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Those who study New Testament worship are familiar with Acts 20:6-7 because this text shows that the disciples met on the first day of the week “to break bread.” Christians use this verse as a safe pattern to follow for our meeting on the first day of the
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One of the “blessings” of long traffic lights is that it enables one to read and write down, if desired, the message that is on the bumper sticker of the car in front. Such an opportunity arose on October 24th of this year. Perhaps others have seen it before, but
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First, there was Muscle and a Shovel, which described the way a man came to a knowledge of the truth concerning salvation that is taught in the Scriptures. Published in 2018 was The Ivory Domino (available from Cobb Publications), which showed a similar pilgrimage—only this time out of Roman
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This must have been one of the most difficult of books to write, and it is painful to read, but it blends together the elements of truth and compassion in a Scriptural manner. What would it be like to have a once-faithful child turn away from the truth, from
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[Editor\note] Editor's note: More than two decades ago, we came in contact with an article that provided reasons why, according to that writer, Bible competitions were unscriptural. Below are portions of my response published in Spiritual Perspectives on August 1, 1999. A few additions were also added.
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I went to a party, Mom; I remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom; so I drank soda instead. I really felt proud inside, Mom, the way you said I would. I didn’t drink and drive, Mom, though others said I should. I know I
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[Editor’s note: This article was printed in the October 5, 1997 issue of Spiritual Perspectives. It shows that the same rationale is just recycled year after year. When the devil finds an effective way to deceive people, he simply uses it over and over. It may have been 25
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Why would someone ask the question, “What is baptism?” The answer is that many people are confused—so much so that it turned out to be the 42nd most commonly-asked religious question of Google. So, let’s take a look at what the Bible says in order to find
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Truth should not be difficult to ascertain, but it is. As soon as a statement is made, it seems that experts crawl out of the woodwork, lining up on opposing sides with arguments, statistics, and quotes, leaving many people confused. Then there is the concept of spin, which is often
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What does the New Testament teach concerning worship? Many false ideas have been introduced concerning what God requires or (in the case of many false doctrines) what He does not require. Last week, we noticed a completely ineffective argument in favor of the use of instrumental music. Now, we want
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Like the "sinner's prayer," no one will find a copy of "the apostles' creed" in the Bible (#56 on Google's Theological Questions). Sadly, people search in vain for both of these in the Scriptures hey were invested by God hem in
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A thankful heart doubles our blessings, Causing us to enjoy them twice— When we receive them, And when we remember them