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  DISCUSSION                                        A common theme from Kings, seem to have been something along the lines of this… “he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the footsteps of his father”.  These kings were only following the examples of those that went before them.  The example we set for others is something that we must be constantly concerned about.  It is important that we live lives that point others in the…

  DISCUSSION                                                               In the book of Galatians, Paul is surprised that the Christians in Galatia had already turned aside to a different doctrine.  It seems that part of their problem had been they had allowed some false teacher to creep in and confuse them by saying that they had to adhere to specific aspects of the Mosaic Law; namely circumcision.  As he finishes up his letter, he makes this statement in Galatians 5.9 “A…

  DISCUSSION                                                         What a great victory Jehu must have thought he had accomplished in destroying all the prophets of Baal along with their temple in 2 Kings 10.18-27.  Not only did they destroy it, but the Bible said that they made it a “latrine” or “sewer”.  I am sure this was an event that was spoken of for months and years after the fact and considered a great accomplishment.  As it was a great…

  DISCUSSION                                       “You have got to be kidding me. You mean to tell me that if I go and dip myself in the Jordan River seven times, my leprosy will go away? You’re not even going to lay your hands on me, or touch me, or say abracadabra or nothing?  Man, that is the craziest thing I have ever heard!”   That might have been the way Naaman reacted if this happened today. Honestly, considering what…