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A Faithful Willingness to Apply the Bible to Its Own Preservation
Let’s talk about the inspiration of scripture. Consider this sentence: There is simply no statement in the Bible telling me to expect a perfect set of sixty-six books in the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Gotcha! The Bible doesn’t have anything to say about that! Of course, it does say, “All scripture is given by […]
Even Moderate Drinking of Alcohol Causes Cognitive Decline, Higher Risk of Obesity, and More
Those who support drinking alcohol, including professing Christians, might point out apparent benefits of moderate drinking, both compared either to drunkenness or teetotaling. Recent “studies” have debunked some of those in a significant way. It should make sense to someone. The simple answer is alcohol gets into the blood stream, goes to the brain, and […]
Division, Chaos, and Agitation
As of about a week ago, the Democrat party started admitting riots had occurred as what seemed to be only for the purpose of deniability. Vice President Biden said a few days ago in a speech in Pittsburgh: Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting. None of this is […]
“The Science,” “The History,” The Actual Lying
When the world talks about “the science,” they are distinguishing that from faith, and true faith doesn’t contrast with science. I pastored in the San Francisco Bay Area, and this was a regular type of person I encountered, that was, you know, more of a scientist, as a reason not to listen to scripture. If […]
The Spirit of Christ, the Omnipresence of Christ, and the Trinity
The New Testament uses “the Spirit,” “the Holy Spirit,” “the Spirit of God,” and “the Spirit of Christ.” I want to focus mainly on “the Spirit of Christ.” Is “the Spirit of Christ” Jesus Christ Himself? What do you think? I don’t believe that the Spirit of Christ is Christ. The Spirit of Christ is […]
Fear
The word “fear” occurs 400 times in the Bible in 385 verses. It’s obviously a significant subject, it is mentioned so many times. It’s used in a good way and a bad way. In a good way, it’s very good, even to the extent that it could be put in a sentence that gives the […]
Local Church
I challenge you to find the one time in scripture that says the two words in the following order, “local church.” Where did the idea of “local church” come from? In material written and statements made about the church, that language is everywhere today, as if it were in the Bible, and yet it isn’t. […]
Word of Truth Conference 2020 (Not A Normal One)
This is probably our last Word of Truth (WOT) Conference. It also will not be normal. We are ordaining two men from Bethel Baptist Church to the office of the bishop. They are both qualified. You are still welcome to come, but it won’t be the same. We will keep you updated about what will […]
Sanctification By Works In Colossians 3
Justification is by faith alone. Scripture teaches that in many places. Sanctification, however, is not by faith alone. Sanctification comes also by works. You’ve got to do something and keep doing things to be sanctified. When you don’t do those things, that is not being sanctified. This is biblical and historical teaching. You can see […]
The Simplicity of God
A good question for anyone to answer is, Who is God? Is that question easy to answer? If it is, you answer it. What would you say? Your wrong answers might mean that you don’t believe in God, you don’t have God, and you don’t know God. Each of those mean that you are not […]
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