Tag Archives: Salvation

Understanding Your Divine Purpose: Chosen Before Time


I follow a minister of deeper things. His name is Doug Fortune. His question for today is Did your story really begin at birth? Or were you chosen before time? My answer to that question comes from scripture. According as … Continue reading

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Understanding the Impact of Missing Biblical Texts


Most of the time, my posts here come from something I posted on Facebook first. Then I copy/paste it here and add on. To tell the truth, unless my soul and spirit are stirred, I don’t write. I don’t want … Continue reading

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Eden to New Covenant: A Journey of Faith


Copied from Facebook from a minister friend of mine: Lynn Hiles. If you would like further studies of his, he can be found on YouTube and several other types of media and books. Humanity’s first temptation was not toward immorality … Continue reading

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Living with God’s Love: A Christian Perspective


Something occurred to me this morning. We all know God loves us unconditionally. How many of us really consider the full import of this knowledge? I see so many Christians expounding on questions concerning what we do and how God … Continue reading

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No More Condemnation


My heart aches for America. It is dying. Dying without repentance. The nature of man has been degraded and demands the evil that men create in the minds of so many today. I long for Americans to lay down this … Continue reading

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The Ministry of Presence


I ask God to give me someone to talk to every day. Yesterday was one of those days I got to do what Chaplains do. Listen. He was out walking his dog in the park. I had taken a busload … Continue reading

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Understanding God’s Call: Chosen vs. Invited


I don’t exactly know how to start this.  So, I’ll start this way.  Decades ago, I asked God to help me develop a prayer life that would be deep and meaningful.  Oh, it’s not to say I didn’t pray.  I … Continue reading

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There will not be a perfect “government” till the Kingdom of God is fully established. Understand something. It’s a Kingdom, not a democratic republic, dictatorial or any other form of government. It will be when the subjects have fully committed … Continue reading

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Are You Really Saved?


This is a long post, but worth reading to those with questions about their salvation. The pastor posed a statement this morning at the end of his message that simply saying the sinner’s prayer and saying you’re saved doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading

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The Chapter of Noah


I am still studying the Book of Enoch I. I’m now in the chapter concerning Noah and the building of the Ark. What I see is things that are hidden from view in the Protestant Bible. For instance, there is … Continue reading

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