Everything I write might be wrong. Exercise discernment. Acts 17:11.
Whatever truth I have is by the grace of God. Jesus is my wisdom, 1 Corinthians 1:30. If I did not believe the books, papers and blogs I publish were biblically sound, I would abandon them.
We must each rightly divide the Word of truth. Biblical discernment is critical to consistent victory over “the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places,” Ephesians 6:12. You check out what I publish. Measure it by the Scriptures and the power of God, Matthew 22:29, Mark 12:24.
Living Together is Not the Same as Being Married
Following are excerpts from the study in Sexuality. To obtain the entire study, please email Rick at rick@seed4life.net or call him at 812-319-4907 for more information. Excerpt from Section Three: Chapter Six: Is Marriage Defined by Culture? No. Marriage before God has never been defined by culture, meaning to be defined by relating to the normal ideas, customs and social behavior of a society. Understanding that was one of the most fruitful things that happened in our group discussion. It likely had an equally encouraging affect on...
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Following are excerpts from the study in James. To obtain the entire study, please email Rick at rick@seed4life.net or call him at 812-319-4907 for more information. Excerpt from the Introduction: James is good news. When I think about James, I think this is a guy to whom Christendom has not given near enough credit. I know in my own past, around 1984, I gave instruction from this letter, and I sure hope that none of the things I said were ever written down. I just didn’t give James enough credit. I didn’t have the context for the...
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Following are excerpts from the study in John. To obtain the entire study, please email Rick at rick@seed4life.net or call him at 812-319-4907 for more information. Excerpt from the Introduction: Life slips unrecognized through our fingers when we become satisfied with protecting our view of God and following the subsequent rules. In doing so we come to worship everything that delivers bread rather than the One who gives bread, because we really do not understand the difference. It was a Monday in January when a friend...
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