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Shake That Old Snake Off Into The Fire!

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Acts 22:25-28, “And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Then […]

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Free Lunch!

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Someone once said there is no such thing as a “free lunch”.  There are indeed few things in life that are free. Usually, if something is advertised as being “free,” there are conditions to be met, stated in a small type, and difficult to read. If you are familiar with the internet, you have probably […]

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A Remarkable Prophecy About Tyre

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Psalm 18:30: “As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” That the “word of the Lord is proven” is evident in hundreds of scriptures, but a very prominent one involves Tyre, one of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean […]

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What’s In A Name?

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Names are important in any culture, but names given in the Bible usually had an important significance as they not only identified the person but also reflected the nature and character of the person.  For instance, 1 Samuel 25:25 says, “I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to […]

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I Am What I Am

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1 Corinthians 15:9-10,  “For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. Verse 10: But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, […]