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2018-07-30T23:16:37+00:00

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Everything We Need To Live Like Christ

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:16 pm By Keith Giles

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us….He has given us His very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the Divine nature.” (2 Peter 1:3-4) What’s holding you back from living like Jesus today? Is it your sin nature? Is it your addictions, or your temptations, or your brokenness? Is this why you don’t believe that it’s possible to actually put the... Read more

Cosmic Christ

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Theology

2018-07-30T23:17:11+00:00

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Why Do Christians Deny the Power of Love?

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:17 pm By Keith Giles

When it comes to love, many Christians have a pretty low opinion of it. Sure, it’s great. But there’s so much more they would rather focus on. Things like Justice and Wrath, and Sovereignty and Judgment, for example, are much more important to them than love. To Christians like this, the Gospel is more about escaping the eternal flames of hell than it is about knowing a God who loves us enough to lay down His life for the world.... Read more

2018-07-30T23:17:42+00:00

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Dear Megaphone Street Preacher

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:17 pm By Keith Giles

Just once I’d love to hear you take your megaphone and stand up in front of the bar, or outside the rock concert and say something like this: “Listen to me, oh people! The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. “That’s right! God does not live in a church! “And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed... Read more

Following Jesus

God's Love

2018-07-30T23:18:11+00:00

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Abandon Your Quiet Time If You Want To Hear God

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:18 pm By Keith Giles

For years I was told by my pastors, my Sunday School teachers and my mentors that I needed to have a dedicated Quiet Time with God if I wanted to grow as a Christian and learn to hear God’s voice. And I believed it. So, I used to schedule time every morning to spend with God. For the first few days, maybe even a week, I’d wake up early, pour some coffee, sit down on the sofa with my Bible... Read more

Cosmic Christ

Following Jesus

God's Love

2018-07-30T23:18:47+00:00

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3 Scriptures That Just Keep Blowing My Mind

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:18 pm By Keith Giles

Over the last few months, I’ve run across 3 scripture verses that are seriously melting my brain. (In a very good way.) The first one is this: “15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he... Read more

Cosmic Christ

Theology

2018-07-30T23:19:25+00:00

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How To Know When America Becomes A Fascist State

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 11:19 pm By Keith Giles

As the American Empire begins its slow decline, here’s a handy checklist to help you determine when you are officially living in a Fascist State: Does your Government spy on your phone calls, email, and text communications? Does your Government execute its own citizens without a trial or even formal criminal charges? Does your Government imprison journalists who attempt to expose their war crimes? Does your nation currently imprison more of its citizens than any other nation on the face of the planet? Are your local police carrying... Read more

Christian Politics

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Preemptive Love

2018-07-06T18:10:35+00:00

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Introducing Christians To Jesus

Last updated on: July 6, 2018 at 6:10 pm By Keith Giles

I realized the other day that I spend a lot of my time trying to introduce Christians to Jesus. The hard thing is, most of them don’t realize that they’re not following Jesus. They think that because they are “Christians” or because they prayed the sinner’s prayer, that means they’re Christ-followers. Unfortunately, no. Here’s how I know this: I used to be just like them. I was actually a licensed and ordained minister of the Gospel who had served as... Read more

Biblicism

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Following Jesus

2018-07-05T20:11:09+00:00

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Liberating the Word of God from the Bible

Last updated on: July 5, 2018 at 8:11 pm By Keith Giles

When it comes to the Bible, many Christians are sincerely confused. They’ve been told that the Bible is “God-breathed” and “Infallible” by their Pastors, and that it contains no errors, contradictions or mistakes of any kind. Worse yet, many of them have been told that if the Bible is wrong about anything, it’s wrong about everything and the entire thing should be thrown out. Sadly, all of this has set many Christians up for a fall. All it takes, then,... Read more

Biblicism

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Following Jesus

2018-07-03T16:15:42+00:00

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The Elephant In The Church

Last updated on: July 3, 2018 at 4:15 pm By Keith Giles

For many Christians, the idea of separating their faith and their politics is absurd. They see nothing wrong with having an American flag in the sanctuary. They have no problem pledging allegiance to the flag before the service starts. They sincerely believe that being patriotic and Christian is perfectly fine – even normal. But for the first 300 years of Church history, no Christian would have ever pledged allegiance to their birth nation. To do so would have been... Read more

Christian Politics

Following Jesus

2018-06-28T21:00:26+00:00

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Love As Promised (But Not As Expected)

Last updated on: June 28, 2018 at 9:00 pm By Keith Giles

The Messiah came as promised, but not as expected. They wanted a warrior. They got a baby. They wanted a King. They got a shepherd. They wanted regime change in Israel. They got regime change in their hearts. Jesus subverted their ideas of Messiah. He came as the unexpected answer to their prayers for freedom, and liberty, and salvation. They expected a violent revolutionary. They got a peaceful revolutionary who disarmed their hearts and transformed their lives. When this unexpected... Read more

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