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2019-12-24T18:33:19+00:00

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How Christians Embraced Virgin Sacrifice

Last updated on: December 24, 2019 at 6:33 pm By Keith Giles

Most Christians – if you ask them – will strongly deny that they believe in Virgin Sacrifice. But, if you start asking them a few specific questions about their theology, you’ll see that they actually DO embrace this theology. For example: Ask them if they believe that Jesus was innocent and sinless. Most will say “Yes.” Ask them if they think Jesus ever had sex with a woman. Most will say, “No!” Ask them if they believe that Jesus had... Read more

2019-12-23T19:02:42+00:00

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Stop Surpassing God’s Infinity

Last updated on: December 23, 2019 at 7:02 pm By Keith Giles

There you go again, loving sinners more than God does. It’s getting kinda annoying, to be honest. I know God is awesome, but come on. God is not THAT awesome. Sure, God is love, blah, blah, blah. I get that. We all get that. But, you forget that God is also a God of wrath and justice. There’s plenty of wrath and justice just oozing out of God right now. Lots of it. In fact, you should probably just meditate... Read more

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God's Love

Preemptive Love

2019-12-17T17:13:07+00:00

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Why The God Of Wrath Let Cain Off The Hook

Last updated on: December 17, 2019 at 5:13 pm By Keith Giles

Every time. Every single time I try to teach people that God is love and that God responds to our failures with mercy and forgiveness, someone will always try to say, “But God is also a God of Wrath and Justice!” Every time. But, as I’ve already mentioned, there are zero verses that say “God IS wrath”, but there are lots that teach us that “God IS Love,” and the book of Revelation even mocks the idea of God’s wrath... Read more

2019-12-16T22:04:52+00:00

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Did the Magi Bring Jesus A Gift From Buddha?

Last updated on: December 16, 2019 at 10:04 pm By Keith Giles

Ok, I know this one is a stretch, but stay with me here. The Magi who came from the East following the star of Bethlehem were disciples of Daniel, the Old Testament Prophet. How do we know this? Because we read that Daniel stayed behind when the Babylonian/Persian captivity was over. We also know that Daniel was leading a school of mystics during the reign of Nebuchadnezzer and continued to teach disciples under the Persian rulers. This is why those... Read more

2019-12-13T18:12:44+00:00

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More Christmas Presence

Last updated on: December 13, 2019 at 6:12 pm By Keith Giles

Even though Jesus was not born on December 25th, this is the time of year that many people celebrate the birth of Christ by going into debt to purchase expense gifts that [somehow] demonstrate their love for friends and family. This is not a post about the evils of commercialism or materialism. Promise. Instead, I want to take some time to consider the implication of the Incarnation of Christ, which is supposed to be what everyone is celebrating this time... Read more

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Following Jesus

God's Love

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Preemptive Love

2019-12-12T23:06:25+00:00

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The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity

Last updated on: December 12, 2019 at 11:06 pm By Keith Giles

Whenever I read the surveys from Christianity Today, or Baptist News, or The Christian Post about how young people are leaving the American Church in droves, or how politics in the pulpit is driving the next generation away from the faith, or how Evangelicals are slowly growing older and more irrelevant to their communities, I must confess I give a little cheer. Why? Because all of these signs point to one inevitable conclusion: The Evangelical Christian Church is a dinosaur... Read more

2019-12-11T21:05:46+00:00

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The Slow Motion Second Coming of Christ

Last updated on: December 11, 2019 at 9:05 pm By Keith Giles

There is more of Christ in the world right now than there was when Jesus walked the earth almost two-thousand years ago. Don’t believe me? It’s true. Jesus, who promised never to leave us or forsake us, poured out his Spirit on all flesh – men and women, young and old, Jew and Gentile – and he even made a startling statement before he went away: “It is better for you if I go away…” [John 16:7] But most... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

Preemptive Love

2019-12-06T22:49:32+00:00

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Filthy Rags VS Pregnant Faith

Last updated on: December 6, 2019 at 10:49 pm By Keith Giles

Recently, as I was expounding on the evils of “Worm Theology” and refuting the idea that we are all “wretched” and “worthless” creatures in God’s eyes, someone asked me what I thought about the verse that says: “For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment…” [Isaiah 66:6] First of all, I need to point out what this verse is NOT saying: It is NOT saying that we [as human beings]... Read more

2019-12-06T03:30:04+00:00

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Where Was God In The Holocaust?

Last updated on: December 6, 2019 at 3:30 am By Keith Giles

In the current season of the Netflix series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee”, Jerry Seinfeld hosts outspoken atheist Ricky Gervais on the show. In this two-part episode, Gervais makes a joke that goes something like this: “A man who survived the Holocaust dies and goes to Heaven. When he gets there he tells God a joke about the Holocaust and God says, “That wasn’t funny”, to which the man replies: “I guess you had to be there.” And, as brilliant... Read more

2019-12-03T19:46:55+00:00

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An Obituary For The American Church

Last updated on: December 3, 2019 at 7:46 pm By Keith Giles

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved woman, The American Church, who has been with us for many years. Although, no one knows for sure how old she was since her birth records were lost long ago during a contentious Wednesday night business meeting and ice cream social. She will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as ‘God Bless America’, ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ and ‘God helps those who help themselves’. The American Church lived by simple,... Read more

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