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Nov 05
IF I ONLY HAD ONE LIFE TO LIVE
You know, as you read the title under which this article is written, you may be thinking, “We do have but one life to live!” The thought is, so many folks live as though they believe that they have many lives to live! In other words, if we do not get it right this time, …
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Oct 29
THE CHRISTIAN AND GOVERNMENT
Over the last year we have heard and read more than desired about the election that is only days away as you read this article. So, at the beginning let it be known this article is not about any party candidate. This article is about the Christian and our relationship to those in authority in …
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Oct 22
THE SWEETEST NAME ON MORTAL TONGUE
To those who understand, there is no name sweeter than that of Jesus! John Henry Newton (July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807) in 1774 (or 1779) wrote the words to a beautiful song entitled: “How sweet the name of Jesus Sounds.” Some of the words are: “How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds, In …
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Oct 15
FORGIVENESS
One of the sweetest thoughts is that of forgiveness! It is learned at an early age and we never outgrow it. If you will “forgive” me I will use a personal story to help make the point. The earliest event I remember wherein I desired forgiveness occurred when I was about five or six years …
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Oct 08
ANOTHER LIBERAL
Just what does the word “liberal” mean as it relates to “the teaching of Christ?” It is hard to give a definition to the word liberal when it comes to “the teaching of Christ” from a dictionary. This is the case because the word is looked at from a political point of few most of …
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Oct 01
WHEN YOU READ THE BIBLE, WHAT ARE YOU READING? (2)
“Oh that is just your interpretation!” And with these words many Bible conversations end, when they should be just starting. It is truly amazing how many conversations end when the magical words are spoken. Hid within the magical words is a fatal error which is generally mis-understood by most who use these magical words. So, …
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Sep 24
WHEN YOU READ THE BIBLE, WHAT ARE YOU READING? (1)
The question has appeared in a number of forms, “Can we understand the Bible alike?”. Then, someone says, “If we understand it, it will be alike!” It is true, if two people read the same thing but reach two different conclusions as to what it is saying, it is true that at least one of …
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Sep 17
THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK ASSEMBLY OF WORSHIP
Did you know that we take some things for granted? Think about it this way, how many churches do you know that assemble on the first day of the week, Sunday to us, for worship? Most churches in what is called “Christendom” gather upon Sunday to worship! Ever wonder why? It is just taken for …
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Sep 09
A RESPONSE TO THE LUTHERAN RESPONSE (9)
This is the last article in this series as the reader may be growing tired of the subject. However, these articles have given us the opportunity to see what some in the denominational world think of the churches of Christ and what they have to say. In this case it has been a Lutheran “Pastor” …
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Sep 03
A RESPONSE TO THE LUTHERAN RESPONSE (8)
This is a continuation of article number seven, which was dealing with the charge made by Dr. Keith W. Schweitzer (Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church 505 NE Dodge Street, Greenfield, Iowa 50849) and his so-called: “Campbellite Church of Christ Position” as it related to the teaching that baptism is unto remission of past sins. He believes …
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