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A New Heart

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statues, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them – Ezekiel 36:26

God promised to restore Israel not only as a physical regathering to the land,  but a spiritual regathering to God Himself. To accomplish this, He would give them a new heart for following Him and put His Spirit within them to transform them and empower them to do His will. Read More

Opposition

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the knowledging of the truth – 2nd Timothy 2:25

People have the right to decide whether or not they want to accept Christianity. We can’t make anyone accept Jesus, nor should we hound them about receiving salvation. Pushing people to accept Christianity only pushes them away from salvation. We’re not to condone their sins, but through loving kindness draw them to the Savior. Read More

Temple of the Lord

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own –  1st Corinthians 6:19

Israel’s first temple was a portable tabernacle in the wilderness that Moses was directed to construct so that God could dwell among His people. After Israel entered the land of Canaan they established shrines and sanctuaries in various location. The temple was where the Spirit of God would enter and He would dwell with His people. Read More