July 1, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
This article is a reprint from the July 2021 issue of Hope Line
Whenever we go through difficulties and times of crisis, the mental task we must face is to make some kind of sense of what is happening to us. The human brain struggles with things that we cannot comprehend. I often refer to this mental phenomenon as “trying to make sense out of something that does not make sense.” We eagerly and often desperately seek out information from multiple people and sources. We seek out people to talk to. We read everything we can find on the subject. We turn to multiple media sources. We look to the “experts.” We look for something familiar that we have experienced or someone we know who has gone through something similar...
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July 1, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
God is love (1 John 4:8). The Bible tells us so. His love is the basis for our salvation. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Among the many attributes of God, love is one He desires in us. The identifying mark of Christians is not a cross dangling from our necks or a catchy slogan on a tee shirt, but our love for one another (John 13:35). So what do we know about the love of God, with which He loves us and which should mark our relationships? Here are two ways God loves you and wants you to emulate Him in your love for others:
Old Testament
The primary word for love in the Old Testament is chesed (pronounced “...
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July 1, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
Being a father is both a blessing and a responsibility. In part 1 of How To Be A Godly Father, I covered the first two of seven responsibilities of a godly father. I covered the training he needs to provide for his children and the instruction he needs to teach and demonstrate. Let me move onto the next five responsibilities: providing, protecting, loving, leading, and blessing.
1. A Godly Father PROVIDES for his children.
This was the primary role (some would say the only role) fathers in previous generations played. As the sole “breadwinner” for the family, fathers in previous eras were first and foremost providers who worked hard and brought home “the bacon.” In today’s culture, .........
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July 1, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
ARE WE SEEING THE FORMATION OF A ONE WORLD RELIGION?
by Laura Giles and Dr. Irv Woolf
INTRODUCTION
Does the Bible teach that there will be a world religion composed of other religions? If so, according to the Bible, who will lead this one world religion? What is the need for a one world religion? If all this is to come, how should Bible-believing Christians prepare? My daughter, Laura, and I addressed these questions in a recent podcast. Here is what we found out from our research:
1. What is the one world religion?
Laura gives us the definition. “The one world religion is a global belief system that is a medley of many different religions (Buddhism, New Age, Catholicism, Christianity, Mormonism, Islam) as well as occultic...
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