Some Things Never Change

I come from what would be considered a fair-sized
family, in today’s terms.  I am one of five children
born to good, God-fearing parents.  However, my
oldest brother would admit that he had it harder than
I did.  Why?  Because, as he might say, “They had to
learn how to be parents on me.  By the time they got
to you, they mellowed out.”

Even the best of parents change in their strategy of
discipline – learning with the older; knowing a little
better with the younger.  But then, that reminds us of
the volatility of life.  Parents may waver, but God
never wavers (He still means today what He meant in
Bible times).  Tax laws change every year, but God’s
word never changes (1 Pet. 1:25).  Social and
political agendas are always evolving; yet God’s will
never evolves (Heb. 13:8).  He is a never-changing
force in an ever-changing world.  No wonder He is
considered the “rock of our salvation” (Ps. 95:1).

Friends, if you would like stability in your life, won’t
you come to Christ?

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Don’t Miss the Boat

According to Genesis 7:11, when the global flood of
Noah’s day came upon the earth it came from the
rain above and from wells deep in the earth.  Noah
and his family were, in effect, completely immersed
(buried) in water.  However, they did not perish
because they were safe in the ark which God
designed.

In 1 Peter 3:20 Peter points to the fact that Noah’s
salvation was through a “type” of baptism – for they
were saved “through water.”  In the very next verse
(21) Peter says, “There is also an antitype which
now saves us – baptism…” Peter’s usage of the word
“antitype” (which means “like figure” or
“counterpart”) shows that a connection is to be made
between Noah’s salvation through water and the
Christian’s salvation through water.  True, it is not
the water itself that saves, but rather the ark that God
has provided – which in this case is Jesus Christ.

Friends, since baptism saves, please don’t miss the
boat

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Easter: Godess of Love?

Did you know that the so-called Christian holiday of
Easter is never mentioned in the Bible?   To be sure,
the word “Easter” is mentioned once in the King
James Version of the Bible (in Acts 12:4), but it is not
in reference to any Christian holy day.  In fact, the
Greek word for Easter is “pascha” (meaning
“Passover,” a Jewish feast day).  You see, the
context of Acts 12:4 has no relationship with the
resurrection of Christ at all (as the traditions of men
claim); but rather deals with King Herod’s persecution
of Christians at the time of the Passover (vv.1-3).
Thus, the English word “Easter” is a confusing term
supplied by the translators and is of Pagan origin
(originally “Eostre,” an Anglo- Saxon term meaning
“goddess of love,” or “of spring”).

Certainly Christians are commanded to observe
Christ’s death till He comes (1 Cor. 11:26), however
Bible authority reveals that it is to be observed every
Sunday (cf. Acts 20:7), not just once a year (as the
man-made holiday of Easter is observed).  In light of
Matthew 15:7-9, which will you observe: the traditions
of men or the will of God?

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I Am Praying for You

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made
for all men,..” (1 Tim. 2:1)

In this passage the apostle Paul reveals to us that
the prayers of Christians are to include an appeal to
God on behalf of “all men.”  Not just for your family
and friends, mind you, but also for others – even for
the leaders of our nation, as Paul tells us to pray “for
kings and all who are in authority that we may lead a
quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
reverence” (v. 2).  Did you know that Jesus also
instructs us to pray for our enemies as well (Matt. 5:
43-48)?

But what is the purpose of praying for all men?  Paul
says, “this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:
3-4).  This is the main point.  Though Christ died for
the whole world (1 Jn. 2:2), the whole world will not
be saved (Matt. 7:13-14).  Only those who obey His
will can be saved (Heb. 5:9).  Thus (as the hymn
says) “I Am Praying For You.”

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Once Bathed, Always Bathed

In the religious world there are many manmade
philosophies, ideals, practices and doctrines.  The
word “doctrine” basically means “a belief that is
taught.”  According to the Bible there is only one true
doctrine (the gospel of Christ, and it is of divine origin
– Gal. 1:6-12); all else is man-made and is therefore
false doctrine.

One such man-made teaching is the “once saved,
always saved” doctrine.  Proponents of this doctrine
tell us that once a person comes to salvation in
Christ, it is impossible to fall away and be lost.  Yet
God tells us that if a righteous man turns away from
his righteousness he will die in his sins (Ezek. 18:24,
26).  Additionally, the Hebrew writer describes those
in a saved condition falling away and being lost (Heb.
6:4-6).

Simply put, if a man takes a bath he is cleansed from
the filth of his body.  But if that same man rolls in mud
he is in need of being cleansed again – for it is
impossible to be “once bathed, always bathed.”  How
clean are you?

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