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Nowhere In Scripture Do We Find "Faith Only"

My sermon chart, Faith Only is NOT in Scripture is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon Charts.

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"Faith Only" Is NOT in Scripture

My sermon chart Nowhere in Scripture do we find "Faith Only" is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file on the Sermon Charts page.

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Salvation and Worship

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is Salvation and Worship for February 28, 2023. Look for the word "FEATURED" or "Salvation and Worship" on the Words of Wisdom Artic…

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Words of Wisdom: September 12 - 16, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 9/12/2022 Can Baptism Save   
- 9/13/2022  Love and Baptism 
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New Birth Order: Article Now Available

"Let all things be done decently and in order" (1 Corinthians 14:40). No better example of this is found than Jesus' statement:  "He who believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16). Baptism is into Jesus' death. "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?" (Romans 6:3). Any salvation offered before baptism is without the blood o…

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QA: I've Already Been Baptized in Water

QUESTION: I've already been baptized in water. Do I need to be re-baptized? - July 15, 2018   

ANSWER: The first time the Gospel of Christ was preached in its entirety was the day of Pentecost after Jesus' resurrection and ascension back into Heaven. Then people were told to, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized int he name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall r…

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QA: Aren't All Believers In Christ "Christians"?

My QA: Aren't All Believers in Christ "Christians"? from July 29, 2018, is now available in Bible Basics. It is also available in Questions Answered.

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Salvation and Worship: Mini Article

“So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read” (Luke 4:16).  Jesus began His public preaching in a Jewish synagogue. A “synagogue” was a local Jewish worship place.  “Custom” is what He was brought up doing:  going to “church!”  People who obey the Gospel will worship with the saved. The people…

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QA: What Makes the church of Christ Better Than Other Churches?

QUESTION: What makes you think the church of Christ is better than any other church? - February, 2019

Answer: The church of Christ is made up only of people who have accepted, and been saved by, what Jesus taught, not what humans have said about it! 1) The church of Christ was begun on the first Pentecost after Jesus' resurrection, described in Acts 2. The 12 Apostles were baptised in the…

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