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Divorce & Remarriage

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Divorce & Remarriage I understand that this is a very difficult subject to write about; but as with anything related to the teachings of Messiah, it's of vital importance. I want you to know that I myself come from a severely broken home. I remember hearing the news like it was yesterday. Even in my own wonderful marriage, I found myself at one point staring into the same abyss due to my own selfishness. So I personally understand the issue, and well. It wasn't easy for me to accept at first either. But that doesn't change the reality of the words we are about to unpack. Jesus says in no uncertain terms the following concerning the Marital Relationship between Men and Women (from the YLT): Matthew 5:17-32 - `Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery; but I--I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart. `But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumbl...
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Holier Than Thou!

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Holier Than Thou! Introduction Part 3 in this series on "Faith Alone" finishes by examining another often twisted phrase from the book of Isaiah, namely the concept of the infamous "Holier Than Thou." Surely, opponents to the notion of a pure works-based Gospel will call people such as myself, "Holier Than Thou!" They'll say, "You just think you're better than me! You're a 'Holiler Than Thou'!" But this is completely divorced from context and is fallacious. We have learned that the notion of "Faith Alone" is impossible in view of the Greek meaning of pisteuo eis used in the Gospels; we began to look at two bed-rock concepts that underlie the "Faith Alone" conclusion, starting with Isaiah 64:6. Part 3 will continue that examination by looking at the second concept, that of the "Holier Than Thou." As has been mentioned before, these two verses in Isaiah are probably two of the most often-cited, ...
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Righteousness As Filthy Rags?

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Righteousness As Filthy Rags? Introduction This is "Part 2 " of a three- part study into Christian misconceptions on the law, righteousness, and salvation . Part 1 disproved "Faith Alone." We did this by looking at the Greek for "believe in" and discovered that when used in relation to people, then the meaning is "obey unto." We therefore learned that John 3:16 and other verses where "believe in" or "believe on" is used can be understood to mean the following: "That whoseover obeys unto/ commits to/ is faithful to him shall not perish but have age-during life." The Young's Literal Translation puts John 3:16 this way: " for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. " The proper understanding is that the "faith" is ongoing. The Greek revealed to us in Part 1 demo...
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