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• PREYING ON THE WEAK

  By disciplerami on April 11, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  Weak people don’t have strong boundaries and they are susceptible to manipulation by others. The news that the state is talking about a new horse track/casino to raise revenue is irksome because that money is needed to purchase groceries or… Read More ›

• LEGALISM IS NOT STRICT ADHERENCE TO GOD’S WORD

  By disciplerami on April 8, 2009 • ( 8 )

  Do you think that strict adherence to God’s Word is legalism? To me “strict adherence” sounds like a committed Christian. Do you think that strict adherence is what God expects? If we accept that we should faithfully adhere to all… Read More ›

• GOD IS NOT WORSHIPED WITH HANDS

  By disciplerami on April 5, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Sometimes it just good to let someone else do the talking. It’s like the old saying, “don’t try to to re-invent the wheel.” Here are a couple of paragraphs from a good lesson on worship music. “Folks, it’s interesting to… Read More ›

• HOW TO MAKE YOUR WIFE SUBMIT

  By disciplerami on April 5, 2009 • ( 0 )

  It might not be what you want to hear, but it sounds right on to me. Eddie Watkins gives a nice little message on an important subject touching the home and church. CLICK HEREShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title,… Read More ›

• QUAIL SPRINGS AND MARK HENDERSON

  By disciplerami on April 3, 2009 • ( 16 )

  

  The Oklahoman, Newsok.com Recently I received an email from an individual who had some information about the Quail Springs church in Oklahoma City. I will not give the individual’s name, and I know nothing about him but his name, and… Read More ›

• NECESSARY INFERENCE, Prof. D.R.Dungan

  By disciplerami on April 3, 2009 • ( 6 )

  Dungan says in his book on Hermeneutics that “Inference may be used, if legitimate.” On page 91, he writes, “This is done by associating the whole number of things which are known, as to what else was done or said… Read More ›

• HERMENEUTICS: PRESUMPTUOUS SINS

  By disciplerami on April 3, 2009 • ( 10 )

  “Also keep back Thy servant from presumptuous sins;…” (Ps 19:13) To be presumptuous is to presume and to presume is “to suppose to be true without proof.” People are presumed innocent until proven guilty as a safeguard to individuals liberties… Read More ›

• AVOIDING LEGALISM AT BOTH EXTREMES

  By disciplerami on March 30, 2009 • ( 53 )

  Legalism has always been a problem for man. It’s a problem for men who seek to skirt around the Word of God in order to justify sin. They apply their lawyerly skills so that repentance doesn’t happen and more people… Read More ›

• ELDERS, OVERSEERS, AND SHEPHERDS

  By disciplerami on March 28, 2009 • ( 0 )

  The Elders, Bishops, Presbyters, Overseers, Shepherds and Pastors are all the same people who meet the same qualifications as outlined in Titus 1:5ff and 1 Timothy 3:1ff. The different terms used for the same office relate to the different aspects… Read More ›

• WHAT YOU REALLY WANT

  By disciplerami on March 26, 2009 • ( 2 )

  I heard the story of an overweight woman who signed up at a fitness club. She wanted to be more attractive to her husband and felt her weight was putting a strain on the marriage. The fitness instructor brought her… Read More ›