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Generalizations and Offensiveness
Be Bible Bright | Benjamin G. MosesFind out what the bible says about offensiveness and how are goal should not be trying to always avoid it. Should we try to be winsome Christians avoiding speaking the truth because it might offend someone? Benjamin G Moses seeks to answers this question. appealing, and it is surely…
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Before the Fall (Gen. 1-2): Exploring Gender in the Bible-Part 1
Moriah Grace Gender Before the Fall Author’s Note: This article will cover all mentions of God’s and human’s genders in Genesis 1 and 2, inspecting the Hebrew language of each verse. Of note, some differences may be noticed between this article and some of the layout choices promised in the introduction. I have added a…
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Introduction To Gender and the Bible
Moriah Grace Throughout the ages the Bible has been used to back up many views of gender, oftentimes even opposing views. Taken out of context, or purposely misinterpreted, anything can be used wrongly, including the Word of God. While the Bible is infallible in that it itself is correct and does not include mistakes, humans…
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Responding to the Wisdom of Proverbs
Be Bible BrightBenjamin G. Moses The Bible is a book of wisdom. Now that does not mean that other kinds of literature don’t exist in the Bible, but it is to say that all of the Bible provides us wisdom or reveals to us the One who is Wisdom. Throughout the Bible, God is pictured…
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What Does the Bible Say About Joy
Ryan James n the following section of 1 Peter, we will explore how Peter establishes the source of our true joy. Peter explains that our joy does not come from the world, but rather from our salvation through Jesus Christ. It can seem almost impossible to find joy in such an evil era of history.…
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Old Yet New
Be Bible BrightBenjamin G. Moses I remember reading and being very confused by 1 Jn 2:7-8 the first time I read it on my own. The text says: “Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word…
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The Foundation – The Need for Political and Cultural Awareness
Be Bible BrightBenjamin G. Moses This is a bonus article in the series on our need as Christians for political and cultural awareness. We have noticed that we need a basic, yet solid, understanding of the society we live in if we want to (1) avoid the sins that our culture subtly and not-so-subtly promotes, (2) address…
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Foundations of Faith
In Layman’s TermsRyan James Hello and welcome to Pastors Vox. In this series, we will be going through 1 Peter. My goal in this is to help establish what our foundation truly is. As believers, I am sure we all understand that our foundation is Jesus Christ and his saving grace. Through this series, I…
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Avoiding Sin – The Need for Political and Cultural Awareness
Be Bible BrightBenjamin G. Moses Sometimes we as Christians can want to cloister ourselves away from the world by not keeping up with what is going on in the world. We can think “I am not of the world… (which is true, see John 17:16) so I don’t need to pay attention to what is going…
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The New Covenant and the Gentiles
Be Bible BrightBenjamin G. Moses “‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will cut a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,’” – Jer 31:31 As a Gentile (someone who is not ethnically Jewish), knowing that I too can be part of God’s people is very important…
