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Many defenders of "faith only" fall all over themselves in an effort to minimize or negate "baptism for the remission of sins" (Acts 2:38). These folks have two major problems that involve repentance. Is it necessary that people repent of their sins in order to
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A few years back, about the turn of the millennium, a book by Bruce Wilkinson was all the rage. The Prayer of Jabez dealt with two verses of Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. The first of these explains that his mother named him Jabez ecause I bore him in
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Recently, two sisters decided to purchase a Study Bible, and they found one called The NKJV Study Bible, edited by Earl D. Radmacher, and published by Thomas Nelson, copyrighted in 1997, 2007, 2016, and 2018. The way that they try to do away with the necessity of baptism is both
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“By the Rivers of Baylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion” (Psalm 137:1). Americans love to travel to other places to see either beautiful landscapes or historical sites. But the people of Jerusalem were not visiting Babylon on vacation. They did not arrange with
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Sometimes, people have the erroneous view that the only truly significant things that have happened occurred during their own lifetimes. If, for example, a book was written in the twentieth century, it is probably out of date. If it was published in 1850, like Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter,
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A question recently found in the Questions and Answers' box was: "Was the eye of the needle a small city gate?" Many would answer, "Yes," as the book, Strange Scriptures That Perplex the Western Mind, does. According to the author, Barbara M. Bowen, at evening
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It would be helpful to read first, “Can a Beer Fix It?” (see the front page). Other things can be substituted for a beer. When people are depressed, they might say, “I think I’ll watch a few episodes of my favorite TV show,” or, “I’m going to play
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“Beer Can’t Fix” is the misleading title to the popular country song by Thomas Rhett released in 2020. One of the stanzas contains the following words. Oh, you could be lonely, heartbroken, Or hung over from the night before. Turn that frown into a smile real quick. There ain’
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When David decided to commit adultery with Bathsheba, how many commandments did he break? The first one would have been number 10—coveting his neighbor’s wife. Perhaps, he did not know she was married at first, but when he inquired as to who she was, it was told him
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[Editor’s Note: This article concludes the study of adultery which was first published in Biblical Ethics, edited by Terry Hightower for the 1992 Shenandoah Lectures, pages 262-281. This book has been out of print for decades but is still one of the best.] A fourth key to keeping
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Last week (April 14, 2024), we noted that many people (apparently) think that vulgar speech is humorous. Although the actual obscenities are silenced and the lips are blurred, one can hear the studio audience laughing at the corrupt speech that has just been enunciated (consider Eph. 4:29, Matt. 12:
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[Editor’s Note: This article continues with 25 reasons not to commit adultery; it was first published in Biblical Ethics, edited by Terry Hightower for the 1992 Shenandoah Lectures, pages 262-281.] 15. Committing adultery violates our wedding vows. When two people agree to get married, they promise to forsake