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What Is Faith?

The dictionary defines faith as confidence or trust in a person or thing that is not based on proof.  The Bible agrees.  “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 ESV). … Continue reading

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John the Baptist

Matthew 3 tells us about the ministry of John the Baptist prior to when Jesus appeared on the scene. About half of Matthew 3 is John berating the religious leaders of his day because while they came to his baptism, … Continue reading

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What Is a Christian?                                                                                                            

So what exactly is a Christian?   Webster’s defines it as “pertaining to or derived from Jesus Christ or his teachings”.  That does not provide much help because there are many conflicting ideas of what Jesus taught.  As we noted in … Continue reading

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Defining Christianity

WORLD recently published an article on faith and politics.  In the article they quoted a political scientist at a university as saying:  “. . .the label ‘Christianity’ doesn’t mean much anymore, at least when it comes to politics: while a … Continue reading

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John 3:16

John 3:16 might be the most famous verse in the Bible. We see it displayed at sporting events and Christian organizations are named after it, but have you read John 3:36? “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever … Continue reading

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A More Excellent Way

In his letter to the Corinthians Paul compares the Christian church to the human body which is one body but has many different parts each of which has different functions (1 Corinthians 12).  In order for the body to function … Continue reading

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My Dad passed away in June of this year at the age of 97.  It is difficult to describe his influence on my life because he was such an integral part of it.  I have been coming to terms with … Continue reading

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What the Bible Says

I was raised in a Christian community and was always taught that salvation is only through belief in Jesus.  In this blog, we argue that salvation is through the change of our soul so it becomes like God and we … Continue reading

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Actions Matching Our Words

At the church I attend, we are studying the book of James on Wednesday night.  We are using a study guide by David Jeremiah and he asks:  “Why is it so important that our actions align with our words?”. [1]  … Continue reading

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Knowing vs. Doing

A college president recently stated that “knowing is higher than doing” because we need to know how we are to act before we can act. [1]  I understand his point. However, understanding how we are to act and then not … Continue reading

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