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The Gate and the Way – Part 8

The Gate and the Way – Part 8

The Christian Life as TragedyYou are probably familiar with the genre of writing known as tragedy. Some famous examples of this form of writing are William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. One definition for the writing form known as Tragedy is, “any literary composition, as a novel,...

The Gate and the Way – Part 7

The Gate and the Way – Part 7

The Privilege of PersecutionLuke 6:22-23“Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and cast insults at you, and spurn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. Be glad in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven.”In recent days two separate...

The Gate and the Way – Part 6

The Gate and the Way – Part 6

We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood...Ephesians 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood...This series has focused upon the necessity of Christ’s disciples to experience suffering. In perhaps a majority of circumstances the sufferings of Christ’s disciples come to them through the...

The Gate and the Way – Part 5

The Gate and the Way – Part 5

Sharers in Christ’s SufferingsThe union of Christ and His body is a great mystery. Much has been written and preached regarding the oneness of Christ and those saints who comprise His body. One aspect of our identification with Christ that has been largely neglected, especially in this late hour...

The Gate and the Way – Part 4

The Gate and the Way – Part 4

Suffering SaintsThere is a great deception that Satan has foisted upon multitudes of Christians who are eager to accept it. The foundation of this deception is the belief that God wants Christians to have happy, materially abundant, pleasurable lives free of poverty, poor health, sorrow, or...

The Gate and the Way – Part 3

The Gate and the Way – Part 3

I have finished George's book Holydaze and will now return to my book The Gate and the Way. I hope you will enjoy it.Why Does God Require Christians to Suffer?The inescapable message proclaimed by Christ and His apostles is that Yahweh has appointed unto men that they suffer many things in this...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 9

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 9

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’Rockefeller Christmas A family famously known for their Christmas celebrations is the Rockefeller family. John D. Rockefeller was known to be a devout Christian and one of the most generous philanthropists of all time. Yet when one...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 8

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 8

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day'What is in your heart? Many Christians argue that the holidays they celebrate only mean to them what is in their hearts, and any other association does not apply to them. If they are celebrating the birth of Christ, then it’s a...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 7

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 7

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’Removing the High Places Temple of Baal in Syria destroyed by ISIS (terrorist group) and restored in New York as a Unesco World Heritage siteWhile we are talking about pride, we should address another parable in the Old...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 6

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 6

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’Do I have to bow to worship?In looking back at the passage in Jeremiah 10 it mentions bowing down and worshiping the wooden idol made from a tree, but is worship always the literal act of bowing down to an image? The answer is...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 5

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 5

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’Symbols of Life, Fertility and Triumph over Darkness and Death A common, almost ubiquitous pagan belief is called Pantheism. Pantheists believe that God, or rather a spiritual force, is in everything. They believe that these...

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 4

Holydaze – the Origins of the Holiday Season Part 4

hol·i·day  /ˈhäləˌdā/Origin: Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’Other Pagan Holidays The winter solstice is very important in many pagan religions because it is the darkest day of the year. Paganism is often based on the concept of duality in constant flux, dark and light, male and female,...

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