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Having gone this far, I should take time to ensure you know just how crooked and arrogant it is to try and superimpose your own interpretation upon God’s Word, the Bible.  To read and examine God’s Word with the intention of making it teach what you want it to teach, is to align your will [...]

Well, at this point, we are ready for Principle #2.  Principle #2 is “Use Simple Observation to Determine What is Present.”  This begins with the simple…read, reread, and re-reread.  Again (from Principle #1), as you are reading, have an ear open to the voice of the Holy Spirit.  You will be amazed by what you [...]

Again, just as a reminder, as we delve deeper into this…the rest of these principles on growing in “How to Read, Examine and Understand the Bible” are simply to assist us in hearing the Holy Spirit as we read God’s Word, which is our first and foundational principle.
The rest of the principles address the “how [...]

Heading into our first principle of reading and examining Spirit-breathed Scripture in such a way that we are assured of understanding the “spiritual words” that we read, it is essential that we embrace the following declaration from Apostle Paul…
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God…he cannot understand them, [...]

I’m challenged in my own walk by the “in your face” words of Jesus and Apostle Paul as they “got up in the grill” of people who apparently didn’t read (or listen to) the Scriptures, or didn’t understand what they were reading/hearing.  Listen to these prodding questions…
Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason [...]

In a 2008 Barna survey of 1,871 adults who described themselves as Christian, these troubling worldviews were uncovered:
“Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.”

“Although a core teaching of the Christian faith is the divinity and perfection of Jesus Christ, tens of [...]

For women caught in a pregnancy crisis, support is available right here in Augusta and also in Waterville. Our church treasurer, Pat Bonney, has operated the Central Maine Pregnancy Support Center in Augusta for fifteen years. She also runs a similar Center in Waterville. The Centers, affiliated with CareNet, a nationwide network [...]