Category Archives: —Doctrine and Understanding

Growing in an understanding of what we got.

On Becoming Perfect

Posted on April 11, 2015 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection (Jesus Christ) we can catch EXCELLENCE. This is a quote I recently came across.  I have seen this same sentiment expressed many times before; and whenever I do I … Continue reading →

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God’s Point of View

Posted on December 6, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Man-as-god tends to think that he is capable of arriving at truth – at objective truth – by his own mental endeavoring.  But does such a thing as “objective truth” even exist?  I believe that all understanding is subjective; … Continue reading →

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What is the Word of God

Posted on October 11, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Is the Bible the Word of God?  Let’s find out. There are many different versions of the Bible.  The version of the Bible I use most is the Authorized King James Version.  Also known as the KJV (King … Continue reading →

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Love of the Unknown

Posted on September 6, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. The world has raised us to fear the unknown, but God designed His children to be explorers and adventurers.  Our spiritual Father has instilled in His children an exciting love and anticipation for what lies just around that next … Continue reading →

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Some Truths about Truth

Posted on July 17, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Be sure to take a look at the study Truth vs. Reality.  I have had many believers share with me about the power and deliverance happening in their lives simply by understanding the difference between these two.  In short, … Continue reading →

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In Christ – Ephesians 1:1-14 (part 1)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . As in any person’s life who seeks after the things of God, for Paul there was a growing understanding of the revelation of Jesus Christ within.   Ephesians was one of the very last general church epistles (as opposed … Continue reading →

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Justified, what it means

Posted on January 25, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

..   Romans 3:24   Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Justified, justification are nice religious words, aren’t they?  We read them in the Bible, but do we know what they mean?  Does … Continue reading →

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What is Sin, part one

Posted on November 16, 2013 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Sin is bad ….. right?  But what is it …… and why is it sin …… and what’s so bad about it?   What makes it “sin.”  Is the determination of sin a unilateral moral decision on the part of … Continue reading →

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The Manifestation of the Spirit

Posted on August 31, 2013 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. I Corinthians 12:7   But the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal. Manifestation, from the Greek word phanerosis, means a making known, a making open, or clear; a putting into evident use. The indication … Continue reading →

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Do not preach the Old Testament.

Posted on August 25, 2013 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . _____________________________________________ Death and condemnation is what the Old Testament served to the people it ministered to.  Do you really want to be included in that number? ______________________________________ The believer in Jesus Christ, in whom the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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