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AGE OF ABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
There is an age when a human being is held accountable to God for his actions. That is the age at which he or she has the ability to do certain things like understand right and wrong, and exercise self-determination…. Read More ›
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MAN-MADE RELIGION AGAINST FAITH, UNITY, AND HOLINESS
“23 These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence” (Col. 2:23). The matter of “self-made” religion was… Read More ›
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ACCEPTING CHRIST MEANS YOU REJECTED EVERY OTHER WAY
“Astonishingly, about half believed that everyone, atheists included, was going to end up in heaven. Heaven for the godless? That’s the old heresy of universalism” (ChristianityToday.com, March 24, 2009)” (Copied from Christian Courier). For many people it is one thing… Read More ›
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THE MODERN ATTITUDE OF WORSHIP
Many people worship with the attitude that “Whatever feels good to me is how I worship God.” It seems to be the prevailing attitude today in the worship of God. “If it makes me feel good, it must be acceptable… Read More ›
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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 ›