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Revelation - Greetings from The Trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to people in a small church in the first century AD

The Trinity in Revelation—Even If the Word Isn’t There

Wait a second. Where did that word Trinity come from? It’s not in the beginning of Revelation. Actually, it’s not in the middle or the end of it either. In fact, the word isn’t in the Bible anywhere. But then, unless you’re reading a Hebrew or Greek translation of what I wrote, none of these words are in the original “Bible”. Not in the original writings of any of the authors of the books we call the Bible.

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Revelation - greetings to the seven churches

Revelation – The seven churches – Who or what are they?

Revelation - without the weeds

Revelation is such a dramatic book. An apocalyptic vision. The last days of the earth. But there’s so much to understand before “viewing” that revelation. Today, we have movies. Maybe previews or social media videos to get us to watch it. But not 2,000 years ago! Revelation was delivered on scrolls. To the seven churches of Asia.

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Habakkuk asks God a question. God responds with His plan.

God responds to our complaint about His response to our question

God where are you

So far in this series, we’ve seen Habakkuk ask God a question. God responds. He actually got an answer from God. But then he didn’t seem to like the answer. So now what? Will God strike Habakkuk dead? Will He answer yet again? Or will God maybe turn away in anger or disgust and leave Habakkuk stewing?

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What is the book of Revelation in the Bible?

Revelation - without the weeds

What is the book of Revelation in the Bible? Sounds like a weird question. Everyone knows what it is, don’t they? But how many of you have read and really figured out the opening sections: the Prologue and the Greeting? For that matter, how many realize there’s no “s” on the end of Revelation? It’s one revelation, not a whole bunch of them.

The Book of Revelation, often misunderstood, is an unveiling of divine truths rather than a mere foretelling of apocalyptic events. It opens with a prologue and greeting that emphasize the importance of truly reading and understanding its contents, as well as clarifying common misconceptions.

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Why should Trump attack on anti-Christian bias worry Christians?
It should worry everyone!

Is this Christian?

No, that’s not a typo in the title. I am really asking “Why should Trump attack on anti-Christian bias worry Christians?” Of course, he’ll go after things non-Christians say. But there’s something even worse than that. He will also launch attacks on Christians who actually follow what Jesus taught instead of towing the MAGA Christian line.

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Dare mightier things – even more than Mars Perseverance Rover

Christianity in America, Ordinary life versus Christianity

I just watched the landing of NASA’s Perseverance on BBC. An amazing accomplishment. Katty and Christian were all excited about it. Everyone they interviewed was celebrating and grinning from ear to ear. As I was watching the people in NASA’s control room, I couldn’t help but notice some words on the wall: Dare Mighty Things. But when all was said and done, I couldn’t help but wonder – why not Dare Mightier Things?

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After reading Augustine quote on Christian faith, the question arises: What is faith? Blind? Circular logic? Or the truth?

What is faith? Blind? Circular logic? Or the truth?
The problem with faith - to believe or not to believe

Questions to ask ourselves, The Bible and "Real Life"

What is faith? In this specific case, what is Christian faith? People have lots of ideas about that. Some think faith is blind. Others may think the reasoning behind Christian faith is circular logic. Others believe Christian faith is the truth.

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Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber? - illustrated by a homeless person sleeping on a bench in an alley full of graffiti while a young boy plays with his toys on the same bench.

Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber?
We are one or the other

Questions to ask ourselves, The Bible and "Real Life"

Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber? We are all one or the other. There’s no saying that we’ve never been in the scenario Jesus painted. Because we’re in. Right now. Every. Single. one. of. us. Everyone!

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Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside

Christianity in America, Church Desctruction

There was a series on crosswalk.com earlier this year. 10 Ways We May Be Destroying Our Churches. Of course, there are more than ten. So, I borrowed the thought and called my series Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside.

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Colored pencil sketch of Jesus speaking to a modern-day group on a hillside to show faith, love and trust in God, as written in the God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God web site.

God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God
Reflective Bible Study

Bible Study, Reflective Bible Study

I’ve been doing this for more than a dozen years now. And I’ve never actually written anything on what the site is about. It seemed obvious to me. And yet, I guess it really isn’t obvious to everyone. Just like the Bible’s not obvious to everyone. So now, here’s God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God. What this site is really about.

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