Why It’s Important to Know What You Believe About Jesus
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Why It’s Important to Know What You Believe About Jesus

What do you believe about Jesus? He once asked His disciples, “who do you say I am?” Who is Jesus to you? Jesus’ birth more than 2,000 years ago fundamentally changed the world. The majority of people believe that Jesus was a real person. Many also consider Him a highly influential historical figure. Some believe…

How You Can Bless Your Life by Focusing On the Truly Important
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How You Can Bless Your Life by Focusing On the Truly Important

I was on a Christian Site recently and noticed that after a beautiful and encouraging devotion about the importance of finding ways to strengthen and build relationships with one another . . . several of the commenters had turned their interactions with others into ugly debates about a current political issue. I can’t help but…

How Important is the Bible for People Living in the Last Days
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How Important is the Bible for People Living in the Last Days

Do you ever wonder if we are living in the “last days”? Here’s what Paul said about the things we would see…  In the last days, there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful….

How Knowing Money is NOT the Root of All Evil Will Help You
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How Knowing Money is NOT the Root of All Evil Will Help You

“Money is the root of all evil.” Right? That expression has become so common you can find it in the Dictionary under Idioms. Here’s what it says: “Money, or, more specifically, the desire to obtain and amass it, is the ultimate reason humans do evil things to one another.” It’s not money itself that is the source or root of evil. That idiom leaves out one very important word from Paul’s letter to Timothy… For the…

The Important Reason Why You Need to Build Your Spiritual Muscles
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The Important Reason Why You Need to Build Your Spiritual Muscles

Do you ever wonder how much time we spend thinking and talking about pointless and unimportant things that may or may not happen? Paul wrote the following to Timothy: Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. 1 Timothy 4:7a Some of the other translations put it this way, Don’t have…