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Articles by Jack Wellman

Jack Wellman is a father and grandfather and a Christian author and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church in Udall, KS [https://modelchrist.org/] & also a Prison Minister. He did his graduate work at Moody Theological Seminary. His books are include: “Teaching Children The Gospel/How to Raise Godly Children,“ “Do Babies Go To Heaven?/Why Does God Allow Suffering?,“ "The Great Omission; Reaching the Lost for Christ," and “Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?, Empirical Methodologies & the Bible."

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What’s The Difference Between Godly And Worldly Sorrow?

Why does the Bible delineate between godly and worldly sorrow? What’s the difference? Repentance When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, he told them that they “felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us” (2nd Cor 7:9b), so did he mean repentance? The reason I ask that is […]

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Was The Mosaic Law Copied From The Code Of Hammurabi?

by Jack Wellman

Is it true as some say that Moses only copied his law from the Code of Hammurabi? King Hammurabi Who was King Hammurabi? Hammurabi was the sixth of 11 kings of the Babylon Dynasty, and around the beginning of the second millennium, a group of Amorites migrated into Mesopotamia and formed a social and political […]

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What Is The Septuagint?

by Jack Wellman

What is the Septuagint? Why is it important that we know? The Latin Language Basically, the Septuagint is the Greek version of the Old Testament with the word “Septuagint” coming from the Latin septuaginta (interpretes), meaning “seventy” or “seventy interpreters,” and is a translation of the Hebrew into the Latin language or Latin Vulgate. This […]

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Why Is The Tribe Of Dan Missing In The Book Of Revelation?

by Jack Wellman

The Tribe of Dan is missing in the Book of Revelation, so why are they not there? The Twelve Tribes When Israel grew into a nation while being in captivity or slavery in Egypt, they still managed to retain their identity so each of the twelve tribes would be separated when they entered into the […]

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Was Jesus The God Of The Old Testament?

by Jack Wellman

Was Jesus the God Who was present in the Old Testament? Or, was it the Father or the Holy Spirit? The Angel of the Lord An angel simply means “messenger of God,” and frequently in the Old Testament, God sent His holy angels to do His bidding, but a few times it was God Who […]

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How Can You Honor Parents That Are Hard To Honor?

by Jack Wellman

How is it possible to honor your parents if they are bad parents or less-than-honorable? The Ten Commandments By now, the Ten Commandments have been removed from most public places, but God never removed them, and they are still as much in effect today as they were in the day in which God wrote them. […]

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How Christians Might Be Hurting Someone By Helping Someone

by Jack Wellman

How can helping someone actually be hurting someone? Can helping someone end up as enabling someone? Help the Hurting Jesus said we should clothe the naked and give food to the hungry, so the command to help others shouldn’t be a surprise for Christians. That is our calling. Jesus once said, “For I was hungry […]

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How To Respond To Persecution Jesus’ Way

by Jack Wellman

How did Jesus respond to persecution? How does He expect us to respond when we are persecuted? Expect It If you are surprised by persecution, then you (like I once did) didn’t know enough of the Bible because all believers will be persecuted and hated for Jesus’ names sake. The Apostle Paul writes that “all […]

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When Should Someone Be Excommunicated?

by Jack Wellman

When should someone be excommunicated or should they be at all? The Purpose of Discipline In our thinking, our friends would never wound us and our enemies would never help us, but the Proverbs say “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy” (Prov 27:6), and “Blows that wound […]

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How Does God Use Society To Restrain Evil?

by Jack Wellman

Does God help to restrain evil in our society? If so, by what means does He do it? Growing Violence and Evil In 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2, the Apostle Paul writes about someone who is taken out of the way. Could this refer to a time when God withdraws His Spirit from the world, although […]

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