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Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 2
Authority 1. The Bible. They write, “As the inspired word of God, it is a channel for the operation of God’s spirit” (The Bible: God’s Word or Man’s?, p. 181, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania). “The Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Jehovah Witnesses, World Religions
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Western Religions: The Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) Part 2
Authority 1. The Bible There is a claim to believe the Bible. Joseph Smith declared, “We believe the Bible to be the word of God…” (The Pearl of Great Price, The Articles of Faith, 8). However, their belief is qualified … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, mormon, Mormons, Prophecy, World Religions
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Suggestions For Bible Students (Part 7)
This is the last part in this series. It is my hope that the thoughts in this series will help you to be a better student of the Bible. It is my belief that no book deserves to be studied … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, hermeneutics, Prayer, Stats
Tagged authority, Bible acrostic, Bible authority, Clinton Lockhart, evidences of christianity, Guy N. Woods, how to study the new testament effectively, j.w. mcgarvey, knowledge v. wisdom, law of contradiction, law of excluded middle, law of identity, law of rationality, logic, logic and the bible, memory stats, prayer, principles of interpretation, reading, ruby, thomas warren
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Old Testament and New Testament
The purpose of this article is to help us to understand the relationship of man today with the Old Testament. 1. To whom was the Old Testament given? Folks, it was not given to everyone. It was not a universal … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Old Testament/New Testament, Seventh Day Adventists
Tagged authority, child leader, covenants, holy day, new moon, old testament/new testament, our relationship to old testament, sabbaths, school master, to whom was old testament given, tutor, when did covenant change, why new testament needed, why old testament given
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Acts of Worship – Participation and Praise in Song (Part 2)
Christians should be singers (Acts 16:25; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; James 5:13). This singing requires no unusual vocal talent, or special vocal training, but it does require a heart for God (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). Man … Continue reading
Posted in Singing, worship
Tagged authority, chiors, David, expediency, heaven, insturmental music, old testament/new testament, Prodigal Son, singing, solos, special music
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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 →