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Free Grace Theology versus Repentance

          From No Small Dissension: Free Grace Theology is somewhere between Calvinism and Ar­mini­anism. Contrary to Calvinism, Free Grace Theology teaches that peo­ple can freely choose to be saved by putting their faith in Jesus Christ. Contrary to Arminianism, Free … Continue reading

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Context! Context! Context!

2 Cor. 10:3-5 is the classic example of why we need to read and study the Scriptures in context. Many preachers and teachers of the Bible tell us that this passage means that each of us Christians have been equipped … Continue reading

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Praying in the Name of Jesus

 A woman who lives in Texas is also a friend on my Facebook. When she posts on Facebook, she writes things like, “My handsome husband and my handsome son and my beauty queen daughter and I visited my handsome daddy … Continue reading

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Should the Head of a Christian Woman be Covered?

The question of whether a Christian woman should wear a head covering in obedience to 1 Cor. 11:2-16 is a highly controversial subject. Some say that she does not need to wear a head covering because her long hair is … Continue reading

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Bless Those Who Persecute You

Garry Trudeau is the liberal cartoonist who draws the Doonesbury comic strip, so I was surprised to find that even he saw, many, many years ago, how ridiculous the politically correct movement would eventually become. In a Sunday strip released … Continue reading

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This is Not a Day Care. It’s a University

Today I ran across a letter written by Dr. Everett Piper, the President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, which I believe is worth passing on to others. The letter was distributed to the entire student body. There is no date on … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Repentance vs. The Gospel of Love

There is an important statement which, of course, has been in the Scriptures all along but which I did not see until Billy Glenn, Jr., pointed it out in a Facebook post a few days ago. In Mark 6:7-11, Jesus … Continue reading

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What Repentance Is and What It Is Not

I have attended churches which had altar calls every Sunday and almost every Sunday you would see the same people down at the altar crying and telling God that they are sorry for committing the same sins yet again and … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Repentance

On the Day of Pentecost, the 120 were gathered in a house, presumably in the same upper room in which the apostles had shared their last supper with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit suddenly descended on them like … Continue reading

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A Popular Christian Worship Song that Denies the Trinity

One of the basic doctrines of the Christian Church is the Trinity. If one does not believe in the Trinity, one is not a Christian. The Church has consistently taught for the last two thousand years that there is only … Continue reading

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