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Jesus Led Me All the Way
In our men’s group at church, we have been studying Steve McVey’s book Grace Walk. He opens his book by admitting failure as the pastor of a church he had been called to after having been successful at previous churches. He characterizes his failure as caused by being focused on doing things (keeping rules, legalism) […]
Answers for Those Who Dismiss the Bible and Don’t Believe in God and Jesus
Answers for Those Who Dismiss the Bible and Don’t Believe in God and Jesus By Dennis Christian Contents I. Introduction II. Humanist/atheist claims against the veracity and reliability of the Bible III. Christian apologetic responses to those claims A. The Bible is not a reliable document; it fails to hold up under each of the […]
How Old is the Earth? All Truth is God’s Truth!
Not long ago I heard a speaker in Wednesday night Bible study of Genesis 1-2 state that the earth was a few thousand years old. I don’t agree with him and wrote this letter explaining why: Dear Speaker, I sat listening to your explanation of creation last Wednesday night and saw a person truly convicted […]
The Freedom We Value
Freedom, liberty is a value we Americans hold dearly. But what does it mean? We all start out with freedom, complete freedom to do what we want or choose that is within our capabilities. But some choices have undesirable or unwanted consequences, which may cause us to lose further freedom, i.e. prison, chains, death – […]
People Today Have No Excuse for Missing Out on Heaven
Jan 17, 2024
Before Jesus was crucified, rose from the grave, and ascended back to heaven, He spoke these words: John 16:7-11, “ But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the [a]Helper will not come to you; but if I go,
Whose Side Are You On?
Jan 16, 2024
Matthew 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to [a]preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” And skipping to verse 23, ”And Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the [a]gospel of the kingdom...”
How to Be Seen as Righteous as God in His Eyes
Jan 16, 2024
You have all heard that the Bible teaches we are all sinners. There is none righteous, no not one. And I don’t think anyone disputes that. We know that we have sinned at times, even if we try to not sin. No one is perfect. No one is 100% righteous. Jesus Himself referred to us as “evil.”
Is Baptism Part of the Conversion Process or a Command for the Saved to Follow?
Jan 13, 2023
I am writing this paper because one of my fishing buddies who is a minister of the Disciples of Christ denomination believes that Baptism is part of the conversion process while I believe it is something the saved do in obedience to the Lord’s command and to testify publicly of their faith in Christ.
My Life’s Journey of Faith-Part 1
Nov 21, 2019
First, I want the reader to understand – like everyone else who wants to do right I am a work in progress. Even though I know right from wrong and want always to do the right things, I still fail at times hurting others or God or both.
