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A straightforward reading of Romans 11 indicates that Israel and the Church in some sense “should be” one people — Jew and Gentile united in Messiah, and indeed ultimately will be one. But due to various forms of disobedience there is lopping and pruning and grafting which occur in the meantime, such that the unified…
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Given the reality of loss of lampstands, how shall one move forward? This is probably the question which has remained most at the forefront of my concern for several years. The Christian life and ministry are “Not by [human] might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of Hosts. How then shall…
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And I used to think that it was somehow stupid and even wicked to dream of Heaven and to long for Heaven. And now I see the kind of a horrible place earth really is. And I go hiking and I go, this could be so beautiful. I met the guy last night sweeping the…
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Patrick Henry famously made a similar statement regarding liberty. I don’t share that dude’s passion for political and civil freedoms in the present world, but “To each his own,” as my mom would say. In any case, I at least understand the logic of his reasoning. It actually becomes even more clear when we distinguish…
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Once again, the Bible comes in and turns upside-down man’s thinking completely right-side up. The Christian people nowadays, including the missionally-oriented ones, tend to think that the menacing Beast of the Sea (even if they don’t know it by that name), with his scary intimidation threats, is a barrier to the advance of the message…
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Two different religions currently live together in the same house called “Christianity.” There are a number of ways to describe and delineate the distinction between the two different “Christianities.” One way to distinguish between them is in terms of which world is in focus. One form of “Christianity” is primarily concerned with this world (Heb.…
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[L]ight has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (John 3:19) In such a dark world as this one, there is no “clean” path to the introduction of powerful illumination. Light is disruptive to darkness. The gospel of the kingdom will not be proclaimed…
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We need apostles. To complete the Great Commission task Jesus left His church to occupy herself with until His return, we need apostles. To truly reach the Muslim world with the genuine gospel message, not the distorted message of historic Christendom, but the true gospel of forgiveness and new life in Christ as we eagerly…
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If possible, please view the fully hyperlinked and better formatted pdf version of this post instead. Greetings! Shalom aleichem = Peace be upon you = As-salamu alaykum. Zekeriya Harrıs here writing to you today from İzmir Province in Türkiye, site of ancient Ephesus — prototypical city of lost lampstands. To friends and to prospective friends.The…
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Two different religions.
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