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WEAK ARGUMENT FOR SALVATION WITHOUT BAPTISM
An anonymous writer1, who goes by “student of the word”, says the following about the spiritual condition of a person who is not baptized. The simplest answer is that I finally realized that any question having to do with the… Read More ›
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Impatient for Justice; the Necessity of Patience
Getting patience takes time. It is a virtue and work of the Holy Spirit. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,…” (Gal. 5:22). Don’t put off learning it and praying for it. There is injustice in… Read More ›
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FROM TATERS TO TATTOOS: SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM THE SCRIPTURES
Where do we learn God’s will if we don’t go to the Bible? It’s the only place to discover the questions about life. Take for example the issue of Tattoos. Can Christians get tattooed? Is it a sin? That’s a… Read More ›
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PHARISAISM IS DISPLEASING TO GOD
The New Testament problem created by Pharisees and the so-called “Judaizers” was fiercely attacked in the Scriptures. Their teachings were anti-Christian and contrary to God’s grace. The Scriptures address people and groups who believed that righteousness could be achieved through… Read More ›
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CHRISTIAN JOY
Laughter is good medicine. People who don’t laugh don’t see the world as it is. People are funny. Funny happens. It is a serious, negative, self-absorbed person who can’t find joy and laughter in his life. God made us to… Read More ›
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RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS WHEN JESUS RETURNS
When Peter and John were preaching the Gospel in Acts 3, they said many interesting things, but one in particular I would like to address. Here is the text: “18 “But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth… Read More ›
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PREYING ON THE WEAK
Weak people don’t have strong boundaries and they are susceptible to manipulation by others. The news that the state is talking about a new horse track/casino to raise revenue is irksome because that money is needed to purchase groceries or… Read More ›
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LEGALISM IS NOT STRICT ADHERENCE TO GOD’S WORD
Do you think that strict adherence to God’s Word is legalism? To me “strict adherence” sounds like a committed Christian. Do you think that strict adherence is what God expects? If we accept that we should faithfully adhere to all… Read More ›
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GOD IS NOT WORSHIPED WITH HANDS
Sometimes it just good to let someone else do the talking. It’s like the old saying, “don’t try to to re-invent the wheel.” Here are a couple of paragraphs from a good lesson on worship music. “Folks, it’s interesting to… Read More ›
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR WIFE SUBMIT
It might not be what you want to hear, but it sounds right on to me. Eddie Watkins gives a nice little message on an important subject touching the home and church. CLICK HEREShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title,… Read More ›