Tag: Clothe Yourselves Message
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Ears to Hear
“He who has ears, let him hear.” Matthew 13:9 The above verse is from the Parable of the Sower, which is about how various people respond to hearing the Good News of salvation through Jesus. If we read the whole chapter, we find that not everyone who hears and even accepts the Gospel will actually…
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A Parable: The Neglectful Fiancée
A young woman’s fiancé went to war, leaving her with his valuables before departing. He wrote many love letters to her while he was away. His beloved missed him very much, but she managed to carry on with her life in his absence. Finally (and suddenly) the day came when he returned, and he invited…
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The Gospel
I recently learned that someone I knew as a child (but have not seen since then) has late stage, terminal cancer. I was unsure of whether or not this person has received the free gift of salvation, and so I wrote them a letter. Here is the portion of it that explains the gospel: God…
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Fractured Scripture
In some episodes of the classic cartoon, Rocky & Bullwinkle, there used to be a segment they called “Fractured Fairy Tales” where they would re-write well-known stories into a new version containing some of the original and some revised parts. Contrary to the opinion of many people who consider themselves “smart,” the Bible is not…
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Join to the Lord and Love His Name
Sharing my April 9 post from Layout for Today. This devotional article and others may be downloaded there in PDF form by clicking on the link at the top of the page. Thus says the LORD (YHVH): “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon My salvation will come, and My righteousness be revealed. Blessed is…
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No Dead Atheists
For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness. Isaiah 38:18 What an odd thing to say, right? No dead atheists? We know there are plenty of live atheists, and that they do die eventually. But the reason there are…
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Jars of Clay
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Of course, we know that the “jars of clay” referred to above are our physical bodies that God created out of dirt when He designed Adam. Jesus, the only begotten…
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Dreaming or Awake?
Don’t you hate it when you’re watching a show on television or at the movies—really into it—investing emotion into what’s transpiring, etc., only to have it revealed that it was all a dream? Or for Star Trek fans, sometimes it turns out to be a holodeck program. Sometimes it’s even a dream within a dream…
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Salty and Lit
Today, I ran across this short speech from last year by Elizabeth Johnson (“Activist Mommy”) where she said that the young people are now referring to positive things as “lit” (formerly “cool” or “neat”) and negative things as “salty.” I didn’t know those words had been hijacked along with many other words, such as “gay”…
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Love the Lord (Not Things Devoted to Destruction)
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen. 1 Corinthians 16:21-24 We usually think of Paul blessing instead of cursing, don’t…
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Eating with Egyptians
(This article has been updated as of August 8, 2018.) I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am…
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Do Not Lie To One Another
I saw a disturbing thing on Pinterest. I rarely look at it, but this pin immediately caught my eye. It said, “What if gays are a test from God to see if Christians will really love one another?” Wow! Yet another tactic from the devil–get people to question whether God is unhappy with them for…
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Letter to John MacArthur
As you know, I wrote an article last week regarding John MacArthur’s statement about repenting of the mark of the beast. I thought it was appropriate to write to him personally, which I did (by email to Grace to You, his ministry). My letter contains much of what I wrote in the previous article, but…
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This Just In
Please note: This article was edited for clarity and expanded upon 11/14/17, and minor updates were made in March, 2026 (so if you read it before then, there have been changes made which might interest you.) And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its…
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Watchfulness!
I read this brief article today that pretty much sums up what this blog is about, so I thought I would share it. This American author lived from 1845-1923. Having seen some disturbing things written on the internet where “watchfulness” has been described as seeking out dates to set for the rapture, and sometimes through…
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Radical Love
“All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.…
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Head of the Church
And Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do…
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Letter of Caution
I would like to share a message I wrote to a brother in Christ who is considering attending Bethel School of Spiritual Ministry. My first message was quite short and to the point. This is my reply to his detailed response about how he had already researched them and felt that the criticisms against them…
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Walk by Faith Not Sight (Or No Longer Blind?)
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are…
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To Inherit or Not to Inherit
The reason I write about the topic of this article is that people have been deceived into thinking it’s okay. With some of the other things in the list in the Bible passage below, people KNOW they are wrong things to do, but sometimes do them without even realizing it–or they slip from time to…
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True Reformation (and True Transformation)
On this date (October 31, 2017) when everyone is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the reformation, I have some observations to share. The reformation was all about removing false teachings taught by the Roman Catholic church. However, there are still many such teachings lingering to some degree or another. If we don’t understand what they…
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Our Lady of Fatima
A dear (but misguided) relative of mine shared a post today about “Our Lady of Fatima,” and so I would like to share my response to him here: This may all seem very wholesome to many at first glance, but we can know that the message at Fatima was not from God based on its…
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Be a Light
But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. Ephesians 5:13 Just think – if God hadn’t designed the moon so that it would light up when the sun shone on it, then we wouldn’t see it at all, would we? That’s how it is with believers. He shines…
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Mirror, Mirror
I’ve been thinking about how unnecessary, and often even harmful, mirrors can be. They encourage us to focus on the outward appearance rather than the inner condition. They enable us to make comparisons with others, feeling prideful if we think our appearance is more desirable than others. (Why? Did any of us choose our looks or…
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Good News and “Bad” News
Good news and “bad” news: The good is that Jesus loves even you, even me, despite ourselves–even though He knows every single thing about us, even our very thoughts. Wow! The “bad” news is that He doesn’t love our sin. He came to FREE us FROM it, not only the consequences for it, but also…