Category Archives: Salvation

“Christian Verses” Podcast: Luke 23:34

In the new podcast Malcolm and I discuss Luke 23:34, where Jesus utters His famous, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” statement. That statement absolutely dripped with grace, and that grace wasn’t lost on one of … Continue reading

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When the Lord Rebukes Your Decision

“Jonah” series: (post #2) But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. (Jonah 1:4, N.K.J.V.) When God tells … Continue reading

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Vance Havner’s Take on Worldly Christians

Vance Havner was born in Jugtown, North Carolina, in 1901, began preaching at the age of 14, and spent the next 70 years preaching, pastoring, writing, and speaking in revival services and Bible conferences. How much of a legend did … Continue reading

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The Baptism For the Dead

Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? When then are they baptized for the dead? (1 Corinthians 15:29, N.K.J.V.) In Mormonism, living members of the Mormon church who … Continue reading

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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Hebrews 9:27

After you die, is there any chance of salvation? Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation. Catholicism speaks of a place called Purgatory. Mormons actually get baptized for ancestors who died lost in an effort to get those … Continue reading

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The Snowstorm That Helped Charles Spurgeon Get Saved

This past Saturday night we got a little skiff of snow that created some slick roads and icy parking lots early Sunday morning. Consequently, like some other churches in our area, we cancelled Sunday School and 11:00 p.m. worship service … Continue reading

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A Word Worth Ten Shillings

In 1907, famed English writer Rudyard Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Not only was he the youngest recipient of the prize at that time, he was also the first English-language writer to receive it. At the height of … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Childhood (post #3 of 3)

When last we left Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus, they were in Egypt. They are there because Joseph, following the visit from the wise men, has been warned in a dream by an angel to leave Bethlehem and take … Continue reading

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Genesis 12:3 & Modern Israel

Genesis 12:3 is one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament. It’s the foundational verse for what is known as the Abrahamic covenant, the covenant that God entered into with Abraham. The record of the ceremony that took … Continue reading

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Far Better

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between … Continue reading

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