Developing Spiritual Understanding ~Part 1

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

My Developing Spiritual Understandings: by Russ Miles 2004~05

Philipp 3:12

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but...

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Acts 19:5

5 When they heard [this,] they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.

Acts 19:5

5 When they...

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Defense of Christianity Using the ...

Why is the death, burial, and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ such a big deal? Why didnt Jesus just die like everyone else and go to Heaven and wait for us there? Why did it have to be so gruesome and public, His death, His burial, and His resurrection? Because it validates everything...

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Deceptive Diagnosis

The book, Deceptive Diagnosis: When Sin is Called Sickness, explores the major shift in how Christian evangelicals view and deal with sin. The authors, Dr. David Tyler and Dr. Kurt Grady, believe that the Church stopped calling sinful and deviant behavior sin, and started calling it sickness...

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Death Before The Fall Of Man

Young-earth creationists have long argued against the occurrence of death before the fall of man. This mistaken doctrine stems from two verses in the Bible. The first is Genesis 1:29-30, which states, “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face...

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Dealing with Heart Disease.

There are two different types of Heart Disease, the disease of the flesh and the disease of the spirit. For a moment I would like to talk to you about the Heart Disease of the flesh. In 1999 I had a massive heart attack, in fact I had three. On the first one I was pronounced dead by a Doctor...

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Dating Biblical Events In An Old Earth ...

As Christians who believe in the Bible, of course we think the events of the Bible happened just as the Bible records them. But when did they happen? This article will examine this question.

The Last Common Denominator

Young earth creationists say that the world is 6,000 years...

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Customs For Yom Kippur And The Day Of ...

The day before Yom Kippur, known as Erev Yom Kippur, is considered by all who celebrate it to be a quasi-festival day. As a festival, there are many traditions and customs which Jews practice. These customs are:

To seek forgiveness and atone for any sins that they have committed against...

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Crosses and Other Religious Symbols

Many people use crosses and other religious symbols to demonstrate their beliefs. The use of the cross as a religious symbol predates Christianity by many years. Early religious crosses were found in Scandinavia, where they were symbols of the god Thor. In Babylon, a cross adorned with a...

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Creation Scientist?

What is a young-earth creation scientist? Is there such a thing. Organizations such as Answers in Genesis and the Institute for Creation Research claim that their scientists are true scientists. They list a long list of scientists from the past who were creationists. Do these lists of scientists...

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Creation Science Issues – Fossil ...

In an article by Leonard Brand and James Florence, titled Stratigraphic Distribution of Vertebrate Fossil Footprints Compared with Body Fossils (Footnote 1), the authors do a fascinating study of fossil footprint sites, and correlate them with the distribution of actual fossils. Fossil...

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Confessions From A Biblical Counselor

My views of counseling when I became a Christian back in the late 1960s was the same as everyone else, i.e., if you need help, you get out the yellow pages of the telephone book, look up a counselor and make an appointment. Little or no regard was given to the type of counseling or the...

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