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    Faithful Commitment 

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    Travis Main
    Published on 03-07-2012 09:59 AM  Number of Views: 615 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. What Must I Do To Be Saved?,
    4. Baptism,
    5. Once Saved Always Saved,
    6. Faithfulness,
    7. Obedience,
    8. Christianity,
    9. Sin

    Jesus, the messiah of mankind, lived a life in the flesh like no other man. His words and his actions perfectly fit the pattern prescribed by God the Father (John 5:30, John 12:49-50). That all men save Jesus fall short of the Glory of God is factual (Romans 3:23). Yet, many who declare themselves prepared for faithful commitment to God soon find themselves transgressing against their vows to serve him. Their declaration of service comes before considering the cost – their life (Galatians 2:20). Jesus spoke about this in the parable of the sower.

    Matthew 13:20-21     – And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

    How many souls have walked the path of those words? Hearts praise God every time a sinner comes to Him and humbly calls upon ...
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    Holy Dwellings and God’s Association with Them 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-21-2011 02:42 PM  Number of Views: 613 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Once Saved Always Saved,
    5. Faithfulness,
    6. Obedience,
    7. Christianity,
    8. Sin

    The man Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, once stood before the Sanhedrin (a legal body composed of the high priest, leaders of the people, and legal experts) and established God does not dwell in items made with hands (Acts 7:48). Yet, God chose to make His presence known within the earth, the tabernacle, and Solomon’s temple. God also commanded the temple built by Zerubbabel as a place for His name. These were not places where God lived, but those which He made holy by his association with them. Scripture identifies three other holy dwelling places of God not made by human hands. These are Christ, the Church, and the Christian. All told there are 7 specific dwelling places which are or were holy. However, not all of these remained holy. When something holy is defiled or unclean, what is God’s reaction? Is the reaction a pattern with God?

    In the beginning, God created the tabernacle of the heavens and earth. For six days, God developed the creation which would ...
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