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2020-04-11T10:11:37-08:00

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God and Country

Last updated on: April 11, 2020 at 10:11 am By Rob Dalrymple

We are hearing all kinds of rhetoric regarding the potential for God’s curse to be upon our country if the election turns a certain way. This nonsense is radically unbiblical. Let me explain: 1)The nature of God’s blessing is primarily covenantal. Throughout Scripture God makes a covenant (an agreement) with a people. The stipulations of the covenant include blessings or curses. What is essential to understand for our sakes is that the covenant, and its promise of blessings and curses,... Read more

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2020-03-17T11:25:17-08:00

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Loving God with your Heart Only? Sorry Can’t

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:25 am By Rob Dalrymple

One cannot have heart knowledge without head knowledge. To claim to do so is treacherous I hear it too much—then again for me, hearing it once is too much!—“God is more concerned with doing His Word, than with knowing His word.” This one really bothers me. After all, this thinking is not simply counter to all of Scripture, it is actually quite dangerous. One of the most commonly asserted arguments in defense of the position that we should focus on... Read more

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2020-04-11T10:14:40-08:00

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Politics and the Church part 3

Last updated on: April 11, 2020 at 10:14 am By Rob Dalrymple

I find it quite interesting that neither Jesus, Paul, nor any other author of the NT addressed Jewish or Roman politics. They didn’t address slavery—there were millions of slaves throughout the empire—nor Roman militarism, nor the many other ills that proliferated throughout the Roman world. Now one can make the argument that Christians in the US have a different role because we live in a democracy. Certainly, living in a democracy carries with it the responsibility to participate in... Read more

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2020-03-17T11:44:03-08:00

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Politics and the Church Part 2

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:44 am By Rob Dalrymple

The kingdom of God aims to redeem the world and claim it for Him. We do so neither by discarding the world, nor by imposing Christianity on it. “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it” (John 17:16). One of the problems that I see for the Church with regard to politics is the failure to grasp clearly the fundamental distinction that Jesus makes in John 17:16. The Church is in the world, but not... Read more

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2020-03-17T11:45:15-08:00

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Politics and the Church part 1

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:45 am By Rob Dalrymple

The politics of Jesus are highly countercultural During this election year I think it is important for you to know who I am voting for. I am voting for (sorry I ran out of ink just then) Okay, I have been thinking about how to address such issues at the Church. I know some of you want to hear more on this topic from me. And I agree that such a discussion is very relevant in the world we live... Read more

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2020-03-17T11:45:54-08:00

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CHURCH: WE NEED YOU JUST AS MUCH AS YOU NEED US

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:45 am By Rob Dalrymple

Could it be that the church couldn’t move last week because the feet didn’t come. And nothing got done the week before because the hands didn’t show. Church needs you just as much as you need it. I am looking forward to the new year. Not looking forward to getting older though. I was for many years. When I was younger I always seemed to have this conviction that getting older meant that the only thing that changed was I... Read more

2020-03-17T11:47:15-08:00

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JESUS WAS A REFUGEE

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:47 am By Rob Dalrymple

Why are we as Christians more concerned about political argumentation and our personal safety than we are our responsibilities toward the refugee? I would like to reiterate that my blog and facebook blog posts are intended to address Christians. My tag line is “Challenging the Church to be the Church.” In recent weeks I have posted a number of comments on my facebook blog page about the refugee crisis. I am somewhat grieved by the Christians who are contentious on... Read more

2020-04-11T09:16:30-08:00

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My Heart is Broken: the Church, Peace, and the Middle East

Last updated on: April 11, 2020 at 9:16 am By Rob Dalrymple

“Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry” (Psalm 34:14b-15)My heart is broken. I just returned from a dynamic conference hosted by the Telos Group in Wash DC focusing on bringing peace to the Middle East and the Holy Land in particular. The platform of Telos is to be Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine, and Pro-peace. The gathering was of religious and political leaders, along with social workers... Read more

2020-03-17T11:50:23-08:00

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Understanding the Book of Revelation

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:50 am By Rob Dalrymple

The book of Revelation opens with a blessing for its reader, hearers, and keepers (Rev 1:3). Which raises the question: How can one be blessed by reading a book that no one seems to understand? Revelation is arguably one of the greatest pieces of literature in the history of the world and certainly one of the great books within the Bible. Unfortunately, for many the book of Revelation remains a mystery, which few dare to explore. Ironically, the book opens... Read more

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2020-03-17T11:51:38-08:00

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Truth and Love: Balancing the Two

Last updated on: March 17, 2020 at 11:51 am By Rob Dalrymple

So I just finished a weekly ritual of reading some interesting blogs. I don’t read many. But I do find a few of interest. One blog was talking about abortions in countries outside the US. It seems as though many countries have far more restrictive laws than the US. Interesting. Another blog, which was very well written, was discussing the need for the Church to be a source of truth and love. The author noted that when we do one... Read more

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