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When Time & Eternity Meet

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  For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity [ ad – perpetuity, continuity ] , whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit , to revive the spirit of the humble , and to revive the heart of the contrite ones .                     Isaiah 57:15 The God of the Bible, Elohim, Yahweh, etc., dwells in eternity, in the high and holy place as God of the universe and all creation. Eternity is an essential attribute of God and speaks to His existence as having no beginning and no end. Eternity speaks of His absolute independent existence. Revelation 1:4 says, John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come . The above verse in Isaiah refers to His eternal dwelling, yet He comes in time and space to the one who has a contrite and humble spirit. Alt...
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House Churches

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For the first 300 years of Early Christianity, until Constantine legalized Christianity and churches moved into larger buildings, Christians typically met in homes, if only because intermittent persecution (before the Edict of Milan in 313) did not allow the erection of public church buildings. Clement of Alexandria, an early church father, wrote of worshipping in a house. The Dura-Europos church, a private house in Dura-Europos in Syria, was excavated in the 1930s and found to have been used as a Christian meeting place in AD 232, with one small room serving as a baptistry, which gave rise to the current style of church seen today. The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house .                    1 Corinthians 16:19 Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and also ...
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The Unpardonable Sin

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  And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries [ musterion – hidden spiritual truths] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. "For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. Therefore, I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand .                        Matthew 13:10-13 In Matthew 13, Jesus preached eight parables dealing with the kingdom of heaven; in fact, he changed His whole method of teaching and it troubled the disciples. The above exchange was their response to this change. Jesus answered with this explanation: "To you it has been granted to know the myster...
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The Logos, the Rhema, the Holy Spirit, & the Will of God

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                 In the beginning was the Word [ logos ], and the Word [ logos ] was with God, and the Word                               [ logos ] was God .                            John 1:1 The basic meaning of logos, most often translated as “word,” is “the expression of thought, not the mere name of an object.” In a more formal sense, it is divine revelation and declaration, the thoughts of God revealed to men by the Holy Spirit. In 2 Timothy 3:16-17, All Scripture [ graphe ] is inspired by [the Spirit of] God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work . The Holy Spirit has inspired the writers of...
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