Have Sign Miracles Ceased?
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
Israel in Exile, Week 11: Esther (part 2)
Sunday, December 14th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 13.
Discussion of the book of Esther (part 2 of 2).
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Israel in Exile, Week 12: Esther (Part 1)
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 12.
Discussion of the book of Esther (part 1 of 2).
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Jesus Is… Part 4, Hinduism
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
Hinduism is the third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. While its roots are in India, where still 90% of its adherants live, the prevelance of Hindu followers in the U.S. has increased dramatically since immigration changes in 1965. Hindu concepts may be found in many places in our entertainment industry where terms such as karma, reincarnation, and dharma are encountered with greater frequency. What are the tenants of Hindu belief? How do these concepts square with what the Bible teaches? What will you say the next time you have an encounter with a follower of Hinduism that could best lead them to the truth of the Gospel? Here in our final week of …
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Israel in Exile, Week 11: Daniel 11-12
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 11.
Discussion of Daniel 11-12.
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Israel in Exile, Week 10: Daniel 10-12
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 10.
Discussion of Daniel 10-12.
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Israel in Exile, Week 9: Daniel 9
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 9.
Discussion of Daniel 9
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Money for Forgiveness
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
A number of questions regarding the current teaching was submitted last week. I’d like to address one here:
Does the Roman Catholic church today believe in taking money to in exchange for forgiveness of sins?
In my understanding, this is not an overt doctrine of the RCC. However, given their system of salvation (process justification—as Dan has pointed out), almsgiving is seen as one of many “bricks” in one’s road toward justification. Whereas we believe that the Bible teaches that one’s forgiveness of sins is a one-time event (forensic justification), we would hold that giving money to the church or to the poor would be as a RESPONSE to forgiveness. Not as a means of forgiveness.
To make it more simple, the …
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Israel in Exile, Week 8: Daniel 8-9
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 8.
Discussion of Daniel 8-9 including
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Israel in Exile, Week 7: Daniel 8
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
“Israel in Exile” adult Bible study, week 7.
Discussion of Daniel 8.
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