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Having trouble with your Bible reading? Beginning Easter Sunday, we join our brethren in the , and the movement in employing the Lectionary Readings. We will use GOD'S WORD Translation Bible for the readings.

The word "predestination" as used by the early Reformers was the combination of God's decrees of foreordination, election, predestination, and providence. They did in fact see all God’s dealings with humankind in the matter of salvation as arising out of God’s providence Foreordination. Before God created anything, God omnisciently understood all the possible freely made choices that might be made by every person, and all the consequences of those freely made choices....

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What is predestination - Exploring the Truth The word “predestination” as used by the early Reformers was the combination of God’s decrees of foreordination, election, predestination, and providence. They did in fact see all God’s dealings with humankind in the matter of salvation as arising out of God’s providence Foreordination. Be...

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This has not been said in a while and it neds to be said again...The largest part of what passes for Chrisitanity in America is hopelessly ignorant of the Bible. In part this is caused by people who have limited reasding ability in larger part it is because there are wolves in a great many pulpiits sending the congregation wh***ng after strange gods

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 5:1

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Watch Out for These Lies the Devil Says About God’s Word If I were the devil, I would do everything in my power to keep you from the Word of God.

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There seems to be some disagreement in Christianity on how Christ propitiates God the Father. We turn to our favorite Visiting Professor, James Quiggle for clarity... Beginning some years after the Synod of Dort, 1618–1619 (whose purpose was to refute the five points of Arminianism), there began and has continued an ongoing discussion of the limits of Christ’s act of propitiation on the cross....

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Christ’s Propitiation (Guest Post) - Exploring the Truth There seems to be some disagreement in Christianity on how Christ propitiates God the Father. We turn to our favorite Visiting Professor, James Quiggle for clarity… Beginning some years after the Synod of Dort, 1618–1619 (whose purpose was to refute the five points of Arminianism), there began a...

Is there really a war between God and Satan? Visiting Professor James Quiggle brings us, as usual, a most excellent answer.... Never believe the fiction there is a war between God and Satan. Satan and his angels do not have even a fraction of the power necessary to oppose God. Satan is a vicious dog on an unbreakable leash: he and his followers—unsaved human and fallen angel—can only do what God allows....

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Spiritual Warfare: The Biblical Perspective (Guest Post) - Exploring the Truth Is there really a war between God and Satan? Visiting Professor James Quiggle brings us, as usual, a most excellent answer…. Never believe the fiction there is a war between God and Satan. Satan and his angels do not have even a fraction of the power necessary to oppose God. Satan is a vicious dog...

A timely call from visiting professor David Park Matthew 9:35-38 "And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”...

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The Harvest is Ripe (guest post) - Exploring the Truth A timely call from visiting professor David Park Matthew 9:35-38 “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, becaus...

Today we welcome visiting professor and Evangelist David Park, who gives us an excellent article on the doctrine of the will Do People Have Freewill? December 27, 2021 Brother David Park Servant of Jesus Christ Jonah 1:1-3; 1:17; 4:1-11 Jonah 1:1-3 "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord....

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A Clearer Understanding of the Will (Guest Post) - Exploring the Truth Today we welcome visiting professor and Evangelist David Park, who gives us an excellent article on the doctrine of the will Do People Have Freewill? December 27, 2021 Brother David Park Servant of Jesus Christ Jonah 1:1-3; 1:17; 4:1-11 Jonah 1:1-3 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son o...

Many times we see the debate over the Atonement and the effectiveness of Christ's death. Some say He died only for the Elect and some say He died for all men. In this guest post, Visiting Professor James Quiggle offers excellent insight as well as a balanced scriptural view. Let use consider... Even Calvin believed and taught while Christ's death was efficient to salvation only for the elect, that Christ's death also had benefits to all humankind....

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Did Christ only die for the elect? (guest post) - Exploring the Truth Many times we see the debate over the Atonement and the effectiveness of Christ’s death. Some say He died only for the Elect and some say He died for all men. In this guest post, Visiting Professor James Quiggle offers excellent insight as well as a balanced scriptural view. Let use consider… Ev...

Proverbs 4 Legacy Standard Bible

A Father’s Wise Instruction
Hear, O sons, the discipline of a father,
And pay attention that you may know understanding,
2
For I give you sound learning;
Do not forsake my instruction.
3
When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son before my mother,
4
Then he instructed me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;
5
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!
Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
6
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
Love her, and she will guard you.
7
The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, acquire understanding.
8
Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9
She will give for your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

10
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.
11
I have instructed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright tracks.
12
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And if you run, you will not stumble.
13
Seize discipline; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.
14
Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.
15
Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Stray from it and pass on.
16
For they do not sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the fullness of day.
19
The way of the wicked is like thick darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.

20
My son, pay attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21
Do not let them deviate from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22
For they are life to those who find them
And healing to all his flesh.
23
Guard your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
24
Put away from you a perverse mouth
And put devious lips far from you.
25
Let your eyes look directly ahead
And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.
26
Watch the track of your feet
And all your ways will be established.
27
Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
Turn your foot from evil.

Proverbs 3 Lgacy Standard Bible

Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh
My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart guard my commandments;
2
For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
3
Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4
So you will find favor and good insight
In the eyes of God and man.
5
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.
8
It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.
9
Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce;
10
So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will burst with new wine.
11
My son, do not reject the discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
12
For whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

13
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
14
For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
15
She is more precious than pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16
Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and glory.
17
Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are peace.
18
She is a tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
19
Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth,
By discernment He established the heavens.
20
By His knowledge the deeps were split up
And the skies drip with dew.
21
My son, let them not deviate from your eyes;
Guard sound wisdom and discretion,
22
So they will be life for your soul
And grace for your neck.
23
Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.
24
When you lie down, you will not be in dread;
You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
25
Do not be afraid of sudden dread
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes;
26
For Yahweh will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.

27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.
28
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When it is there with you.
29
Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
30
Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no harm.
31
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
32
For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His secret council is with the upright.
33
The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one,
But He blesses the abode of the righteous.
34
Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the humble.
35
The wise will inherit glory,
But fools raise up disgrace.

Proverbs 2 Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh Gives Wisdom
My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
2
To make your ear pay attention to wisdom,
Incline your heart to discernment;
3
For if you call out for understanding,
Give your voice for discernment;
4
If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5
Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh
And find the knowledge of God.
6
For Yahweh gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and discernment.
7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright,
A shield to those who walk in integrity,
8
To guard the paths of justice,
And He keeps the way of His holy ones.
9
Then you will understand righteousness and justice
And equity⁠—every good track.
10
For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11
Discretion will keep you,
Discernment will guard you,
12
To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things;
13
From those who forsake the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14
Who are glad to do evil
And they rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15
Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their tracks;
16
To deliver you from the strange woman,
From the foreign woman who flatters with her words;
17
Who forsakes the close companion of her youth
And forgets the covenant of her God;
18
For her house sinks down to death
And her tracks descend to the dead;
19
All who go to her will not return,
And they will not reach the paths of life.
20
So that you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
21
For the upright will dwell in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;
22
But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be torn away from it.

Proverbs is one of the most useful and helpful books in the whole of the Scripture. It is in Proverbs that we are given the clearest revelation of the Mind of Christ so in our efforts to think, act, and be like Jesus, we turn to the Proverbs for His wisdom in how to live a life which pleases God the Father....

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Proverbs Introduction Part One: 20 Topics Addressed in Proverbs - Exploring the Truth Proverbs is one of the most useful and helpful books in the whole of the Scripture. It is in Proverbs that we are given the clearest revelation of the Mind of Christ so in our efforts to think, act, and be like Jesus, we turn to the Proverbs for His wisdom in how to live … Read More Read More

Proverbs 1 Legacy Standard Bible

To Know Wisdom
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2
To know wisdom and discipline,
To understand the sayings of understanding,
3
To receive discipline that leads to insight,
Righteousness, justice, and equity,
4
To give prudence to the simple,
To the youth knowledge and discretion;
5
Let the wise man hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire guidance,
6
To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

7
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.

The Enticement of Sinners
8
Hear, my son, your father’s discipline
And do not abandon your mother’s instruction;
9
For they are a garland of grace for your head
And ornaments about your neck.
10
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not be willing.
11
If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
12
Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
And whole, as those who go down to the pit;
13
We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
14
Cast in your lot with us,
We shall all have one purse,”
15
My son, do not walk in the way with them.
Withhold your feet from their pathway,
16
For their feet run to evil
And they hasten to shed blood.
17
For it is no use that a net is spread
In the sight of any bird;
18
But they lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.
19
So are the paths of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its possessors.

The Call of Wisdom
20
Wisdom shouts in the street,
She gives forth her voice in the square;
21
At the head of the noisy streets she calls out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And scoffers delight in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?
23
Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24
Because I called and you refused,
I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25
And you neglected all my counsel
And were not willing to accept my reproof;
26
I will also laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread comes,
27
When your dread comes like a storm
And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me earnestly but they will not find me,
29
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of Yahweh.
30
They were not willing to accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.
31
So they shall eat of the fruit of their way
And be satisfied with their own devices.
32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33
But he who listens to me shall dwell securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

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