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Joseph Durso
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Free Will or in its Bondage?
Not I But CHRIST One of the longest, ongoing debates in the Church is over the freedom of the will. Two books that many of the most used...
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Joseph Durso
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Informed or Mature
Not I But Christ The Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, "...I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was...
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Joseph Durso
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Who Chose Who?
Not I But Christ Our present high-tech, scientifically enlightened, information highway world has given rise to a new level of control...
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Joseph Durso
Jul 1, 20222 min read
The Knowledge of God
Not I But Christ In my last post, I described the condition of redeemed people in this present world as God communicated through the...
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Joseph Durso
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Seeing in a Mirror Dimly
Not I But Christ Ever had a family member or friend point something out about yourself that you thought no one else could know. Among...
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Joseph Durso
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Perspective is Everything
Not I But Christ Why would a redeemed sinner brag about himself or anybody else? To rejoice in God's work among His people is to glory in...
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Joseph Durso
Jun 3, 20222 min read
The Search for a Healthy Church - Part 1
Not I But Christ It is not easy for me to write about the church for two reasons. First, ordinary people are no better at rising above...
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Joseph Durso
May 27, 20222 min read
The Testimony of Never Enough
Out of Dry Ground There are two types of people on earth, the lost and the saved; respectfully, those who never experience enough and...
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Joseph Durso
May 20, 20222 min read
Go Make Disciples
Out of Dry Ground Whenever the verses from Matthew 28:18-20 are taught, the question always comes to mind, for whom are they written? No...
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Joseph Durso
May 13, 20222 min read
Out of Dry Ground
Harden Not Your Heart One of the most valuable lessons learned in the 80s was to be alert at all times to the condition of my heart....
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Joseph Durso
May 7, 20222 min read
A Testimony of Dying to Self
Out of Dry Ground The term easy-believism captures the idea of a Christianity that does not have to produce good works. By this doctrine,...
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Joseph Durso
Apr 22, 20223 min read
A Testimony of Transparency
Out of Dry Ground The year was 1982, we were living in Abilene, Texas, and I was managing a restaurant. A simple run two years prior led...
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Joseph Durso
Apr 15, 20223 min read
A TESTIMONY OF JOY
Out of Dry Ground During my time at school, I began to consider the Church as vastly different from its New Testament account. During the...
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Joseph Durso
Apr 7, 20223 min read
The Fragility of a Good Testimony
Out of Dry Ground My Testimony Series "...He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist..." (Acts 17:27, 28)....
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Joseph Durso
Apr 1, 20222 min read
My Testimony: From Dry to Fertile Ground
Out of Dry Ground I hereby testify that any good that may come out of my life is due to the working of the Lord Jesus Christ within it....
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Joseph Durso
Mar 25, 20223 min read
The Question of Interpretation
The Cultural Christianity Series Get the Bible right, and you get the truth right. Misunderstand the Bible, and you cannot understand...
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Joseph Durso
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Are You Culturally Compromised?
The Cultural Christianity Series What is Cultural Christianity? When a Church allows cultural standards of morality and worldly...
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Joseph Durso
Mar 12, 20224 min read
New Testament Epistemology
The Cambridge dictionary defines epistemology this way, "a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits...
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Joseph Durso
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Authentic & Counterfeit Christians
The Cultural Christianity Series After John explained the personal nature of fellowship the Apostles had with the Jesus Christ in chapter...
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Joseph Durso
Feb 25, 20223 min read
Jesus, the Perfect Advocate
The Cultural Christianity Series "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin." (1 John 2:1) Last week...
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