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What Is Doing All Things Through Christ?

By cominus | Published: 22 Sep 2010
One of the great motivational verses of the Scriptures is, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” To some Christians, it is their “life verse.” Others recite it as a cure-all for adversity, or as a propellant for new goals. This phrase is often used in the context of striving for [...]
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The Misery I Have Been Spared

By cominus | Published: 15 Aug 2009
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins . . . But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ . . . And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, [...]
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A Quick Lesson on Matthew 6:33

By cominus | Published: 29 Dec 2008
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [...]
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Titus and Philemon – 13 December 2008

By cominus | Published: 13 Dec 2008
Titus chapter one: The key verse is in the greeting: “. . . the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness.” [v1] In other words, sound doctrine leads us to proper obedience. Paul warned later in verse twelve, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” So, it appears Paul’s purpose in writing to [...]
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2Timothy: 12 December 2008

By cominus | Published: 12 Dec 2008
2Timothy, chapter one: v3f – Paul remembered to pray constantly for his brother in the faith and he admonished him to “fan into flame” what the Lord had given him. This reminds me of Php 2:12-13: Paul tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in [...]
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Salvation: By State or By God?

By cominus | Published: 24 Nov 2008
Reprinted from an article by Dean Isaacson 10 Feb 2008. “So the administrators and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: “O King Darius, live forever! The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who [...]
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The Subtle Power of Envy

By cominus | Published: 24 Oct 2008
At breakfast the other morning, we were talking about the betrayal of Jesus Christ and His presentation before Pontius Pilate. Our study was from Matthew chapter twenty-seven. The church leaders and local politicians of the day, no matter the evidence, chose to ignore the deity of Christ and moved Pilate to execute Him. It did [...]
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The Sin of Cain: Attitude or Action?

By cominus | Published: 27 Aug 2008
revised from an article written by Dean Isaacson ©2004 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son , go and work today in the vineyard.’ “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. “Then the father went to [...]
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Expanded Commentary on the Book of Isaiah

By cominus | Published: 24 Aug 2008
In 1998-1999, I wrote an outline of the book of Isaiah. Later, I condensed the outline to a chapter study. We have posted Isaiah by Chapter. Although the chapter version is lengthy and footnoted, it is not complete. It largely point out things I thought people might miss on a first reading and interesting events [...]
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Laboring for the Kingdom

By cominus | Published: 23 Aug 2008
Reprinted from Tandem Vincitur, January 1995. Jesus gave this command in Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV); “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for you souls. [...]
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    Under the Tower of Babel (1995)
    Solomon wrote there will be no end of the writing of books. If he lived now, he would decry the endless cacophony of electronic verbiage. Page after page of endless, mindless tripe. People selling something; people saying something. No body reading anything! If the page doesn't have pictures, [click] the viewer is gone. Everyone is looking for entertainment. No one is looking for substance. But we keep on writing and we think someone will read it. Oh, how we deceive ourselves -- convinced of our own immortality. Words, words, words . . . - cominus

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