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The Need To Be Right.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. I go to my wife and suggest a solution to a problem regarding the running of our household, and am met with anger and resentment.  She corrects my grammar, and I become indignant.  I endeavor to offer advice to … Continue reading →

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The 2 Systems of God

Posted on July 20, 2012 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. The Two Systems of God A system is the way in which things are done, in order for life to flow.  We might call it the rules which guide our life.   Now the civil governments under which we … Continue reading →

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Dead to the Law

Posted on May 25, 2012 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Dead to the law.  Alive to God. Ask 10 Christian friends if they keep the 10 commandments.  Seriously.  Do it.  See what answers you get. Galatians 2:19  For I through the law am dead to the law, that I … Continue reading →

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Freedom from Sin’s Domination

Posted on February 3, 2012 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Sin is one thing.  The domination of sin is another.  To dominate is to rule over.  To be dominated is to be ruled over. Romans 6:16  Don’t you know that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his … Continue reading →

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Fruitfulness in Christ – Colossians 1:1-15

Posted on January 22, 2012 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. OUR FRUITFULNESS IN CHRIST Colossians 1:1-15 Vs. 1, 2  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse; Grace unto you, … Continue reading →

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Old Man, New Man … A Comparison

Posted on December 16, 2011 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. When a person believes unto and receives the gift of eternal life, the life of Christ within, a NEW MAN is created within. Yet the thought patterns of the OLD MAN still linger. Following is a list comparing some … Continue reading →

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On Grace, Gifts and Thankfulness

Posted on November 29, 2011 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. GRACE, GIFT, and THANKFULNESS are all related words in the Greek. Grace (charis – intentional generosity),                                                                                   Gift (charisma – an expression of charis),                                                                 Thankfulness (eucharisma – the response desired by the expression of charis). We had a very practical … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on November 28, 2011 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Grace is favor, generosity with intent to please and/or to meet a need.  The providing of what cannot be gotten in any other way.  You might say intentional generosity. First of all, in order to understand grace, you’ve got … Continue reading →

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What was The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . THE TREE Do you have a strong moral code of right and wrong, and do you endeavor to live by that code? How many of you, by your endeavoring to keep that code, have come into close relationship … Continue reading →

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