Second Coming Hope: the Restoration of a Peaceful Creation Second coming hope and the restoration of a peaceful creation should be more than just hope; it should be a driving force within us as peacemaking children of God A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 21 December 2014 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: […]
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Peacemakers: Jesus, Ethical Vegans, Animal Advocates
Peacemakers: Jesus, Ethical Vegans, Animal Advocates Over the years we have found a very interesting comparison between Jesus on one hand, and ethical vegans and animal advocates, including peaceful animal rights activists, on the other hand. A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 13 April 2014 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Psalm 31:9–18 […]
True Christians Need to Live as Peacemakers
True Christians Need to Live as Peacemakers True Christians need to live as peacemakers, or as the peacemaking children of God that Jesus called us to be, who help free creation from its present corruption. A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 26 January 2014 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Psalm 27:1-9 Isaiah […]
Where is the True Jesus Christ?
Where is the True Jesus Christ? A Sermon Delivered to The CompassionInternetChurch 24 March 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Zechariah 9:9 Matthew 5:48 Matthew 6:10 Luke 19:28-48 Revelation 21:4 The real purpose of the celebration of Palm Sunday is to move us closer to Jesus Christ, but the story of Palm Sunday is […]
Living in the Will of God – 16 Summarizing
Living in the Will of God – 16 Summarizing Let’s begin this section of our study of living in the will of God by answering a few questions and summarizing what we have discussed so far. How do we live in the will of God? How do we live in the perfection of our Father […]
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart In order to raise animals for food, or slaughter them, and/or eat their flesh and by-products, we have to harden our hearts to the point that we no longer have empathy for the feelings of the animals or are indifferent to the animals’ pain and suffering. This was recently brought […]
Walked With God
Walked With God There were only two people in the Bible who were said to have walked with God: Enoch (Genesis 5:22) and Noah (Genesis 6:9). Genesis 5:22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. NASB Genesis 6:9 These are […]
Peacemakers Don’t Need Guns
Peacemakers Don’t Need Guns A few of our blog articles on being peacemakers and not needing guns or other weapons has sparked some controversy even among Christians, with some agreeing with “our” position, and others saying that we should be armed for protection. We said “our” position, because that’s what the arguments referenced, but they […]
Early Christian Peacemaker – Justin Martyr
Early Christian Peacemaker – Justin Martyr The early Christian peacemakers, such as Justin Martyr, needed no weapons for he had the peace of Jesus Christ in his heart. In 160 AD, five years before his death, he wrote: “We ourselves were well conversant with war, murder, and everything evil, but all of us throughout the […]
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