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• THE VALUE OF THE WOMAN

  By disciplerami on August 16, 2006 • ( 0 )

  “India in 2004 posted 19 dowry-related deaths every day. . . .” The church is sometimes wrongly criticized as being sexist in favor of males. It is true that the Bible lays the burden on men for spiritual leadership in… Read More ›

• THE BASIS FOR FELLOWSHIP

  By disciplerami on August 10, 2006 • ( 1 )

  In the second chapter of the letter to the Galatians, Paul tells of his encounter with the pillars of the church in Jerusalem. Only after he related to them the details of the Gospel he spoke to the Gentiles, did… Read More ›

• TRAVEL TO INDIA

  By disciplerami on July 17, 2006 • ( 0 )

  In July, 2006, I traveled as a tourist to India where we met Christians and went into villages and saw the work of the Lord in action. Read HERE about my travel and experiences.

• MEANING OF BAPTISM

  By disciplerami on July 14, 2006 • ( 7 )

  The Greek word that is translated baptism in the New Testament is from the verb BAPTIDZO which means to submerge, bury, or plunge. “Baptize” is a transliteration of the Greek word Baptidzo, meaning to immerse, dip, plunge beneath, or submerge… Read More ›

• BE A FAITHFUL STEWARD

  By disciplerami on July 10, 2006 • ( 0 )

  In Mark 12 is the parable of the vine-growers who rebelled against the landowner who had entrusted everything into their care. When the landowner expected to receive some of the fruit of the season, the unjust workers refused to pay… Read More ›

• DEALING WITH FALSE DOCTRINE

  By disciplerami on June 26, 2006 • ( 4 )

  Doctine is important as it defines the beliefs and practices of the church of Christ. And without unity of doctrine, true unity cannot be achieved. Real unity, not just in name or pretense, is what Jesus prayed His disciples would… Read More ›

• YOUNG GIRLS MURDERED BY MUSLIMS IN INDONESIA

  By disciplerami on June 9, 2006 • ( 0 )

  HEADLINE: “NEW VIOLENCE AGAINST INDONESIAN CHRISTIANSJakarta, Nov. 08, 2005 (AsiaNews) – New violence has flared in Indonesia, in the town where three girls from a Christian school were decaptiated on October 29, the Asia News service reports. Two more girls… Read More ›

• RIGHTEOUSNESSES DONE IN FAITH

  By disciplerami on June 6, 2006 • ( 2 )

  In the 19th century, the denominational preacher John Henry Newman once wrote of the necessity of works in his discourse on fasting. He said, “St. Paul gave up all things ‘to be found in Christ not having his own righteousness… Read More ›

• 6/6/06 UNNECESSARY FEAR

  By disciplerami on May 30, 2006 • ( 2 )

  Revelation 13:18 says, “This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.” The first century Christians, the recipients of John’s… Read More ›

• NOT A GOOD SAMARITAN AMONG THEM

  By disciplerami on May 26, 2006 • ( 0 )

  “WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Mount Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary said Wednesday he was shocked that dozens of climbers left a British mountaineer to die during their own attempts on the world’s tallest peak. David Sharp, 34, died while descending… Read More ›