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Dear Friends, God is a Father. This simple truth brings clarity to a number of foundational Biblical topics, including the Problem of Evil. . One evil at a time I gave my bottom-line response to the Problem of Evil in the first post; nevertheless, there are many important angles from […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 2a)

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Dear Friends, This is for anyone who has suffered horribly and asked God “Why?” . The Problem Of Evil: The Prequel We presented various 20th/21st century descriptions of the Problem of Evil last time, by way of introduction. Today, we introduce the all-time most profound treatment of the Problem of […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 1b)

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  Dear Friends, I’m starting a new series about the Problem of Evil. Yes, it’s a big problem…but the Bible is big enough to handle it. My bottom line response to this problem, up front: The crucifixion of Jesus Christ. . What Is The Problem of Evil? Whether you have […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 1a)

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[shout-out to my daughter for helping with the art and the font colors] Dear Meghan Emily Murphy, I perceive that you are allowing aggressive forces to overshadow your light. I’m talking about this comment you made (1): “If you’re not a creep, there are plenty of ‘sex parties’ that take […]

An open letter to Meghan Murphy

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Dear friends, Are you the queen, the farmer or the builder? . A cast of characters We contended last time that the Fear of the LORD is analogous to a young child’s fear of his father. It’s a fear that someone who is wiser than you and who loves you will […]

The Fear of the LORD is your friend (Part 3)

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  Dear friends, What does the Fear of the LORD really mean? . Finding the harmony We established last time, with some very simple Bible stories, that God is to be feared. Disobedience to God’s commands results not just in God getting upset, not just in God giving us the […]

The Fear of the LORD is your friend (Part 2)

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Dear friends, Start here. . Have you ever wondered? If you are like me, you have blown past verses like this one… [Psa 111:10 KJV] 10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for […]

The Fear of the LORD is your friend (Part 1)

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Dear Friends, Hallelujah! It’s here! This is the last post in my 15-month attempt to rightly divide John 3:16. The bottom line: This verse tells us how to be overcomers. Do you want to be an overcomer? Then, my dear friend, please read on… . . Important stuff that we […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 3b)

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Dear Friends, Although we are now surrounded by hostile forces, today’s topics are tacos, guacamole, and ice cream sandwiches. . . Important stuff that we are not discussing today I spent the past year talking about all the problems in Bible interpretation that arise when you insist that : Every […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 3a)

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Dear Friends, I’ve been trying since September 2017 to biblically refute the popular notion that people become eternally saved from the lake of fire by choosing to believe a preacher / Bible verse, or by praying a certain prayer, or any other act of the human will. It’s been an […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d5)

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