Lost souls are watching us to see if God’s standards matter outside the church building. Let’s not give them a reason to think they don’t. If we choose to vote, let’s trust in God and put his standards first.… Read More “It Is Better To Take Refuge In The Lord Than To Trust In Princes…” — Jon Mitchell, Editor (Editorial: October, 2016)
Sundays seem to come about every seven days. Most of us who preach prefer to just pick up our Bible and preach. But if you preach for every long at all you have to begin to evaluate what is most needed by a specific local church at a specific time. Is there a need for… Read More The Weekly Challenge — Dale Jenkins
I previously wrote an article on why it’s not biblical to baptize an infant. Because of that article, I was invited to join Presbyterian minister Randy Booth on the Moody Radio program Up For Debate to discuss the issue of infant baptism. After accepting this invitation, I took some time to educate myself about Booth’s… Read More Infant Baptism Debate Recap — Wes McAdams
Of all the false doctrines that have troubled brethren in the last 50 years, perhaps the weirdest of them all is that known as “Realized Eschatology,” or “Covenant Eschatology,” or “Max Kingism.” In short, it avers that the Second Coming of Christ, the final resurrection of the just and the unjust, and the Final Judgment all took… Read More Realized Eschatology Debate Recap — David W. Hester
On May 27-28, 2016, a public discussion took place in Lafayette, Tennessee, between Michael Brawner, a Missionary Baptist preacher, and myself, a minister of the gospel, on the question, “Is Water Baptism Essential For Salvation?” Several months prior I had been invited to a study that one of our deacons was having with two Baptist… Read More Baptism Debate Recap — Jack Honeycutt
These acts of violence sadden and anger us but we must not let our anger blind us to God’s love (Ep. 4:26-27, 31-32).… Read More Addressing Society’s Problems — Adam Carlson
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