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		<title>Doers vs Hearers of the Word</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2010/05/doers-vs-hearers-of-the-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 06:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An audio message from Sunday morning services addressing salvation and self-deception.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This addresses being internally a doer of the word, and not just a hearer of the word. Far too many individuals who claim Christ are doers of the word only outwardly &#8211; the word never penetrating their heart where it must go to do any good at all.
I pray it is profitable for you.



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		<title>A Means or An End</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2010/01/a-means-or-an-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following message is about our view of the LORD God and whether it is proper or not. It focuses on whether we think the LORD is the end of the matter, or merely a means to obtain another end. I pray it is profitable to you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The following message is about our view of the LORD God and whether it is proper or not. It focuses on whether we think the LORD is the end of the matter, or merely a means to obtain another end. I pray it is profitable to you.



You may also download it using the following link:
A [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What must I know to be saved?</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/10/what-must-i-know-to-be-saved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/10/what-must-i-know-to-be-saved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apologetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following questions are not concerned with the attributes one must have to be saved, (i.e. faith, and repentance), rather they are focused on KNOWLEDGE, or what one must KNOW with surety to be saved.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This post arises out of a study that I am doing, and is tied to one of John Locke&#8217;s books, which is The Reasonableness of Christianity. In this book much argument is made of what one must know to be saved or born-again, and become a Christian. At the time I read the book (which [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Heart Toward Our Enemies</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/07/a_heart_toward_our_enemies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more difficult (and less taught) doctrines of Scripture is the doctrine of loving your enemies. It is not popular, as it flies directly  in the face of what our flesh thinks ought to be. Moreover, for Baptists, the doctrine comes a little too close to the doctrine of pacifism espoused by the Amish and Mennonites.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the more difficult (and less taught) doctrines of Scripture is the doctrine of loving your enemies. It is not popular, as it flies directly  in the face of what our flesh thinks ought to be. Moreover, for Baptists, the doctrine comes a little too close to the doctrine of pacifism espoused by the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Beyond Our Design</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/07/beyond_our_design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[His death (now added to the long list of rock performers who destroyed themselves) raised certain questions about how it can be that those who seem to have everything and gained the whole world — live lives that are bound for destruction. One would think the opposite would be true, but it is not.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The contents of this post have been moved to the Audio &#8211; Lessons and Preaching page.
In Christ,
Paul W. Davis
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		<title>Some Things Never Change</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/06/some-things-never-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the Chief Rabbi and the orthodox Jews of Beersheba are no better than the Jews of the 1st century who persecuted the Christians then. It is little wonder that it is recorded in Scripture:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Astoundingly, in this day and age, after all the Jews have suffered, they have the audacity to engage in religious persecution.
Court hears Messianic Jews&#8217; suit against Beersheba chief rabbi
It seems that the Chief Rabbi and the orthodox Jews of Beersheba are no better than the Jews of the 1st century who persecuted the Christians then. [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Functioning of the Body: The NT Church &#8211; Pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/06/the-functioning-of-the-body-the-nt-church-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/06/the-functioning-of-the-body-the-nt-church-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lesson addresses a very thorny issue in every New Testament church — that of opposition within the church. My prayer is that fundamental, unaffiliated Baptists begin to take a more balanced and Scriptural approach in dealing with this single issue.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a continuation of last week’s lesson about opposition in the New Testament church.
The embedded MP3 file was presented in Ebenezer Baptist Mission&#8217;s Sunday morning services during Bible Study on June 14th. I pray you find it edifying and a cause for reflection on how we conduct ourselves as members of a New Testament [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Functioning of the Body: The NT Church &#8211; Pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/06/the-functioning-of-the-body-the-nt-church-pt-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/06/the-functioning-of-the-body-the-nt-church-pt-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/?p=1032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The lesson addresses a thorny issue in every New Testament church — that of opposition within the church. My prayer is that we, as fundamental, unaffiliated Baptists, begin to take a more balanced and Scriptural approach in dealing with this single issue. In so doing, our churches will be stronger in the LORD and more solidly grounded in understanding the "whys and wherefores" of such things.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The embedded MP3 file was presented in Ebenezer Baptist Mission&#8217;s Sunday morning services during Bible Study on June 7th. I pray you find it edifying and a cause for reflection on how we conduct ourselves as members of a New Testament church. If you are born-again in Christ, and not a member of a New [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Question for Calvinists and Reformed Devotees &#8211; Updated and Reposted</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/04/a-question-for-calvinists-and-reformed-devotees-updated-and-reposted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hence, by the above definitions, to say that everything we do, good or evil, is God’s will and God ordained it, is to say that God ordained both good and evil, and it is “God’s” will that we commit evil deeds. Hence, it necessarily follows that God ordained (willed) our “evil deeds” and thus “ordained sin” which is to say that God is the author of sin, the author of the fall, and the author of all wickedness and iniquity. This cannot be excused or explained away. Moreover, to say that we are responsible for the decisions we make that were scripted for us to make, is, on its face, utter nonsense.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[OK, so God never commanded them to burn their children, and he never considered commanding them to burn their children. Where’s the dilemma here? Surely you aren’t suggesting God was caught off-guard, or that it’s possible for us to override his will.1

The Reformed/Calvinist adherents claim that everything done is God’s will, whether it be good [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An Inconceivable Thought</title>
		<link>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/04/an-inconceivable-thought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reproachofmen.org/blog/2009/04/an-inconceivable-thought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if it is the express will of the LORD God that man, once granted faith and repentance, is allowed to freely choose the path he will follow — either accepting Christ, and subsequently being born again; or rejecting Christ and remaining dead in sins and trespasses?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Calvinists love to accuse others of taking verses out of context anytime a verse is quoted or explained that demonstrates their doctrine to be not Scriptural. Moreover, they love to quote the following verse as “proof” that God is sovereign, and foreordained everything:
. . .In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated [...]]]></content:encoded>
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