“But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches;… Read More ›
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EVERY YOUNG PERSON NEEDS THE BIBLE
My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 7:1-3… Read More ›
WHY THE CHURCH? Dan Mayfield
1. It is anti, non, and undenominational. Matthew 16:16ff. Denominationalism was unheard of in the Bible, being divisive by their very nature. 2. It dates to the first century unlike every other group. 1 Cor. 1:10ff. Most ancient writers acknowledged… Read More ›
DO YOU TEACH REPENTANCE IS REQUIRED FOR A PERSON TO BE FORGIVEN?
Does God save those who repent, or is a person forgiven by believing and accepting Jesus with forgiveness following? Examine the following passages. “and that repentance FOR forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations,… Read More ›
DON’T DEVALUE FORGIVENESS: GETTING FORGIVENESS RIGHT, Dan Mayfield
“bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.” Col. 3:13 Do you respect everyone for what they do? If you respect what everyone does,… Read More ›
To You Who Bring Small Children to Church
There you are sitting in worship or Bible study. Your child, or toddler, is restless. Perhaps they’re even a little boisterous. You try to silence them, and nothing. You try to pacify them with food or toys, and nothing. Eventually,… Read More ›
PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE BASICS, Dan Mayfield
“Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, ” you shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder , you shall not steal, you shall not covet… Read More ›
FELLOWSHIP NARROWLY DEFINED, Dan Mayfield
“14Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?” 2 Cor…. Read More ›
THE SIN OF COMMISSION AND OMISSION
There are many specific ways of sinning. These all fall generally under two ways; the sins of commission and the sins of omission. All sins fall under one or the other. The first, sins of commission, is a category of… Read More ›
Salvation by gracious choice and not by flesh
“In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is… Read More ›
A Conquering Faith 