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There is an intense fascination with the timing of the Lord’s return that seems to tantalize every generation into attempting to set the date for it. https://t.co/A3HknUwcLt

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Matthew records this astounding detail. Dead people came back to life and just walked out of their graves on the first Easter? Who were they? Why did this happen? Did they die again? Why did nobody but Matthew mention it? https://t.co/FG4yFxs9ND

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As Moses continues his narrative of beginnings, he comes quickly to an account of the Flood, God’s global judgment on human sin. Perhaps you’ve never noticed how thoroughly the flood account is imbued with Creation language. https://t.co/GdjP8SHoy0

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‘Disclosure Day’ Might Mess With People’s Faith, Warns Steven Spielberg
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Luther stood defiantly at Wittenberg’s Elster Gate in 1520. A second papal bull of excommunication led to another courageous stand at Worms in 1521. For most the next year, there were no cheering crowds, no students to teach, no lectures, no sermons. https://t.co/4Y7tP9nFMk

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Having examined wisdom, pleasure, labor, progress, and justice, Solomon’s investigation converges on the unavoidable reality that governs every under‑the‑sun endeavor: mortality. https://t.co/qg6pSJKrp8

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Revelation 6-18 is not about the antichrist persecuting the world. It is about Jesus pouring out divine wrath upon the antichrist and his kingdom. https://t.co/Yc9opO8dCJ

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Historically, periods of technological acceleration almost always produce the illusion of metaphysical transformation. The tools change rapidly, but the underlying philosophical assumptions change very little. https://t.co/QS93z7lbv4

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Those who hold these varying opinions have one thing in common: They cannot fathom a future for Israel of any spiritual significance. For proof, they point to the fact that the people of Israel today are largely in unbelief. https://t.co/LGEysKHsMJ

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What’s the significance of this? It tells us that the image of God continues; Adam passes that image and likeness on to his offspring, who pass it on to theirs. We’re all, all of us, in that image and likeness. https://t.co/uRzKqdftPD

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How does a Christian respond in faith to this kind of problem? Hopefully, most of us get quickly to where the article’s author did: “My reaction was to pray immediately.” But how should faith shape the prayer? At least four options are available. https://t.co/H7Wml11DQD

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Why does God desire for people to organize themselves into nations? There are numerous reasons, but perhaps the most obvious is that there is significant danger with any system that unites all people. https://t.co/7v6AkbbtXO

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When it comes to the Pastoral Epistles there is a wealth of good commentary choices. The top four in the following list are all excellent high-level works. I would personally go for Knight and Marshall if money were no object. https://t.co/2WZNRLOfjT

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“ ‘Pastor, pastor—I just met my surgeon, and guess what? He is a CHRISTIAN!’ I must bite my tongue in the moment, but I’m thinking to myself, ‘But is he a good surgeon?’” https://t.co/ZCotdGPw1u

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This scroll is the trigger for everything that happens in the rest of the book of Revelation. It’s clearly a document of great importance: “And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?’” https://t.co/MwAr15Y0Ln

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What collided was my faith in what God could do and my uncertainty about what He would do. Many teach a perspective on faith that would erase these collisions, that living by faith means unwavering trust that God will certainly do some specific thing. https://t.co/1tfYLlHxYq

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The notion is that Genesis does not give a literal account of human origins, but is a monotheistic rearrangement of pagan texts from the Ancient Near East and therefore is subject to error. Mythological hermeneutics is infiltrating evangelicalism. https://t.co/0OesORZXV5

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For my money the top three works in the list are indispensable. The next two are important to have. I do not think the warning passages in Hebrews have yet been tackled adequately (and who is up to the task?). https://t.co/SOZCS8YkYV

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Psalm 90: God is eternal and timeless, and man is temporal and bound in time. It is like comparing a diamond to a paper cup. https://t.co/HU9wyQmJSX

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“If you can explain what is going on, then God isn’t doing it.”
It feels true. Respected Christian leaders have taught it. Not only is the statement false but it reflects a damaging and unbiblical way of thinking about faith and Christian living. https://t.co/on1rnBO0v1