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Jonathan Srock is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God with two bachelor degrees and a master of divinity degree. He lives in Central Pennsylvania with his parents and other family. He spends his time preaching, teaching Bible studies, and connecting with churches in his area. Check out Faithful Blogger!
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Losing Your Salvation
Does Matthew 24:13 explain that it’s possible to lose your salvation or that if you are saved, your heart will never want to stray? Matthew 24:13 comes in the context of the hard times in the end times. Jesus describes … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrews 6:1-4, losing your salvation, Matthew 24:13
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Great Falling Away
Will there be the great falling away of 2 Thessalonians 2:3? Jesus talks about a great falling away of the saints when he talks about the end times in Matthew 24. He details those days as a time of tribulation … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Thessalonians 2:3, great falling away, Matthew 24, rebellion
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Honoring Parents
How do you honor your parents biblically? Exodus 20:12, the fifth commandment, tells us to honor our parents. It doesn’t give any explanation as it does for some of the other commandments. But it does give us a promise that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ephesians 6:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Honoring parents, how to honor your parents
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Sabbath Day
What does Romans 14:5 mean, and does this verse prove that any day can be a Sabbath day? Romans 14:5 is tapping into an issue Paul espoused in his day called “matters of conscience.” It had to do with the … Continue reading
Jesus and Mary Magdalene
Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene married? There has always been this lingering question, but not from the places you think. It’s popularized today by authors like Dan Brown and his Da Vinci Code books. There have been secret societies and … Continue reading
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Tagged da Vinci code, Dan Brown, Gnostics, Jesus married to Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdaleno
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God Laughing
Why doesn’t Scripture record Jesus laughing or having fun? Oh I’m sure Jesus and his disciples had many conversations and events that were not recorded in Scripture. In fact, John tells us that point blank (John 20:30-31). The main function … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus and the disciples, Jesus having fun, Jesus laughing, joy of the Lord
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Missing the Rapture
Is it possible the rapture has already happened? The rapture has not yet occurred. For one, I am still here. Joking aside, Paul wrote the letters to the Thessalonians for the express purpose to explain that the rapture had not … Continue reading
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Tagged missing the rapture, rapture already happened, the rapture
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Politics, Politics Part 2
In this season of voting and choosing candidates, I want to take a few posts to share some of my biblically political views on the world. You won’t find my personal views here. But you will find the perspective of … Continue reading
Caught Up in the Air
Can you explain rising up into the air during the rapture? Scripture talks about the rapture in two places specifically. Rapture is Latin for “catching up.” This is the language Paul uses in 1 Thessalonians 4:18 when he talks about … Continue reading
“God Helps Those Who Help Themselves”
“God helps those who help themselves.” How much, or how little, does the Bible support this statement? There are several phrases we share with one another that are not necessarily found in the Bible or even supported by the Bible. … Continue reading