Click here for audio Download text A Letter To My Family And Friends JV Maurer Sr 12.21.23 Dear family and friends, this is my heart to you. I may not have the chance to sit down with you but, […]
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God’s promise of salvation is covenant-based. I’m thankful for that. Covenant with God is cause for our greatest assurance of salvation, bar none. I thought tonight before going to Church that my greatest assurance that Jan is with Christ is
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Paul was a tremendous Christian and missionary, probably the best ever in both categories. We are especially grateful for him because he brought this precious Gospel into Europe, which is how many of us in America were able to receive
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The controversy over the formula for baptism is post-biblical. There is no such confusion in the Bible (1Corinthians 14:33). Today, there are some ministers who baptize in the name of Jesus and others who baptize in the titles of the
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Secular history Even from a secular standpoint, the present moment is the product of the history that preceded it. It has unfolded from the dynamic conditions of the past. Therefore, the present is understandable because of its relation to the
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I would begin with a quote from Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman: Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. I think Bacon’s idea is that the fuller the picture is regarding
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The book of Acts is strategically brilliant. It exists to solve all salvation doctrine issues. The passage of Acts 19:1-7 is one of the most profound passages in the New Testament. It provides powerful doctrinal content relative to the Christian
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I am putting the contents of this post on other pages on this website as well. I feel it could be helpful to thoughtful people who wonder about the legitimacy of the many denominations under the broad banner of Christianity.
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The Apostles asked Jesus this very question (Luke 13:23-27). According to Jesus’ answer, many persons who expect to be saved will not be and will plea to be saved when it’s too late. The referenced Scripture follows. For ease of
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Salvation in Christ is covenantal. When referring to salvation in our era, I often stress Christian salvation because people often tend to conflate salvation in the Gospels and salvation in the Christian era. But they are two very different things.
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