Many are confused about when a person is saved from their sins. Is it at the point of prayer or baptism? Perhaps this will clear things up:
Did the apostle Peter say, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins..." or "Repent and pray every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins..."? See Acts 2.38 for the Bible answer.
Did Ananias say, "And now why do…
Stephen E. Ambrose, writes in his book, Comrades, "Of all the friendships between brothers that I've known, none came close to that of the six Eisenhower boys. Partly that was because of their parents, partly because of their semi-rural setting, partly because there were so many of them and they had no sisters, partly it was because of their personalities. They had learned from David and Ida Eisenhower always to love one another, other people, and every manifestation of life around them. They grew…
In our writings we repeatedly emphasize the divine ideal that men and women exalt the New Testament as the only creed for the people of God in this dispensation of time. The New Testament constitutes the pattern for the establishment of Christianity in any nation upon the planet. These twenty-seven sacred documents embody Heaven’s final revelation to humanity.
Because of our stress upon the New Testament records, some have wondered what our posture is relative…
Do You Know the Lord? A commonly used phrase in the religious world is, “Do you know the Lord as your personal Savior?” The concept of knowing the Lord is certainly Biblical, but phrases and concepts are sometimes redefined to … Read More
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Lifeless Idols or a Living God? The psalmist said of idols, “They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do … Read More
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Common People, Common Sense The most profound truths can so often be evaluated and understood by just using common sense. The reality is that God did not write the Bible in such a way that only the most scholarly could … Read More
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One of the most popular entertainers of the Vaudeville era was W.C. Fields (1880-1946). While Fields could make audiences roar with laughter, he was certainly not a Christian and made no pretense of his disdain for the Bible. Thus, it came as a great shock when one of Fields’ friends, visiting him in the hospital near the end of his life, found him reading the Bible one day. When asked what he was doing, Fields, ever the comedian, replied, “Just looking for loopholes.”
Friends, one day we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. In
¿PERTENECE MARCOS 16:16 AL CANON DEL N.T.? ¿Pertenece Marcos 16:16 al canon del N.T.? Bastante controversia ha existido a causa de esta pregunta. Peculiarmente nuestros amigos bautistas han estado sustentando esto, para desestimar la legítima apelación a la necesidad del … Read More
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“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” My dad grew up in Northeast Texas picking cotton in Honey Grove. There’s nothing there now, but it must have been a colorful place since most of the colloquialisms I know came from … Read More
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