THESE THINGS WERE WRITTEN for Us Today

Nos meus podcasts e sermões, raramente refiro-me a uma pessoa pelo seu nome e, nas raras ocasiões em que o faço, nunca é para a provocar ou para atiçar o fogo de controvérsia. E não pretendo silenciar opiniões com as quais não concordo. Acredito que todos têm o direito de propor uma posição diferente da minha e estarem errados. Mas também acredito que há momentos em que devo apontar onde a outra pessoa está errada, não com base nos meus sentimentos pessoais ou preferências individuais, mas por aquilo que a Bíblia diz claramente. Há um grupo na América que crê que a Igreja vai converter América a Cristo e depois o mundo. Fé ou fantasia? Eis o que a Bíblia diz.

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In my podcasts and sermons, I will rarely call out an individual person by name, and on the rare occasion I do, it’s never to pick a fight or stoke the fires of controversy. I don’t aim to silence views I do not agree with. I believe everyone has the right to hold a position that’s different from mine and be wrong. 😊 But I also believe there are times when I should point out where another person is wrong, not based on my personal feelings or individual preferences, but on my understanding of what the Bible clearly says. There's a group in America that believes the Church will convert America to Christ, then the nations of the world. Faith or fantasy? Here's what the Bible says.

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Jesus disse: "Digo-vos, pois, que de toda palavra fútil que os homens disserem, hão de dar conta no dia do juízo.".  Lembro-me de me perguntar, quando era miúdo, se há um número limitado de palavras atribuídas a cada pessoa, uma quota que esgotamos ao longo da vida. Nesse caso, deveríamos ter mais cuidado em como utilizamos o saldo da nossa conta, como se estivêssemos a viver com um rendimento fixo, e olhando cuidadosamente cada euro que gastamos. Talvez você não leia a Bíblia, ou você só lê um versículo aqui e ali que aparece em um calendário ou um cartão de felicitações. Você pensa: "Este episódio de estudo bíblico não tem nada a ver comigo". Mas a Bíblia tem tudo a ver com todos, quer se importem ou não, e alguns versículos são de particular aplicação individual. Certifique-se de se incluir no que Jesus disse. O Dia do Juízo também se aplica a você. A palavra de Jesus não é palavra fútil. 

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Jesus said, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”  I remember wondering when I was a young boy whether there is a limited number of words allotted to each person, a quota that we use up in our lifetime. In that case, we should be more careful about how we use up our supply, like living on a fixed income, so we have to choose very wisely how we spend our allowance. Maybe you don’t read the Bible, or you only read a verse here and there that appears on a calendar or a greeting card. You think, “This Bible study episode doesn’t have anything to do with me.” But the Bible has everything to do with everyone, whether they care or not, and some verses are of particular individual application. Be sure to include yourself in what Jesus said. The Day of Judgment applies to you, too. The words of Jesus are not idle talk. 

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This is the concluding part of the presentation in the previous episode. Part 1 concentrated on the foolishness of not believing in God or not taking His Word seriously, In this episode, I look at how Bible-believing Christians can follow the Bible in a foolish manner.

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The most important task set before us is to follow the Bible. But it's a fool's errand to try it if we don't correctly understand what the Bible is and what its purpose is, Here are some major ways to foolishly deal with the Bible.

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Donald Trump made a lot of promises when he campaigned for president, something all presidential candidates do, but many of his promises seemed outlandish and unrealistic. His first month in office, however, has left not only Americans reeling, but, the rest of the world, too. He continues to check off one promise after another, even the ones no one believed he would or could fulfill. To what extent the fear and panic created by Elon Musk at the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is fully warranted remains to be seen, but it is nothing compared to what God has in store for the world. It is God, we should fear, not DOGE.

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Little words can have a tremendous impact. In reading Ecclesiastes 3.11 in the original Hebrew, there is a small word that is not well translated in almost every version, and the implications even extend to the scope AI can reach.

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A história do nascimento de Jesus, contada com anjos, pastores, reis magos com camelos e que sempre inclui um burro, em volta de um bebê numa manjedoura é conhecido em todo o mundo, mas subjacente a estas figuras populares encontramos a resposta à pergunta central do debate sobre o aborto.

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The story of Jesus' birth, complete with angels, shepherds and kings with camels, centered around a baby in a manger is well known and depicted, retold and replayed thousands of times each year, but underlying all those trappings is the answer to the key question in the debate on abortion.

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