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People always seem to be willing to speak for Jesus—whether they know Him or not. They conclude that He says and thinks what they say and think—whether they know the Scriptures or not. Generally speaking, they speak out of ignorance and do not cite any Scriptures as a
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The following statement recently appeared in the March issue of a national magazine: No one religion is better than the other. Stop the hate and murder of those who don't believe the same as you. The first sentence is false. One religion is better than all others because
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Scholars are always trying to figure out how Moses and the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. However, the theories formulated all begin with the same supposition, which is that it was not a miracle of God. They are like the teacher that told her fifth grade public school history class
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One of the criticisms that brethren made of Jesus Christ, Superstar was that Jesus did not appear to have any confidence in Himself or even know for certain who He was. Consider the lyrics to the song, “The Last Supper”: This is my blood you drink. This is my body
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The tract measures about 2½ inches by 4½ inches and is 24 pages long. The front cover has these words on it: DO YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AND THAT YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE? In the bottom right–hand corner are printed
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The person mentioned previously who wanted to divorce his wife based on what he suspected (but had no evidence for) did not invent a unique rationale to try to justify himself; he resorted to the 40-year-old arguments of James D. Bales, James Woodroof, and Olan Hicks. He provided
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The March 4, 2015 issue of The Wall Street Journal spotlighted identical twins who grew up in a small town in North Carolina. Raised as active Baptists, whose parents still attend, each has taken a different direction. Brad became a Roman Catholic priest in Charlotte, and Chad is now an
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For more than a decade, some congregations of the Lord's church have been trying to establish deaconesses, and some have succeeded, although Richland Hills in Fort Worth calls them “special servants.” Now one congregation (the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee) has put a woman in
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Bill O'Reilly's book, Killing Jesus, was reviewed in Spiritual Perspectives on November 10, 2013. The movie premiered on the National Geographic Channel (earning its highest viewership ever) on Sunday evening, March 29th (repeated on Fox News April 3rd and April 5th, 2015). Expectations were not high
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While the average person may be familiar with many “religious” words that are not in the Bible, what do they know about words that are actually in the Bible? This might make a good test for everyone—not only to test familiarity with the words themselves—but also what they
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What does Acts 2:33 actually teach? The verse implies that Jesus ascended into Heaven and was exalted to the right hand of God. The apostles were all witnesses of the Lord’s resurrection (v. 32), but we know that Jesus was not exalted (as verse 33 describes) until He
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Recently, brother Roelf L. Ruffner (one of the men we support) called attention to a book titled, The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven: A True Story, written by Kevin (the father) and Alex (the son) Malarkey. It was published by Tyndale House in 2010 and made into a TV