By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: In Philippians 4.13 Paul wrote, “I can do all thins in him that strengtheneth me. ” Does that mean that Paul could keep himself out of jail, avert physical death, sustain himself by turning water into wine (grapejuice) and multiplying fishes and loaves just as Jesus did? Please explain what Paul …
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Will God Hear The Prayer Of A Non-Christian?
By Donald P. Ames In John 9:31 we read, “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, he hears him.” This passage has been frequently referred to by some to prove God will not hear the prayer of a non-Christian. (Possibly it was …
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“Footnotes”
By Steve Wolfgang Footnote “Tithes,” Christian Baptist, I (February, 1824), 144. Alexander Campbell, who mercilessly exposed the hypocrisy of the churches of his day, published this widely circulated story: “A certain woman found by the wayside a lamb perishing with cold and hunger. She had pity upon the lamb, and took it unto her house and …
Seven Things Teens Are Dying To Tell Their Parents
By John A. Smith In the May 1988 issue of Focus on the Family, Seattle juvenile detective Myrle Carrier listed seven things that troubled teens want to tell their parents. Detective Carner, a 20 year veteran of the Seattle police department, has spent the last eight years investigating juvenile crime and listening to troubled teens tell …
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