Tag: jesus

  • Sabbath: I am Crucified in Christ…

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    Joe Duchesne
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    In our last post we looked at how God could not abolish the law without being himself unrighteous. He therefore had to find a better way. This he did through the person of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit. Today we’ll look into this very important topic of exactly how God accomplishes…

  • Identity: Are You a Child of God?

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    Joe Duchesne
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    “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…” – 1 John 3:1a In a recent post entitled, Is Everyone on Earth of Child of God? I discussed that the comment misconception that everyone is a child of God. Bottom line…

  • Sabbath: What’s the big deal about the Law?

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    Yesterday I presented the topic Sabbath: God’s gift to humanity. Today we’ll continue unwrapping the complex topic of the sabbath. I hear it all the time. I don’t need to keep the sabbath since Jesus nailed it to the cross along with the rest of the law. Now unpacking this isn’t easy. It’s actually a…

  • Biblical Flesh 101… Desires that Kill

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. – Romans 13:14 When the Bible talks about the ‘flesh’ it is talking about the natural evil desires present in all human beings as a result of the fall of man (see Original Sin… What’s Wrong with…

  • What have you done for Him lately?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    When I talk to people in my local community who aren’t a member of my church and ask them if they are a Christian they invariably say that they are. When I then ask them what church they attend they often make an excuse about being too busy or that they go occasionally or some…

  • Never good enough… Hope for the Hopeless!

    Never good enough… Hope for the Hopeless!

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    The message at the end of time is a message of repentance. To repent is to change the way we think and act. Repentance isn’t something that comes naturally to the heart of human beings. It is a gift from God. We don’t naturally like to have someone point out what we are doing wrong.…

  • Are Hurricanes a Sign of the End?

    Are Hurricanes a Sign of the End?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    Any time we have a major weather phenomenon the question comes up as to whether this weather phenomenon is a sign of the end. Whether we are talking about hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or nuclear disasters it is natural that people look for answers to these disasters. Some people believe that these disasters are a sign…