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RedbeardCombatives
Apr 202 min read
Augustine’s Bondage to Lust and indecisiveness in Surrender
In Augustine’s account of his conversion he talked of how he longed to follow Christ but was held by his unwillingness to completely...
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RedbeardCombatives
Apr 144 min read
Jeremiah’s and the Church
As I’m reading through Jeremiah I came across chapter 14. I don’t think a statement so accurately describes our current state within the...
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RedbeardCombatives
Mar 154 min read
Recognizing Persecution
Recognizing Persecution Jesus said that we would be persecuted. He even said that some of that persecution would come in the form of...
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RedbeardCombatives
Mar 134 min read
Loved not the truth
Loved not the truth 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 (ESV) 9 The coming of the lawless one [the Antichrist] is by the activity of Satan with all...
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RedbeardCombatives
Jan 242 min read
Abide
Abide In John 15 Jesus makes the point that we are to abide in Him. The word abide means “to continue”… but continue what? Do we simply...
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RedbeardCombatives
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Will of the Father
Will of the Father I feel like Matthew 7:21 is one of the most misused passages I heard growing up. On the surface it can be a daunting...
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RedbeardCombatives
Nov 3, 202310 min read
What is most important:
What is most important: Food, Water or Shelter? None of us would argue that all of these are essential. But one of the ways we determine...
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RedbeardCombatives
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Blood is Thicker than Water
Blood is Thicker than Water Been studying the saying “blood is thicker than water” and found that most commentators take the phase back...
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RedbeardCombatives
Sep 16, 20232 min read
A paradox in salvation
Colossians 1:21-23 “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled” Colossians...
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RedbeardCombatives
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Breathing in the New Birth
Today our pastor used an analogy on breathing and how it is an example of our new life. The more I thought about it, the more it rang...
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RedbeardCombatives
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Body, Soul and Sin
John Bunyan writes in “Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners” that he saw his walk with Christ in a vision so to speak. He saw a wall...
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RedbeardCombatives
Apr 9, 20233 min read
The Thief on the Cross
The Thief on the Cross The thief on the cross is often used as a proof for “easy believism”, an intellectual belief that manifests itself...
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RedbeardCombatives
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Getting Cleaned Up
Getting Cleaned Up If you’re around Christian teaching for any length of time it won’t be long until you hear the analogy, “We don’t get...
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RedbeardCombatives
Nov 27, 20228 min read
Despise not Prophesy
Despise not Prophesy Prophesy is sometimes a misunderstood word in the Bible that oftentimes gets lumped into future telling. And while...
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RedbeardCombatives
Sep 23, 20224 min read
Hardening of the Heart
Hardening of the Heart Hebrews 3:12-14 (ESV) 12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you...
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RedbeardCombatives
Sep 1, 20227 min read
Faith vs Positive Thinking
What is the difference between faith and positive thinking? The book of Jeremiah is a great book to read to see what is going on in our...
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RedbeardCombatives
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Word of God
“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11 ESV (The word doesn’t reside in the...
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RedbeardCombatives
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Christian Discipline
This is a subject that most people outside of the church can’t understand. But all discipline is designed for one purpose. To show true...
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RedbeardCombatives
May 22, 20223 min read
My brothers keeper
James 5:19-20 “Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner...
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RedbeardCombatives
Apr 24, 20224 min read
James 2
1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with partiality. 2 For if there should come into your...
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