Pastor Dan Duncan of Believer’s Chapel illustrates that there are three ways to live in relation to the law of God: under the law, without the law, or the Apostle Paul’s way. He explains this using three kinds of dogs. One dog lives on a leash. Whenever it goes out, […]
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Pastor Dan Duncan of Believer’s Chapel illustrates that there are three ways to live in relation tothe law of God: under the law, without the law, or the Apostle Paul’s way. He explains this using threekinds of dogs. One dog lives on a leash. Whenever it goes out, it must […]
The call of Jesus, as reflected in God’s command revealed in the Law, to love your enemies andpray for those who persecute you (Matt 5:44), is easier said than done. We know it is difficult becausethere are limits to what we can extend to others, especially to those who have […]
Jesus Christ’s popularity was growing, evidenced by a great following. Yet, it didn’t matter to Christ; rather, he said these words to them: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters…he cannot be my disciple” (Lk […]
What is the situs rule in local taxation? How are entities with branch offices, sales offices, project offices, factories, plants and others taxed? Local business taxes (“LBT”) are taxes imposed by local government units on the privilege of doing business within their jurisdiction. The rules on situs of LBT under […]
Can a foreigner be appointed as an officer of a land-owning entity? Section 7, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution restricts land ownership as follows: “Sec. 7. Save in cases of hereditary succession, no private lands shall be transferred or conveyed except to individuals, corporations or associations qualified to acquire […]
There’s a celebrity whose ministry is sharing the gospel with convicts in prison. When her mother was murdered, she struggled for a while because she hated the man who took her mother’s life, and yet she knows it’s part of her ministry to share the gospel. She chose to forgive […]
A fun commercial from years ago showed how a child would play dress-up as he tried to look like his father going to work. He wore a tie, a loose coat, baggy slacks, and carried a suitcase. His dad came down and smiled because he found his son cute. You […]
In the last article, I mentioned that there were two things that Jews failed to understand about God’s command to love. First was their assumption that love should only be within their community. However. God actually wanted the strangers in the land to be treated the same way a native […]
The Jews lived by the commands of the Mosaic law. One of the teachings was “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” However, the Jews misapplied this beautiful verse as a discriminatory excuse. It would be helpful to clarify who their neighbor was. The law that Jesus mentioned […]
