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Few are the doctrines of Christianity that nearly everyone agrees with, but Jesus being the Son of God is one of those; it\built built. Sure, a cult like Jehovah’s Witnesses may deny it, but it is fundamental to everyone else (Matt. 16:16-18). God’s grace and
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Concerning salvation, Clark Whitten, in his book, Pure Grace, fantasizes about God speaking to human beings in the following manner: I will tell you what I am going to do…. I am going to do My part—and I am going to do your part too! Allow Me to repeat
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“You will never meet a joyous legalist!” affirms Clark Whitten in his book, Pure Grace (66). Many (whom he would call legalists) would object. The author, however, should answer these two questions: “Is there a law against legalism? And if there is, must we obey it?” We can answer yes
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One of the oldest responses to God’s plan of salvation, which includes baptism for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38), is for people to chant, “But that’s earning salvation, and it means you believe in salvation by works.” The first thing to note is that God provided
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“I am as righteous as Jesus!” proclaims Clark Whitten in his book, Pure Grace, which is distributed in this area (49). Probably no one would accuse the author of this book (which is under review) of being bashful. The Scripture cited is 2 Corinthians 5:21: “And He made Him
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Last week's article was the first part of a review of a book which is distributed locally. The author, Clark Whitten, gave an overview of matters he would be dealing with, which were refuted last week. The review continues now with his more extended explanations. In his first
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[Editor's note: A few months ago, Brother Guy Dickinson gave me a book with the above title to read and respond to because it is written by Clark Whitten who "pastors" Grace Church in Longwood, Florida, which is part of our immediate vicinity. This book is
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This article continues to examine the sincere beliefs of a woman who thinks that the Sabbath day ought to be observed by Christians today even though the New Testament does not contain even one command along those lines. She cites several examples of Paul preaching in the synagogues on the
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A letter from the Dallas area arrived here about the middle of December. The envelope did not have a return address, and the letter lacked a signature—except what looks like an email address. She needn't have worried about her name being mentioned. I only do that if
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What are Satan's goals? First, he attempts to discredit the Book, which teaches us about God. Second, the devil seeks to undermine the proof that the Bible is the Word of God. Third, he slanders God to us in order to get us to think that God is
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Brother Joe Leon showed your congenial editor the Crosswalk.com website whose material on the topic of baptism was refuted the past four weeks (November 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2021). He was even more flabbergasted about what he found on a local website from a religious group calling itself
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We have been examining the website of Crosswalk.com that deals with the topic: "Baptism: What Is It? Its Meaning and Definition." In their first section, "What Is Baptism?" the section was written by John Shore, who never bothered to provide a Biblical definition of the