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Sin
There are many questions that come up with the topic of sin? The denier asks, “Is there such a thing?” The self-justifier asks, “Who can...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 29, 201813 min read
What's in a name?
Juliet asked Romeo in the famous story by Shakespeare, “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 14, 201812 min read
The magic box of religion
The book of Judges documents the period of the history of Israel between Joshua and Saul. Joshua was the leader appointed by God to lead...
Rick LoPresti
Oct 18, 20184 min read
Come out, come out, wherever you are
When Adam and Eve sinned, they discovered they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together and made aprons to cover themselves (Gen 3:7)....
Rick LoPresti
Oct 15, 20183 min read
The end of the flame
The scientific process is one of making observations, repeatedly testing those observations, and confirming those observations before...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 19, 20186 min read
God of the valleys
The worldwide flood which occurred in the days of Noah significantly altered many things about the earth. Part of what occurred is...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 8, 20186 min read
A contrast of two parents
Most students of the Bible are familiar with Deuteronomy chapter 6, and its importance. To the Jews, this is a paramount and essential...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 18, 20188 min read
Two great questions
Man supposes questions for the great issues of life: what came first, the chicken or the egg?, are we alone in the universe?, why does...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 15, 20186 min read
Postmodernism and the emerging church
The pride of man likes to overlook his tendency to keep making the same mistakes over and over. Man likes to credit himself with the...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 23, 201812 min read
The foreknowledge of God
God makes and executes plans, especially His plan for man for the ages, including the new covenant described in the New Testament and...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 19, 201812 min read
Compassion
The Bible is the greatest book ever written. Nothing else even comes close. There are many reasons to make this assertion, but one of...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 11, 20189 min read
The goldilocks God
Einstein's famous theory of relativity is considered the greatest revelation of science. It is also known as the theory of relativity or...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 9, 20185 min read
Jesus offfended people
God started the human race with one man – Adam (Gen 1-2). After Adam sinned, the world descended into chaos until God had to destroy it...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 23, 20188 min read
The prepared way
The book of Isaiah is very Messianic. The well-known chapter 53 is a prophecy of the suffering Jesus went through for our sins, and is...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 17, 20184 min read
Saved to serve
God made the world beautiful and good (Gen 1-2). There was no sin, so there were no pain, sorrow, or death. God made man upright, but he...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 17, 20184 min read
Buried alive
In the past, people were buried alive on purpose as a torture or punishment, or on accident because they were mistakenly thought to be...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 11, 20185 min read
Paradoxes
A paradox is a tenet contrary to accepted opinion. A paradox seems to be self-contradictory and therefore absurd. Soren Kierkergaard...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 10, 20184 min read
Points about transgenderism
General points about sin: 1. Whenever we move off the foundation of the Bible, we only have man-made ideas left to choose from. Man is...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 3, 20182 min read
Liberty
There is in the spiritual nature of man an inherent desire to be free. It is a thirst like that for water. We must realize that we cannot...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 2, 20185 min read
The nature of the Godhead
When seeking an understanding of God, we must be careful to avoid using our earthly human references. The carnal mind of man is tainted...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 2, 20183 min read
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