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Growing in an understanding of what we got.

The Authority of Darkness

Posted on February 7, 2026 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Giving thanks unto the Father, Who has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; Who has delivered us from the power (exousia – authority) of darkness, and has transferred us into the … Continue reading →

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Can You Lose Your Salvation?

Posted on October 18, 2025 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. There is a whole lot of disagreement on whether or not Christian salvation can be lost. Some people use the term “once saved, always saved” (I don’t). Some people can become rather disagreeably adamant regarding the topic, though I … Continue reading →

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Loneliness and the Design of Fellowship

Posted on March 31, 2025 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Loneliness can be a big problem. It can lead to oppression and depression, hopelessness and even suicide. You can be alone without being lonely, but real loneliness is often evidence of an emptiness of soul. And there’s only one … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Paul’s Gospel

Posted on March 15, 2023 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. The ministry of Jesus while on the earth was to only Israel, as he preached and taught the things of the kingdom of God, (while they still waited for the redemption of mankind), and that Israel should repent and … Continue reading →

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From Faith to Faith

Posted on April 21, 2022 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . For I am not ashamed of the gospel (of Christ), for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek; For therein is the righteousness of … Continue reading →

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Is the Holy Spirit (Ghost) a He or an It?

Posted on February 5, 2022 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . I was at a home fellowship once which was not my own, and I happened to reference the Holy Spirit as an “it.”  One young man spoke right up in an affronted tone.  “You called the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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Are We Free to Sin in Christ?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . If you ignore the law in order to become transformed unto Christ by his spirit, you are free indeed, able to express the glory of God. If you ignore the law for any other reason, you are simply … Continue reading →

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The Right Hand of God

Posted on March 28, 2020 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. .What is the right hand of God?  Where is the right hand of God?  In discovering the answer to these questions, remember this:  The quest for God and for truth is always upward and inward.  Never outward or downward. … Continue reading →

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Unimpeachable

Posted on March 13, 2020 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Impeach: –  to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). I ran across a thread on facebook the other day, involving a number of Christians who were discussing whether a person who was divorced and … Continue reading →

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The Wormhole of the Cross of Christ

Posted on November 30, 2019 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . . . A definition of a wormhole, from Wikipedia:  A wormhole  is a speculative structure linking disparate points in spacetime…  A wormhole can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different … Continue reading →

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