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Episode 8 While all the conversation was going on between Arvie and Wanda, Mrs. McClain was recovering from the blow of the opening door. She pushed the door back without allowing it to shut. Her first thought was to run. She had never been so frightened in her life. She…
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Chapter 1, Verse 16-17 “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” Suggesting that God is the cause of temptation to sin is…
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Continue reading →: How Is The Sinner Begotten?
How is a Sinner Begotten? (N. B. Hardeman) “This time I call your attention to 1 Cor. 4:15. Paul said: ‘Though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.’ My friends, that is what…
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Chapter 1, Verse 15 “Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.” Desire might be considered a natural occurrence to a person, but when desire is allowed to entice one beyond the natural it gives way to sin.…
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Episode 7 He unfolded the newspaper to turn to the puzzle when his eyes caught a small headline halfway down the page. “TWO PATIENTS ESCAPE LOCAL FORENSIC HOSPITAL, NURSE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED” He scanned the article, but no names were given. Both of the escapees were women it said. A chill…
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Chapter 1, Verse 14,“But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.” This is a challenging statement from James. Don’t blame God, don’t blame others (Adam), and don’t blame Satan (Eve). Every sin begins within! That is James’ message. When the inside is defiled…
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Continue reading →: N. B. Hardeman’s Words
Hardeman’s Tabernacle Sermons Quote. (King James Version) “…under the blood-stained banner of Jesus Christ our Lord we live tonight under a new law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, which is a regime and order that is heaven born, that is world-wide, and that is blood-bought(?) Induction into…
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Continue reading →: Comments on James
Chapter 1, Verse 13, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God,’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.” I think James settles this question for those who want to blame God for their sins against Him. Does…
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Chapter 1, Verse 12 “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” Remember that the trials produce steadfastness and are to be welcomed. James explains the…
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Episode 6 The old house stood on a narrow lot right on the corner where a city bus stopped. There was no front entrance, it had been closed off years before and the steps to the porch removed. The porch had been walled up for three feet and then screened…
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