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Direction Through Examples | Rob O’Hara

February 2, 2013 by

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Examples can be good, bad, incidental or serious, and sometimes they can even be amusing. But most importantly, sometimes they are obligating. Knowing God's will is not always a matter of just reading an obvious command. The binding aspect of some examples can help in understanding and obeying God's will.

The Dismissal of Biblical Precedents

August 6, 2011 by

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It is a sad commentary on the Christian movement to observe that in many corners among us there is a dismissal of biblical precedents which demonstrate the Lord’s demand that His people be faithful to his word. In an effort to reduce the compelling force of biblical examples, they display their rejection of biblical authority by labeling such examples as mere “pamphlet material”. We would like to briefly explore this issue of biblical authority and its relationship to biblical precedent.