Articles
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Gandhi’s Viewpoint
When asked what he as a Hindu admired most in Christianity, he responded, “Jesus.” When asked what disturbed him most in Christianity, Gandhi responded, “Christians.” He continued, “But negatively I can tell you that much of what passes as Christianity is a negation of the Sermon on the Mount.” Louis Fischer, Gandhi: His Life and…
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Oldness of the Letter
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Romans 7:6 (KJV) Oldness of the letter – Chapter 7 of Romans is perhaps one of my favorite chapters of the New Testament. It…
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Tasting the Truth
[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. Psalm 34:1 (JPS) Demeanour – Do you ever stop to read the introduction to any of the Psalms? This introduction is particularly interesting. It’s referring to a time before David was king. It’s the story from 1…
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Law of the Broken Neck Donkey
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. Exodus 13:13 (KJV) Redeem – Did you know that a donkey is the only unclean animal that is…
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Goats and Coats
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no. Genesis 37:31-32 (KJV) Goats and…
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Slavery Prophecy Fulfilled, Twice
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great…
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Honored by Pharaoh
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. Exodus 14:17 (KJV) Get me honor – How was God going to be honored by the pursuit of Pharaoh…
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Torah, the Teachings of God
Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have rejected the law of the LORD, and have not kept His statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk. Amos 2:4 (JPS) Law – The law was not…
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Wisdom Resides in the Heart
And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded: Exodus 35:10 (JPS) Wise-hearted – When we think of wisdom, we often think of intelligence. We’d say it’s definitely something that comes from experience and resides in the mind of the person. Wisdom is a deepness in thought.
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A Mental Shift in the Cosmos
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV) World – When I explain to people that the Hebrew word for a “human soul” is the same word for an “animal soul,” they smile and comment…