The Beatitudes: Suffering for Christ
Jesus and His Apostles convey to believers that we can expect to be persecuted for God’s righteousness (John 15:18-27, Philippians 1:29-30).
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Oct 28
- 5 min
The Beatitudes: Mercy, Purity, and Peacemakers
In this third blog in a series on the Beatitudes, I am reflecting on blessedness connected to mercy, purity, and peacemaking.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Sep 28
- 4 min
The Beatitudes: Deep Humility, Self-Control, and Hunger for God’s Righteousness
"Messiah tells us that blessedness starts with being poor in spirit."
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Aug 18
- 2 min
The Beatitudes: Spiritual Well-Being
“As Jesus delivered His Sermon on the Mount, He initiated His discourse with the Beatitudes.”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Jul 23
- 7 min
Did the Declaration of Independence Architects Confess Jesus as Lord and Savior?
A couple of years ago, I was reading the Declaration of Independence and began to wonder about the beliefs of its authors.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Jun 1
- 5 min
God’s Creation of Two Genders
“The very building blocks of the sexes predispose them to unique attributes.“
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Apr 3
- 6 min
The Parables of Christ: Faithfulness and Readiness
Is our faith in Christ real? Have our lives advanced the Kingdom of God? If Jesus returned this instant, are we ready for Him?
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Mar 1
- 4 min
The Parables of Christ: Saving Faith’s Transaction
“Genuine saving faith understands the price that Christ paid, and in turn, it strives to emulate Him.”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Feb 1
- 5 min
The Parables of Christ: Conditions of the Heart
Although the parable uses the image of a sower, its spiritual focus is on the quality of the various soils.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Jan 1
- 6 min
The Parables of Christ:‘He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear!’
“Like salvation, the privilege of receiving and embracing the message of the parables is a gift from God.”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
2022: One Second to Midnight
In reality, God has held the clock at one second to midnight for thousands of years.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Nov 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Last Gasp of Breath
Every human will experience the last gasp of breath in this life. Even though most would consider this thought morbid, it is a reality.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
God’s Sovereignty vs. Political Obsession
Instead of looking to the Second Amendment for protection, should we be reading Scripture and examining our hearts?
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
Entering the Kingdom by Becoming a Child
In Matthew 18, Jesus initiated a discourse by pointing to the dependent disposition of children.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Apr 5, 2022
- 4 min
Cultural Christianity and Disingenuous Moral Outrage
“Are you a Cultural Christian, or are you a Biblical Christian?”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Mar 24, 2022
- 3 min
Swords Hammered into Plowshares
“Military conflict is often the self-inflicted climax of various sinful deeds that occur over time.”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Feb 14, 2022
- 5 min
Amusement, Antichrist Spirits, and Witchcraft
“In the final analysis, Christ-followers must understand that the world is not neutral.”
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Dec 26, 2021
- 6 min
2021: Sloth and Collapse
Loss of the ship was officially linked to insufficient training and the crew’s lack of urgency.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Dec 1, 2021
- 5 min
The Fight for Holiness: Rejecting the World’s Patterns
In order to reject the world’s patterns, the Christ follower must walk away from many of its pastimes.
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G.H. Shrewsbury
- Aug 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Local Biblical Church: A Necessity for Christ-Followers
“The world needs the local biblical church, and the Christ follower needs it as well.“
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