Secular Humanism is the belief that man is his own god. Protagoras summed up this system of belief about four centuries before the time of Christ which he stated that “Man is the measure of all things.” It is a belief system that incorporates many other philosophies of life including Naturalism, Materialism, Hedonism, Atheism, Globalism, Socialism and Feminism just to name a few.
Though it presently and purposefully does not claim to be a religion, it must be recognized that it is a religion (the framers of Humanist Manifesto 1 (1933) in fact referred to it as “religious…
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- Only our Heavenly Father knows when that day will be (Matthew 24:36).
- Christ will come as a thief in the night, meaning He will come unexpectedly (Matthew 24:37-39, 42-44; 2 Peter 3:10).
- His coming will be noticed by everyone – it will not be a secret coming (1 Thessalonians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).
- The dead in Christ will rise first (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
- We will meet the Lord and the dead in Christ in the air and will be with Him forever (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
- Jesus and his mighty angels will take vengeance on those who know not God and obey
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My wife Ruth has a body scrub that she makes from sea salt, olive or grapeseed oil, and lavender or peppermint essential oil. Each one of these ingredients serves a purpose – the sea salt helps to remove dead skin cells; the olive/grapeseed oil helps to moisturize the skin; and the lavender and peppermint essential oil help soothe the skin as well as give a pleasing scent to the scrub. Without one of these ingredients, the body scrub would not work as…
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v All powerful (Omnipotent) – Genesis 17:1 – here God is revealed to Abram as El Shaddai or God Almighty; Job 9:4-12; Psalm 33:8-9; Jeremiah 32:27; Revelation 19:6
v All knowing (Omniscient) – 1 Samuel 2:3; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Job 21:22; Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 46:9-10; 1 Corinthians 4:5
v All…
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That which is sweeter than honey – Psalm 19:10; Psalm 119:103
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A lamp and a light to guide our way – Psalm 119:105
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That which God magnifies above all His name – Psalm 138:2
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One’s spiritual food – Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4
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That which the devil seeks to take out of the hearts of those
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