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Conviction versus Doctrine

Posted on June 4, 2024 by ehurst

Following the Bible Lesson passage in 1 Timothy 4, some good questions came up. In the early chapters of Genesis we have the story of Noah. One detail has confused people. On the one hand, Noah had to take seven … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 20

Posted on May 6, 2023 by ehurst

Luke tells us Paul eventually got to Corinth, but refers to the wider region simply as “Hellas” after mentioning Macedonia separately. Thus, he spent three months in this return tour, most of it likely in Corinth. While there, he wrote … Continue reading →

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Historical Footnote for 1 Samuel

Posted on June 21, 2020 by ehurst

We don’t know all that happened, but the narrative in 1 Samuel 1-6 recounts the loss of the Ark of Covenant. It doesn’t say what happened to Shiloh, but the Tabernacle standing there disappears from history. It is quite likely … Continue reading →

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Come Along for the Ride

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ehurst

I have a vision. Hear, if you will, the burden that the Lord has placed on me. For the past year or so, I really felt like I had written pretty much all I could say about my faith. I … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Leviticus 17

Posted on January 18, 2020 by ehurst

We pass over a great deal of ceremonial detail that could not apply to any other context but Ancient Israel. The nature of our study here is to understand the background of the Law in terms of how it would … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Mark 12:41-44

Posted on November 3, 2018 by ehurst

There’s a very obvious meaning to this brief incident, but the story is far richer with the proper context. For once I’m going to link to an outside source with more details than I have room to share here. Please … Continue reading →

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Offerings to God

Posted on March 25, 2018 by ehurst

It makes a world of difference when you give to family versus giving to just about anyone else. I actually like the article on tithing at Wikipedia. It corrects a lot of lies told by greedy clergymen. Nowhere is tithing … Continue reading →

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