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Author Archives: Bryan Hodge
Household Baptism
Many, in an effort to justify their doctrinal practice of infant baptism, have run to passages which mention entire households being baptized (Acts 10; Acts 16; 1 Corinthians 1) and have inferred from these passages that infant baptism is indeed … Continue reading
Are You A Convert?
Most would probably agree that one must be converted before he can be saved. However, Let us consider – when is it that one actually converted or turned to Christ? One is not converted at the point of belief, or at the point of … Continue reading
“Don’t Bother Me, I’m Retired!”
I once asked an older woman if she would teach a children’s Bible class. She seemed to be the perfect candidate for the position; she was well-versed in the scriptures, and had an abundance of time on her hands. But … Continue reading
Thoughts on Male-Female Interaction
Charles Hill (now deceased) taught a class call “The preacher’s life and work,” at the school of preaching I attended. He advised that preachers should avoid being alone with a female in counseling, Bible study, or personal visits, or in any other … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Sex, Temptation
Tagged anita hill, appearance to others, avoid alone situaions with opposite sex, charles hill, clarence thomas syndrom. clarence thomas, counseling, false accusation, gossip, jealousy, joseph and potiphar's wife, reputation, rumors, suspicion, tamar and amnon, temptation, the preachers life and work, watch the money and the honey
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The Written Word
Let me give you some advice concerning edification and evangelism: Don’t forget to write. In fact, try to write something daily. Now, why do I say this? (1) The written word can speak long after you cease to be on … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning
Tagged 2 Chronicles 21, 2 Timothy, bill bennett, bulletin articles, Colossians, deceased preachers writings, edification, elijah preaches after death, elijah to jehoram, encouraging letters, Ephesians, evangelism, founding fathers, Luke 16, paul writes to colosse, paul writes to rome, paul writes while in prision, philemon, Philippians, quote on reading and writing, samuel johnson, the dead can still speak, they have moses and the prophets, written word, written word may go where you cannot
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What Do I Say?
You’re at home. You hear a rap upon the door. You look out and two young men in white shirts are standing there. You open the door, and find that they are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter … Continue reading
Posted in mormon, Mormons
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:29, almah 34, baptism for dead, book of mormon preface, Deuteronomy 18, doctrine and covenents 87, ether 15, joseph fielding smith, joseph smith, latter day saints, Mormons, the fullness of the everlasting gospel, why do we need book of mormon
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Three Dispensations
God has had three arrangements for governing man. Every Bible student should know this. Failure to understand this, and to be able to distinguish between the three arrangements leads to all sorts of confusion. Let’s review the three dispensations. 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Bible Study, Old Testament/New Testament
Tagged christian system, chronology, Jesus high priest, known patriarchal laws, moon light period, mosaic system, old testament/new testament, our relationship to old testament, patriarchal system, son light period, starlight period, sun light period, three dispensations, timeline
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Observations Aloft Mt. Carmel
As we consider Elijah and his courageous stand atop Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18), I believe there to be several observations which needs to be made by modern man. After all, these things of old were recorded for our learning … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Fellowship, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged ahab and jezebel, baal, contend earnestly for the faith, cowards, debate, elijah, great debate, halt between two opinions, john the baptizer, limp between two opinions, marshall keeble, messenger serving warrant, mt. carmel, mt. tranfiguration, paul, prophets of baal, proposition stated, provide evidence, silence, transfiguration, trouble maker, troubler of israel, true heros, wrestle
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Hebrew/Israelite/Jew
The usage of these three terms at times confuse the Bible reader. Do these words in their strict sense refer to exactly the same thing (or people)? Perhaps, this brief writing will help a bit. Hebrew The word is thought … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Bible Study, Chruch, Word Study
Tagged abraham, babylonia captivity, difference between hebrew and jew and israelite, divided kingdom, isaac, ishmael, jacob, jeroboam, judah, restoration, sometimes used interchangably, ten missing tribes, to pass over, to tranverse, who is israel today
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Does It Matter What Brother Woods’ Position Was?
In the editorial space of the May 1995 issue of “Contending For the Faith” there appeared an article entitled, “What Was Brother Woods’ Position on the Use of Women Translators?” After reading this, a few days later, I spoke with another preacher who … Continue reading →