[Biblemat] Renewed In Spirit / New Material Available!

[Ethan R. Longhenry]

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Glorifying God
Andy Sochor

In John 17:4, Jesus prayed to the Father,

"I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast 
given me to do."

Likewise, since Christians "were bought with a price", they must therefore 
"glorify God in [their] body." (1 Corinthians 6:20).

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Who Will Be Acceptable to God?
Garreth Clair

But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus 
Christ.  Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is 
not vain in the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:57-58).

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcomes the world: and this is the 
victory that hath overcome the world, (even) our faith (1 John 5:4).

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Premillennialism and the Rapture (Part 3)
Shannon Ramey

Now a few key passages which are assumed to support premillenialism and the 
rapture can be examined.  First, consider Revelation 20:4-6:

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: 
and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of 
Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, 
neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon 
their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The 
rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This 
is the first resurrection.Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first 
resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be 
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

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And now, a new feature for Renewed in Spirit: Voices From the Past.  We will 
be re-publishing articles written in past times that can speak to us today.

Use and Abuse of Gospel Papers
Leslie Diestelkamp

In a recent editorial in the Firm Foundation, brother Reuel Lemmons had some 
things to say that need to be said over and over again. He began by saying, 
"Someone suggested a few days ago that the editors of 'our' papers ought to 
get together and decide what the truth is and then all stick to the 
decision. The honest suggester thought that that would cure all the division 
in the brotherhood, 'for brethren', said he, 'all follow one of the papers."

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Book Reviews
BR: "The New Testament and the People of God," by N.T. Wright
Reviewed by Ethan R. Longhenry

Very few periods of history engender more dispute and discussion than the 
first century and the origins of Christianity.  The modern scholastic 
community has spilled unbelievable amounts of ink in various attempts to 
understand the history, theology, and literature of early Christianity and 
its relation (or lack thereof) to the world from which it came.  In the 
midst of all the conflicts and disputes we find N.T. Wright and his intended 
5 volume series on Christian Origins and the Question of God.  The New 
Testament and the People of God introduces this series and its lofty aim: to 
present a believable portrait of the origins of Christianity in its first 
century context.  It is thoroughly appropriate that this series will involve 
something around 2,500 pages; nevertheless, Wright has written a work that 
is relatively approachable and understandable to those not entirely familiar 
with the world of Biblical scholarship.

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For the teens...

Dances and the Teenage Christian
Ethan R. Longhenry

We are again in the midst of the spring season, and all kinds of teenagers 
around the country are getting ready for their school prom.  School dances, 
particularly homecoming and prom, have become American rites of passage for 
teenagers, and represent a particularly difficult choice for teenagers who 
strive to obey Christ.  Should the teenage Christian have anything to do 
with such school dances?  Let us search the Scriptures and make righteous 
judgment.

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Thank you again for your interest, and we hope that you find the material 
profitable.  Let us know!

ELDV

Ethan R. Longhenry / editor at renewedinspirit.org
Editor, Renewed in Spirit
an interactive online spiritual publication
http://www.renewedinspirit.org