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Search For Her As For Hidden Treasures

With the Bible in your hand and a commitment to obedience in your mind, you hold the treasure map to the greatest treasure the world has ever known, eternal life. If you search for her as for hidden treasures, you will find the ultimate treasure.

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The Bleating of the Sheep and the Lowing of the Oxen

By: Zach Collins Date: August 20th, 2021 Growing up, my father and mother gave me a chore list. A staple of many childhoods. It was posted on the refrigerator door, next to the photos of family, friends, and the magnetic tourist souvenirs from all the locations that my mother had visited in her travels. The list was clear and specific, complete with obligations that I could understand and obey every single week. As most children, after I completed the chores on the list, I received payment in exchange for my work. It seems that twenty dollars went much further in my childhood! As I reflect upon the list, I realize that, at the core of this list, was a form of parental training. My mother and father were attempting to prepare me for the “real-world”, where men and women alike are given certain job responsibilities that they are expected to fulfill. One specific moment comes to my mind: As I was doing my chores, I was tempted to only do half the chores on the list in order to see if I could pull the wool over my mother’s eyes. Sure, I realized that I would be short-changing my mother and father, but I figured that I would still get paid my twenty dollars at the end of the week and everything would work out for the betterment of myself. When it came time for payment, my mother would ask, “Did you complete your chores for this week?”, knowing that …

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Learn Biblical Math

Learn Biblical Math By: Zach Collins The Bible is a book of numbers. The Bible contains 66 books, which are divided into 1,189 chapters, for a totality of 31,102 verses. There are three letters in the word “Old” and nine letters in the word “Testament.” If you put these numbers together, it equals 39. There are 39 books in the Old Testament. There are three letters in the word “New” and nine letters in the word “Testament”, by multiplying, it equals 27. There are 27 books in the New Testament. It was written by about 40 different authors over the course of 1,500 to 2,000 years. The Bible is a book of numbers, yes, but it is also a book that can be properly understood in equations. While I am not a mathematician or even proficient in the subject of math, I want to provide you with some mathematical equations, derived from biblical revelation, which can help you grow in knowledge and benefit your study life.   1.     Belief + Baptism = Salvation (Mark 16:16) 2.     Repentance + Baptism = Remission of Sins (Acts 2:38) 3.     Law + Transgression = Sin (1 John 3:4; Romans 4:15)  4.     Body – Spirit = Dead (James 2:26) 5.     Faith – Works = Dead (James 2:26) 6.     Disciple x Disciples = Growth (Acts 6:7) 7.     Knowledge – Love = Pride (1 Corinthians 8:1) 8.     Bible + Man’s Doctrine = Condemnation (Mark 7:7-9) 9.     Body – Sinful Body Part = No Condemnation (Matthew 18:8-9) 10.  70 x 7 = Figurative Forgiveness for Offenses (Matthew 18:21-22) 11.  House …