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Colby's Blog – August 2012 Archive (5)

Are You a Church Member, Hopper or Shopper?

What are your thoughts on "church hopping" and "church shopping?"

A 2007 survey of over 35,000 Americans by the Pew Forum found that 4 out of 5 self-identify as…

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Added by Colby on August 21, 2012 at 1:26pm — No Comments

The Disappearing, Shrinking Church in America

Background information and sources/footnotes for the Forum discussion topic, which you comment on here:

http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/the-disappearing-shrinking-church-in-america-why

Why the dramatic and continuing decline of the so-called "mainline" Protestant Churches in America over the past half century?…

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Added by Colby on August 11, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Talking to the Devil: Diabolical Conversations

The clarity of God's word can banish the ambiguity that we find in all the

suggestions of the devil and in all the temptations that beset us.

When tempted, we must not fall for the alluring words of the tempter,

but keep ourselves firmly rooted in the word of God.

After 40 days and 40 nights of fasting, the devil tempts Jesus…

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Added by Colby on August 4, 2012 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Perversions of Grace: Cheap Grace and Legalism

God's written Word is clear about salvation: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast," says the Apostle Paul (Ephesians 2:8-9). "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart…

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Added by Colby on August 3, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments