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How many believe that sanctification can coexist with sin

Although Lot made preparations through the night, by dawn it was likely he had not completed packing his belongings. Lot probably thought

Nearly everyday radical homosexual activists foist their perverse logic on our culture and mark Christians as intolerant haters, insisting that homosexuality is an acceptable, biological condition. Our workplace rules now prohibit discrimination based on

Our Lord is

Being a Christian in the twenty-first century sometimes seems little different from the early church described in Acts. Today Christians are persecuted, denigrated, mocked, scoffed at, and are viewed as intolerant, bible-thumping zealots. Contemporary culture seems to take deliberate strides in to oppose Christian values in our schools, towns and courts. Displays of the Ten Commandments offend the public, while homosexuality is celebrated. Truth is subjective. Right and wrong are relative to the situation. We

First Peter exhorts husbands to

Our prayer habits tell a lot about our belief in God's willingness to do miracles. Is prayer a fundamental part of our Christian life

Abraham was circumcised so that the gift of righteousness might be confirmed within him. But circumcision itself did not convey justification (faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness before he was circumcised) it was simply a sign, or brand, of belonging to God

Circumcision was an outward, private symbol of God

Abraham

When God tells Abraham to

When Abraham called on the name of the Lord, he recognized his as the one true God and set aside the idolatry that was part of his pagan development. When I call on the Lord, I recognize God as the eminent creator who placed me here to serve him, and to submit to his calling. While this appeals to my heart, my fleshly desires pull me in other directions

There is a difficult lesson in submission which comes from Hagar

What a great name

The angel calls Hagar by name, and addresses her as Sarah

Sarah likely felt embarrassment in her inability to conceive, and at the age of sixty-five, held little faith that she would bear Abraham's heir. Hagar

When Abraham implored God for a sign (

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God credited Abraham with righteousness based on Abraham

God shields me from those who might harm me. He provides me the armament to resist the calls of worldly temptation. God offers

Although Abraham sees that his pagan neighbors are rewarded for their efforts, Abraham takes no reward from the spoils of battle. Abraham chooses to distance himself from the unholy, the king of Sodom, to avoid any appearance of impropriety, or suggestion that Abraham

Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils of war in thankfulness to the

Next to God, family is of supreme importance to Abraham

Abraham

It is evidence that God keeps his promises and uses all things to work out his divine plan. As a result of God