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2 Peter 2:2 Mistranslation to “Sensuality”
1But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2Many will follow their indecent behavior, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; 3and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. – 2 Peter 2:1-3 (NASB) Because of the mistranslation of verse…
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Who Will Be Saved?
In this twenty-first century, with all the knowledge and collective understanding of mankind, preaching simply, “Repent and be baptized,” will only be effective for the few who are ready to do so. Preachers who give this message often accompany it with something like, “The road is narrow that leads to life, and the road is…
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Calling All Church Leaders
Anyone who calls themself a Christian has a responsibility to be like Jesus. But nearly nobody is really like Jesus. To become like Jesus, one must suffer in life, learning humility, selflessness, and sacrificial love. Yet Jesus had a life full of joy, seen as a party guy who dined with “sinners.” In the first…
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Is the Bible Perfect?
“…but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:10 (BSB) Some people believe that 1 Corinthians 13:10 refers to the Bible. Some say it refers to Jesus. But the writers of the letter, Paul and Sosthenes, don’t specify what “the perfect” is exactly. A clue about what they meant is in…
