Tag: salvation

Red Letter Plan of Salvation

All of the Bible is inspired!  But some translations have indicated the words of Christ in red letters.  These are the sacred words of Jesus while he was here on earth. Do you know that you can find the plan of salvation in the words of Jesus.  While we typically use many of the passages …

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Uncertain Assumptions You May Be Making

We make many assumptions as we go about our days.  Most of these are not a big deal if they do not turn out as we have assumed.  Our battery may be dead, our TV show may not have recorded as we intended, but we will live. But when it comes to assumptions in the spiritual …

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Unlocking Your Own Jail Cell

We watch very few movies, because we never take enough time to watch a whole movie.  But we finished an interesting movie the other day called “Get Low.” with Robert Duvall and Bill Murray.  It took us three sittings to finish it, but I enjoyed the show; Amanda not as much, though she picked it. …

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What I Wish Everyone Knew about the Church of Christ

Most of us don’t know much about other religious groups besides our own.  For many we have only had experience with one or maybe a couple of groups.  There is much ignorance and misunderstanding about what we teach in the Church of Christ.  If I had the opportunity to share with everyone some information about …

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We are Isaac and Jesus is the Ram

Christians know the story of Abraham offering Isaac as a sacrifice  in Genesis 22.  We typically see the foreshadowing of Jesus in Isaac.  Isaac was the “only son” of Abraham and he willingly laid upon the wood that he carried.  The events likely happened on the mount that would one day be the area of the …

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Does Salvation Exist Separate from the Church?

In speaking to those at Give-Away Day about their souls, I realized once again that many people feel saved, yet they have no affiliation, and certainly not regular involvement with a church.  While there are lots of important issues there regarding being a part of the church of the Bible and worshiping correctly, I just …

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Why is Baptism So Controversial?

Our young adult Sunday school class is studying basic fundamentals of the faith.  This past week we began discussing baptism.  We had recently finished discussing faith, repentance, and confession.  I said that each of these are a part of the plan of salvation.  Repentance is in many ways the most difficult step, because it requires …

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