Bible Studies
Baptism
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The Deception of Sin and a Seared Conscience
One of Satan’s most effective strategies is not merely to tempt people to sin but to redefine sin so that it no longer appears sinful. Throughout Scripture, deception rarely begins with an outright denial of truth. Instead, it begins with subtle changes in language, perspective, and emphasis. In the Garden Read more
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Are the Soul and Spirit the Same?
The distinction between the soul and the spirit of man is one of the most profound and debated subjects in biblical theology. Scripture sometimes uses the terms closely together, while at other times it distinguishes them carefully. Because of this, Christians throughout history have differed somewhat in how sharply they Read more
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Are There Apostles Today?
Passages: Acts 1:21-23; 2Cor. 11:13-15; 1Cor. 12:28, 14:37, 5:16, 15:3, 45-49; Eph. 4:10-12; 1Jo. 4:11; Gal. 1:11, 3:28; Rev. 2:2 Apostle. (one sent forth). In the New Testament, originally the official name of those twelve of the disciples whom Jesus chose to send forth first to preach the gospel and Read more
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The Common Salvation
A question was posed that was interesting and a common one to non-denominational churches of Christ. The question goes like this: “I consider myself to be a Christian yet I choose to worship at a Baptist (or some other) denominational church. Are you teaching that just because I am not Read more
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The Holy Spirit
What is the Holy Spirit? Who is He? What is His purpose? What is baptism, the indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit’s relationship to the world and to Christians? There is a lot of confusion about the Holy Spirit. Many honest and devout Christians Read more
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Divine Providence
The word ‘Providence’ in the Greek is ‘pronoieo’ translated literally means “forethought” (pro, before, and noieo, to think, consider, understand). Our English word comes from the Latin word ‘provideo’ (pro, before and video, to see). God’s ‘providence’ is a word used to refer to His foreseeing and making available to Read more
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Godly Sorrow vs Worldly Sorrow (2Co. 7:10)
The text in this passage of 2 Corinthians represents a dichotomy of the attitudes between a Christian who is walking in the light and a person who has his feet planted solidly in the world. “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief Read more
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Answering A Fool
Proverbs 26:4-5 Examples: Mat. 16:1-4; 21:24-27; 26:62-64Mat. 27:11-14Lk. 20:1-8; 23:8-11 A conversation consists of two people exchanging thoughts and ideas about a mutual topic of interest. This invariably means that there will be questions that are either requests for more information or are an attempt to emotionally manipulate you. It Read more
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Leading by Example
It is interesting in these times of liberalism and perversion of the truth that some church leaders (in terms of Evangelists/Ministers) do not exemplify the life of Christ as they should. The example that is set by the leadership as sanctioned in scripture have double the responsibility to insure that Read more