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71. Faith, Works, and Baptism
June 28, 2010
Many are the men and women who believe that since the Bible teaches justification by faith (Rom. 5:1) and not by works (Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:5) that baptism is excluded as an act essential to salvation despite many passages that teach the contrary (Acts 2:38, 22:16, 1 Peter 3:21, Titus 3:5, Eph. 5:26...
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72. Are Works Essential for Christian Salvation?
June 24, 2010
One of the great dangers we all face in Bible study is that of taking a particular passage, isolating it from all the rest of the scriptures, and make it teach a doctrine it was never meant to teach. The question asked in the title of this article, are works essential for Christian salvation, is ea...
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73. What is it a Man Must Believe in Order to be Saved?
June 12, 2010
What is it a man must believe in order to be saved according to the Bible? If salvation is dependent on faith which the Bible clearly teaches then it is essential to know what it is that the Bible teaches we must believe. This is not a subject that is studied a whole lot for the answer seems so ev...
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74. If Miracles Have Ceased - the Implications
June 05, 2010
Have miracles ceased? They have if we are talking about the kind of miracles performed by Jesus, the apostles, and those possessed of spiritual gifts in New Testament times. The purpose of those miracles was to confirm that the word spoken was from God himself. Such confirmation was needed. Put ...
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75. Christ Did Not Send Paul to Baptize - What?
June 03, 2010
Sometimes it is easy to misunderstand passages of scripture and especially so if we are getting all kinds of help doing so. Paul's statement in 1 Cor. 1:17 is such a passage. It reads as follows: "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel." (1 Cor. 1:17a NKJV) What is Paul ...
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76. Christianity and Multiculturalism
May 25, 2010
How does Christianity relate to the concept of multiculturalism? The answer to that depends in large part on one's definition of multiculturalism and there are many definitions of it given as you see when you begin researching the topic. For the purpose of this article I will define it as the idea...
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77. Jesus the Foundation of and the Builder of the Church
May 25, 2010
Lest the reader be misled by the title reading into it what is not there the church that is being talked about in this article may not be the one you are a member of so proceed if at all with caution having been forewarned. You can judge for yourself after reading. I begin with Jesus as the founda...
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78. Confirmation Sunday - No Bibles Required
May 10, 2010
Our local paper has an article in it this week by the woman pastor/preacher (call her whatever you want – she calls herself Rev.) from one of the nearby denominations entitled, "What is Confirmation?" which she wanted to explain since they have a confirmation Sunday planned. Needless to say since I...
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79. Jesus as the Bread of Life (John 6:48)
May 04, 2010
Beginning in about John 6:27 Jesus begins a discussion with those with whom he is conversing that carries through most of the rest of the chapter about himself being the bread of life sent down from the Father (John 6:32-35) that man might eat of this bread and have eternal life. There are many, ma...
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80. Behold the Judge is Standing at the Door (James 5:9)
April 26, 2010
It is sometimes hard for Christians to grasp emotionally that they will be judged by Christ on the Day of Judgment. So much has been made of the grace of God and God's love that it is hard to come to grips with the idea of judgment but James in writing to Christians says, "Do not grumble against on...
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