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Does God really say His way is easy? (revisited)

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

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Coworker and friend, mediocre coffee, sent me a great rebuttal, if you will, to my conclusion in my recent post series to answer this question.  After reading it, I see it as a far better way to explain

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Does God really say His way is easy? (final comments)

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

questionSo why did I go down this rabbit hole?  I guess God placed it on my heart the second I saw that diagram at the conference.  I wasn’t hearing the truth – I was hearing a watered-down version I couldn’t…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 10)

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

questionThis post will walk through how John’s books answer our question.  You may recall me mentioning tradition holds that all but one apostle was eventually martyred.  John is that apostle, as Jesus Himself appears to prophesy to Peter before ascending…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 9)

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

question So let’s see how the letters of the New Testament answer this.  As I’ve noted previously, these are (at least to me) the first commentaries written on the Gospel.  If it isn’t obvious enough through the four gospels, these…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 8)

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

question Paul is a great testimony to review to answer this question.  His testimony starts out as Saul, persecutor of the apostles, and God called him on it.

1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 7)

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

question I don’t think this “study” would be complete without going down at least a few more rabbit holes.  What did Jesus’ own disciples’ lives tell us in answer to our question?  Did they find Jesus was wrong and that…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 6)

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

questionYesterday we walked through Jesus’ life to see if He found His Father’s way to be an easy one.  But, what can we find in Jesus’ teachings before He left earth?  He provided us with numerous teachings, both through His…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 5)

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

question As I mentioned before holiday break, I would like to tackle Jesus’ life in this post in my attempt to provide further evidence to answer this question.  There are so many other prophets’ lives that we could look at,…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 4)

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

question I missed a night, and I might not get a good chance for posting more over break, so let’s tackle a second one tonight.  John the Baptist was the last prophet, if you will, before Jesus arrived on the…

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Does God really say His way is easy? (Part 3)

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

question Today we’ll explore the life of King David.  Talk about someone having to trust and trust the Lord throughout his life.  And this from someone God said was after His own heart.  From the day he was anointed king…

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