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Mr. Questions Has Got To Go!

Deep thinking is so uncommon in today’s churches that the one who is doing it will seem quite the misfit. The one trying to understand how all the Bible details were to fit together―the one trying to make sure the … Continue reading

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Giving Generous Quarter to Investigation

One danger with giving generous quarter to investigation is that one might well chance upon a truth here or there that he is not willing to admit into his beliefs.

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On the Road to Repentance

On the road to Repentance, One happens upon the sort who will Praise him for being on that way,Declaring what an inspiration it isTo see someone turning it around―And overcoming oppression―And making something of himself.

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The Best Reason for Doing the Right Thing

They can’t seem to settle on the best reasonTo do the right thing. Some say it is so that you won’t get in trouble.

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A Huge Difference from One Human to the Next

There is a huge difference from one human to the nextRegarding how serious we are about sin.And there is a huger difference still in this regardBetween the best of us and God.

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If He Knows

If it’s true as he says―that he knows that He has not studied it deeply,And that he has quite a limited view,And could well be wrong in what he’s about to say―Then why in the world is the fool venturingTo … Continue reading

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Reading the Bible Is Somewhat Like Looking into Harry Potter’s Mirror of Erised

Reading the Bible is somewhat like looking into Harry Potter’s Mirror of Erised. That is, the actual meaning of the content aside, people tend to see in it what they want to see. I don’t mean to suggest that it’s … Continue reading

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Some of Them Will Defend Even Judas Iscariot

As if they were public defenders, looking to champion The most absurd cause imaginable,Some of them will even defend Judas Iscariot,As if he did not go willingly into that darkness,But had been forced there by virtueOf having grown up in … Continue reading

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When the Hypocrite Plays the Superhero

Having diligently studied Matthew 7,Right up to the comma, noninclusive,He is now expert on the teachings of JesusAnd can tell you exactly what you ought not be doing―Which includes, chiefly, reminding him of certain mattersOf diligence regarding those teachings―Things he had … Continue reading

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When Churches Refuse to Throw the Hypocrites Out

Some among those in the churches―some, mind you, and not nearly all―will cry out against the hypocrites in the churches. They call them Pharisees, and rail at them with deep conviction over their hypocrisy―over claiming to be loyal to God … Continue reading

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