

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What is a Christian?

We are a people who seek first the Kingdom of God. That means when treated badly, we turn the other cheek. We love and pray for our enemies returning good for evil. When taken advantage of, we go the extra … Continue reading

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50 References to the Second Coming

The Second Coming in the NT Observations about the NT’s usage of the Second Coming Conclusion

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A High Perspective Of Man

“What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over … Continue reading

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7 Biblical Reasons Parents Should Spank Their Children

Recently, my wife told me about a book that argues the Bible does not encourage parents to discipline their children with corporal punishment. Both of us grew up in homes where our parents taught us as children by using paddles, … Continue reading

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