ABRAHAM THOMAS

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Authority (Matthew 7.28-29)
In a letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush dated April 23, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson wrote, "To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed, but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only sense in which he wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to his doctrines...
Posted on 26 December 2012 | 9:04 pm
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Therefore (Matthew 7.24-27), Part 2
A few years ago, after months of rain had softened the ground beneath them, houses on Blue Bird Canyon in Laguna Beach began to slip their foundations and slide down the hills. For the homeowners, whose dreams and fortunes slid with those houses, it was an agonizing experience. For us, it is a vivid...
Posted on 24 December 2012 | 3:21 pm
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Therefore (Matthew 7.24-27), Part 1
Whenever you read the word therefore in Scripture, you should ask what it's there for. Consider the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders, which concludes the Sermon on the Mount: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house...
Posted on 23 December 2012 | 6:11 am
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