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The setting was a quiet one, the kind where the weight of a lifetime’s experience hangs heavy in the air. Sitting across from an older gentleman—a veteran who had survived the jungles of Vietnam and weathered the subsequent decades of hard times and good—one could see the toll that poor health and a long…
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The question of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church canon, which consists of 81 books (often cited as 88 when counting individual sections separately), is a matter of historical and manuscript preservation that requires a discerning eye. While the 66 books of the Protestant canon are recognized as the universally accepted standard for faith and…
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In times of distress and uncertainty, the scriptures serve as an unwavering anchor for the soul, providing a divine perspective that transcends earthly circumstances. The believer is never left to wander without a guide, for the word of God offers specific promises designed to fortify the heart against the assaults of fear and doubt.…
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To understand the meaning of salvation is to recognize the gravity of the chasm between a holy God and fallen man. It is not merely a self-help improvement or a moral reformation, but a total rescue from the most dire of spiritual conditions. According to the scriptures, “For all have sinned, and come short…
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In a world that often reduces faith to mere “positive thinking” or a blind leap into the dark, the word of God provides a far more substantial and enduring foundation. To understand faith through a biblical lens is to move beyond emotion and into the realm of absolute spiritual certainty. It is not a…
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The question of “cursing” or “swearing” is one that searches the very heart of a believer’s walk, as the tongue is often the most difficult member of the body to tame. To understand the scriptural position, we must distinguish between the “profane” (using holy things in a common way) and “filthiness” (vulgarity). The Mandate…
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The question of whether a believer in Christ should observe the Passover is one that requires us to look beyond mere tradition and peer into the very heart of God’s redemptive timeline. While the “bondage of sin” has been lifted through the finished work of Christ, the Lord’s decree regarding this feast remains unmistakable:…
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The short, scriptural answer is that chocolate eggs and rabbits do not honor Jesus. In fact, these symbols find no place in the Bible. Their origins are rooted in ancient pagan fertility rites rather than the Gospel of Christ. True honor is given to Jesus Christ not through confectionery or folklore, but through the…
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The shadow cast by Goliath of Gath was not merely a matter of legend or poetic exaggeration; it was a physical reality that stood as a direct challenge to the sovereignty of God. To the fearful soldiers of Israel, he was an insurmountable wall of brass and muscle. To the student of the Word,…
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In an age where the shifting sands of “relative truth” and “spiritual openness” dominate the headlines, the soul of man finds itself in a peculiar drought. We are told that faith is a pick-and-choose buffet, a syncretistic gathering of ideas that must, above all, be “good and beautiful” rather than “true and authoritative.” Yet,…