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Did God Create the Corona Virus?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Genesis 1:31, “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” Yes, this included viruses. Science indicates that viruses do play a good part in the life of humans along with bacteria, but they can also be harmful to our health as Covid-19. Even though, when God first created things, they were all intended to be for the good of man; however, all that has changed, and now all things are not always for the good of man. When sin entered the world, everything changed: Romans 8:22-23 “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And not only they, but ourselves…
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The Only Road to Peace and Joy in a Troubled World
Written by Jimmie Burroughs “I know a peace, where there is no peace, A calm, where wild winds blow, A secret place where face to face With the Master I may go.” -Ralph Spaulding Cushman In his book, “The Secret to Happiness,” Billy Graham said, “Man is on a quest to fill the vacuum in his heart, and only a relationship with God can fill that vacuum.” Many are trying to fill that vacuum and find peace and joy in all the wrong places; others are trying to escape life’s realities with drugs or alcohol, but the peace and joy they seek eludes them. All the things the world searches for, education, knowledge, fame, fortune,…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 11:25-27
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (The sovereignty of God and the free will of man) Questions to be answered in this study (Answers to question will be underlined in the narrative.) What is sovereignty? Does God control everything? What is fatalism? What does free will mean? Are there things God cannot do? Why did God hide the truth from the wise while letting the babes see it, babes meaning those not included among the wise elite? Why did Jesus praise God for withholding the truth when it meant Israel’s rejection of Him as the Messiah? There is only one way we can ever know the truth. What is it? What…