Author: Justin Knight
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Supernatural Purpose
“Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” declares the Sovereign LORD. “Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?” – Ezekiel 18:23 Death is easy. Anger is easy. Hatred is easy. It is natural for us to vilify our…
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Disentangled
“Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.” – I Peter 2:11 Peter wrote to the Church during a time of hardship. Government-sponsored persecution had driven many Christians out of the cities. They were reviled by…
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Casting Wide
“The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive…
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Verified
After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. – Acts 1:3 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most historically…
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Back From The Dead
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10 For over a decade, zombies have been all the rage. They’re in movies, TV shows, and books. In many modern zombie stories the…
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Gods Of Stone: pt 5
The Idols We Choose “Is God Dead?” It was one of the most iconic Time magazine covers in history, and its accompanying article outlined the efforts of a handful of academics in the mid 1960’s who were trying to establish a theology that did not include God. Imagine the absurdity…
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Gods Of Stone: pt 4
Gods In Our Image What kinds of gods were represented by the idols that biblical peoples worshiped? The 20th Century horror author H.P. Lovecraft wrote of eldritch cosmic gods who were grotesque and inhuman and who had controlled factions of humanity in the ancient past. His cosmic deities were strange…
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Gods Of Stone: pt 3
Sacrifices For The Gods Animal sacrifice is another concept that is very foreign – and even offensive – to many modern believers. If you were to buy a goat and bring it to your local church as an offering, the chances are good that your local pastor will have no…
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Gods Of Stone: pt 2
Houses of the gods On the topic of worship places, these seem to have taken many forms. The Israelites were known to worship the goddess Asherah at poles that were erected outdoors in the towns and villages. Shrines and altars might also be erected at outdoor holy sites like mountaintops. …
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Gods Of Stone: pt 1
What An Idol Is It’s an easy commandment to check off our list. It’s the second out of the top 10, so it must be important. And yet most of us feel like it’s a non-issue, so we don’t think much about it. I’ve never carved a statue out of…
Between The Ditches 