Genesis 2:4-14, The Astounding Place Prepared For Man

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had […]

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Is The Bible Really The Word Of God?

Throughout the centuries, various skeptics have sought to discredit the Bible as the Word of God. Let us ask ourselves this question: “How can we be certain that the Bible is really

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The Watchman

Ezekiel lived in a dark time. In the space of less than 20 years, three loads of Israelites were dragged from the promised land – away from Jerusalem, away from the temple, away from God Himself it seemed. Even the king himself, Jehoiachin, was in exile. Ezekiel was supposed to be a priest, serving at […]

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My Broken TV

A few years ago I bought a small VHS/TV combo from Wal-Mart so the kids could watch videos while traveling. Today we’ve pretty much converted to DVD, so we’ve been using that small television for the boys’ video games and cable TV from time to time. About a month ago this TV started doing something […]

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“Puttin’ on the Ritz”

Perhaps you have heard the old song in the title of this article. Some of the lyrics of the song state: If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to why don’t you go where fashion sits Puttin’ on the Ritz Different types who wear a day coat pants with stripes and cutaway […]

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Genesis 5

“AND HE DIED” There are two main purposes to this chapter. First is to show that the line of Christ (Luke 3:36-38) contains real, living, breathing people. They are not legendary figures but historic. These are accounts of people with their years numbered rather precisely. In this respect not at all like the legends of […]

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The Mission and Work of the Church — Evangelism

Jesus mission while he was upon the earth was to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). Inasmuch as the church belongs to her Lord (Matt. 16:18), she is to be about that same mission as well. Within that mission, there are those who need to be saved and there are those who are […]

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Genesis 13:14-18

THE LAND PROMISE In ch. 12:1 God had sent Abraham to the land of Canaan but here He promises the land to Abraham and to his seed. Coupled with this is a promise that the heirs of Abraham would be so numerous that they could not be numbered. The primary audience was the children of […]

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What About “Faith Only?”

It is not uncommon to hear sincere religious folks speak of being saved by “faith only”. They say, “All you have to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ”. Their statement is designed to convey the concept that one is saved at the exact point in time when one believes in Jesus. Those who […]

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The Muddy Waters of the Emerging Church

Emerging Church Movement and Absolute Truth In August of 1991 my wife and I visited Vicksburg, Mississippi on our honeymoon. One sight we could not miss was the Mississippi River. The United States Geological Service estimates that approximately 373 billion gallons of water flow by Vicksburg every day. That water comes from the thousands of […]

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Let’s Follow God’s Plan For The Family!

From the New Yorker comes this headline:  “Red Sex, Blue Sex – Why Do So Many Evangelical Teen-Agers Become Pregnant?” A quote from the article:

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Our Gospel Meeting

Today we are privileged to start a gospel meeting. Let us not take this opportunity to study God’s word lightly. Let us not take this opportunity to have fellowship with one another less than seriously. Let us not take this time to be evangelistic with any less zeal than we would the most important event […]

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The Simple Truth of Mark 16:16

When it comes to the question of whether baptism is prerequisite for salvation, Mark 16:15, 16 stands out as a clear beacon in contrast to the fog of the doctrines and teachings of men today. The words of Jesus as recorded by inspiration of the Holy Spirit in this passage ring clear and true among […]

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God’s Peculiar People

In Titus 2:14 – KJV, Christians are deemed as a “peculiar people”. For most folks, this term means “weird” or “unusual”, and in a sense this meaning is not altogether foreign to the common English translation. However, the idea behind this adjective in the Greek use of the term, is that such a people has […]

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Introduction to the Study of the Book of Acts

A brief introduction to the book of Acts in preparation for a series of posts on the text of the book.

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The Dramatic Growth Of The First Century Church

From the very day of its establishment, the Lord’s church erupted like a blast of dynamite in the first century world of the Roman Empire (Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4; Acts 5:14; Acts 8:1,4). The church was such a dynamic, spiritually militant force that it was referred to as those who had “turned the world upside […]

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The Silence of the Scriptures

“I don’t understand the concept of the silence of the scriptures.” This is an increasingly voiced sentiment. However, we do understand the prohibitive nature of the silence of the scriptures to some degree. For example, take the Lord’s Supper. Jesus said, “This do in remembrance of me.” This is a positive command. Jesus didn’t have […]

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Is Cursing A Sin?

A querist asks, “My friend and I were having a conversation the other day on whether or not cursing is a sin. He said that curse words were made to mean what they do by society. I was wondering if there is any biblical information on this topic and if it is sinful.” So we […]

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The Center

When we think of the word

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Where Should We Stand on the Issue of Fellowship?

The Bible doctrine of fellowship is a difficult subject for many because of the strong emotions involved in personal relationships. No one wants to withdraw fellowship from anyone, especially their friends and family. Yet the Bible teaches clearly in such passages as Matthew 18, 1 Corinthians 5, 2 Thessalonians 3, and Romans 16:17 that sometimes […]

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