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At Church 6/13/2010

Posted on June 14, 2010 by xulonjam

Today at church, the senior pastor is on vacation so the sermon was preached by the new assistant pastor, who is maybe 28 years old. At one point, he mentioned When the Beatles were big in the 60s … 50s … Continue reading →

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Put Me In, Coach

Posted on June 13, 2010 by xulonjam

Last year, I took my 16-year-old to play in his first Rugby game. They are a new team in their first year of playing. The team they were up against was far more experienced and was scoring on them at … Continue reading →

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Biblical Meditation

Posted on June 13, 2010 by xulonjam

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: Psalm 119:97 How I … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday and Psalm 118: The Entrance of the King

Posted on June 10, 2010 by xulonjam

Palm Sunday. As widely celebrated as it is, I’ve often wonder how it fits in. What is its significance? How did it work that so many people participated and what about it so infuriated the Pharisees? The event is “The … Continue reading →

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Cross Bearing

Posted on June 4, 2010 by xulonjam

Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. (Mark 8:34) What does it mean for the Christian … Continue reading →

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There is a Calm Within the Chaos

Posted on May 31, 2010 by xulonjam

Psalm 131: There is a Calm Within the Chaos This is a follow up from my previous blog, There is a King Above the Chaos. While looking into Psalm 29, I had discovered that during the New Years celebration (Rosh … Continue reading →

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There is a King Above the Chaos

Posted on May 31, 2010 by xulonjam

Psalm 29: There is a King Above the Chaos What do you do when life is out of control? How do you react to random events or arbitrary happenings? If you are like me, an out of control life is … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath in the New Testament

Posted on May 31, 2010 by xulonjam

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days —these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ! … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments are Done Away With the Law of Moses

Posted on May 31, 2010 by xulonjam

In my previous blog, I taught that the Bible reveals that the Law of Moses has been done away. A common criticism of this is that if you eliminate all of the Law of Moses, you have eliminated objective morality … Continue reading →

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The Law of Moses is Done Away

Posted on May 30, 2010 by xulonjam

The teaching of this blog was summed up by Dr Lightner: “The Law of Moses in its entirety has been done away with as a rule of life” (Robert Lightner, “Theological Perspectives on Theonomy”, Bibleotheca Sacra 143, P235) Further, being … Continue reading →

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