Is Salvation Based On Grace Or Works

Some in the church in Galatia were peddling a doctrine of salvation by works. Paul asks and answers three bombshell questions of those Galatians who were trying to peddle this doctrine. These three questions and their answers stopped their salvation by works message in its tracks.

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Is Prayer Important for the Christian?

Prayer. What is prayer? Let us define prayer as simply communicating with our Creator. Prayer might be asking God for help. It might be thanking Him for His blessings. Or it might be simply communicating, much the same way we might talk with a friend, discussing our day.

How...

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Is Being an Ethical Episcopalian Enough?

Once a month I take my children to a food pantry to do volunteer work. On this particular Sunday we were stocking shelves with a group of Episcopalian Youth. I knew this because each of them was wearing an Episcopal shield lapel pin. Seeing these kids really lifted my spirits. Usually its adults...

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Iran, Israel & the 12th Imam

The Daily Express (29/10/05) carried the headline Maniac plots World War 3 in its report on the threat of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to wipe Israel off the map. A bit of hype to sell the newspaper or a real possibility?

Ahmadinejads victory in the recent Iranian election was organised...

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Information on Headstones

Headstones are an important part of any family’s grieving process. Headstones serves to help families cope with their losses.

Headstones are inscribed with dates leading as far back as the 1700s, and mark the graves of several generations. There are Revolutionary War as well as...

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In The Quest for Peace.

Matthew 10:34-10:34

In The Quest for Peace.
Egypt will not rest until the Palestinians have established a state,
Heavy fighting broke out in western Iraq between pro and anti-government tribes Tuesday, leaving at least 35 people dead,
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...

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Imprints on the Soul

When I was a resident Chaplain at the University of Kentucky, I would often baptize those who were dying. On one occasion, I was given the task of baptizing an aborted child that did not make it through labor. I was given a small fetus that was not much bigger than my thumb. I remember wondering...

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Illegal Immigration And The Catholic Church

I am a Catholic. I am also, however, against illegal immigration. I believe that we should clamp down harder on illegal immigrants and we should do more to protect our borders. Churches, whether they be Catholic, Protestant, Jewish or other, however, have a different duty, in society, than...

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Ill Fly Away Not the Song – The Truth ...

Ill Fly Away Not the Song – The Truth is Still Stranger than Fiction

Three views about when the removal of believers takes place are held by most Christians throughout the world. Those who think we are taken at the beginning of the great tribulation are pre-tribulationists. Those...

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How to Use the Law of Attraction to Manifest ...

How to Use the Law of Attraction to Manifest Money

There are some secrets to manifest money that are slightly different from manifest other things. In our society money has such a heavy hold on our time and our desires that we are literally under the spell of money. Money rules our...

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How to Stop Attracting Negative Conditions

Sadly the world is filled with lots of negativity. Everywhere you look there are stories of sad and depressing conditions. It can be very difficult to maintain a positive outlook in order to attract the better things that you desire.

The law of attraction is quite unforgiving. You...

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How To Renew Your Mind For Healing

A renewed mind, in the Biblical sense, is a mind that is so saturated with Scripture that it thinks Scripture when a crisis hits, rather than relying on wits for a solution to the crisis.

In other words, our minds are renewed when it is so saturated with the word of God that we think...

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