Author Archives: Jefferson Vann

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About Jefferson Vann

Jefferson Vann is pastor of Piney Grove Advent Christian Church in Delco, North Carolina.

salvation for the Goyim

Romans 15:7-13 7 Welcome one another, then, just as Christ also welcomed you, so that God may be appropriately praised. 8 Because I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth in … Continue reading →

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with one voice

Romans 15:1-6 1 But we –the strong ones– ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not just accommodate ourselves. 2 Each of us accommodate his neighbor for his good to build him up. 3 For even … Continue reading →

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awareness of the other way

Romans 14:13-23 13 For that reason, we must no longer criticize one another, but instead determine never to impede or trap a brother. 14 I know and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in … Continue reading →

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fragile in the faith

Romans 14:1-12 1 Accept the one who is fragile in the faith; do not criticize and argue. 2 You believe in eating anything, but the fragile believer eats only vegetables. 3 You who eat anything must not look down on … Continue reading →

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light weapons

Romans 13:11-14 11 And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to wake up from sleep, because our deliverance is now nearer than when we became believers. 12 The night has advanced … Continue reading →

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paying the bills

Romans 13:6-10 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, because the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing. 7 Pay everyone what you owe them: taxes to the ones you owe taxes, revenue to the ones you owe revenue, … Continue reading →

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basic goodness

Romans 13:1-5 1 Each soul is subject to the higher authorities. Because there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been put in place by God. 2 So the opponent of such authority opposes … Continue reading →

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the mechanics of body ministry

Romans 12:6-21 6 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that grace is seen in proportion to what he prophesies in faith. 7 if serving people’s needs, in how he … Continue reading →

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discovering what God wants

Romans 12:1-5 1 Consequently, I counsel you, brothers, since God has shown his mercy to you in many ways, to present your bodies as a sacrifice–alive, holy, and pleasing to God–which is the logical way for you to worship him. … Continue reading →

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presently enemies but dearly loved

Romans 11:25-36 25 Because I do not want you to be badly informed about this obscure truth, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the … Continue reading →

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