In Hebrews 10:25, the writer warns us not to forsake our own assembling together as the custom of some is. The the writer continues to tell us why being in the assembly is vital: exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the day drawing nigh. Dear brother, do you know so [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by doc
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We are told that Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived. I suppose that goes forward in time as well as backward. Therefore, we ought to be able to gain something from Solomon’s writings. Let us look at what he says about friends: He that maketh many firends doethit to his own destruction, but [...]
Posted on August 5th, 2010 by doc
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We have all known people who thought that they were great. That is, they thought they were really nice people and that they were saved. They thought they were obedient to God. They thought they would be in Heaven. They thought…well, what does it matter what they thought? In reality, it matters not at all. What [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by doc
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Right. This is another topic that is hotly debated and regarding which, for some strange reason, most Christians don’t want to be counted. Time after time, I have seen situations where Christians have avoided voicing their opinion because it was not “politically correct.” Maybe one of the reasons is that the average Christian knows that [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2010 by doc
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The theory of “once saved, always saved” is popular with many. When a member of those bodies falls away, the usual remark is that “they weren’t really saved to begin with.” But what does the Bible say about this? Can a person be in a saved relationship with God and then become lost? Wouldn’t you [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by doc
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At last count, there were over 600 “churches” in America. I mean, 600 different organizations which classify themselves as churches. That really surprised me. I knew it was bad, but had no idea it was that bad. And you know what? Virtually none of these “churches” agree with each other in every detail. This makes [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2010 by doc
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It is a great thing to be able to write the articles for this blog, because I can write about whatinterests me or what catches my attention. So, here I go again. Early in the Bible, just at the very beginning, we read about marriage, and the union of male and female. That is a [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by doc
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Well, here we go again. Recently, on the History Channel, I watched a program that really caught my attention, and ruffled my feathers a bit (that’s an old Southern saying that means it made me a little angry). The program was about the location of the Garden of Eden, and what man thinks he may have [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by doc
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There seems to be a lot of unnecessary confusion about the topic of baptism. I am addressing several of those on this blog. This particular article will deal with the above question. Is there a particular “formula” given in the Bible that must be used when one is baptized? Matthew records Jesus as telling the [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2010 by doc
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Do you ever feel old? Some mornings, before I get up, I think I feel the same as when I was eighteen. Then, I swing my legs out of the bed, and my body screams, “Hah! Fooled you again!” Imagine how Methuselah felt. Now, he was really old. Methuselah lived just thirty-one years short of [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2010 by doc
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