JESUS SAID, "I AM THE WAY." WAY TO WHERE?
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 When Jesus told his...
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mcottrell655
Dec 30, 20212 min read
TRUTH, WHERE IS IT?
In the first century religion was very confusing. When it came to God, the Jewish people were monotheistic while the Romans and Greeks...
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mcottrell655
Dec 29, 20213 min read
WHAT DID PAUL MEAN BY GOD-BREATHED?
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God...
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mcottrell655
Dec 22, 20212 min read
WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS
I love the Christmas season and traditions of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. However there are some things concerning Christmas...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20213 min read
WHAT KIND OF SEPARATION?
All my life as a Christian I have been taught, and I confess have taught that sin has separated us from God. In most Christian context...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20213 min read
RULE # 5 - TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE - AUDIENCE ISSUE
The writers of holy scripture all wrote with their audience in mind. Therefore, they used metaphors, idioms, similes, and language that...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20212 min read
RULE #4 - TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE - CONTEXT ISSUES
The rule of USAGE: The Old Testament was written originally by and for Jews. The words and idioms must have been intelligible to them. ...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20213 min read
RULE #3 - TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE - COMMUNICATION ISSUES
Communication styles vary from one culture to another. If we are not aware of these communication styles we can misunderstand a text. ...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20212 min read
RULE #2 - TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE - LANGUAGE ISSUE
There are interpretation issues due to translating from one language to another. For example there are four Greek words to describe the...
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mcottrell655
Dec 20, 20212 min read
RULE #1 - TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE - SOCIAL ISSUES
There are several considerations when it comes to understanding the Bible. I will share these rules over a few blogs. There are social...
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mcottrell655
Dec 19, 20212 min read
SPIRITUALLY VACCINATED, BUT I STILL HAVE SYMPTOMS!
The entire world is tired of dealing with COVID-19, it’s delta variant and omicron. Hundreds of thousands have died from this virus,...
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mcottrell655
Dec 18, 20213 min read
WE CANNOT CANCEL CULTURE AND IGNORE CONTEXT
How would you read and interpret the numbers 911? You might read them as 9-1-1 as the phone number to contact emergency services. You...
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mcottrell655
Dec 17, 20212 min read
THE BIBLE DOESN'T SPEAK OF SPANKING CHILDREN
The other day I was standing in a line and overheard a conversation two older dads were having about children, and one of them quoted...
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mcottrell655
Dec 15, 20213 min read
WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH IS A JEWISH IDIOM
Our family was invited to a birthday celebration at a friend’s house. The wife had been cooking and baking all day for this special...
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mcottrell655
Dec 15, 20212 min read
WHO WAS MELCHIZEDEK?
Melchizedek is mentioned in only three books of the Bible - Genesis, Psalms, and Hebrews. Here is what those writings tell us about...
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mcottrell655
Dec 12, 20213 min read
I NEED SOME OIL
In Matthew 25 the writer records three stories Jesus told. The first is a story of ten brides maids in the setting of preparation for a...
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mcottrell655
Dec 11, 20212 min read
PASTORS ARE GOD’S GIFT
The advent season is a wonderful time of the year, and, a very busy and stressful time for many pastors. It’s a time for JOY and PEACE. ...
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mcottrell655
Dec 11, 20212 min read
LOVE WHAT YOU HATE
In Matthew 5:43 Jesus states, “You have heard that is was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your...
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mcottrell655
Dec 10, 20212 min read
WRITING IN THE DUST
In John’s gospel there is an account of some religious leaders bringing a woman to Jesus they claimed they had caught in the act of...
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mcottrell655
Dec 10, 20211 min read
HEBREW IDIOM
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been riding...
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