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Scripture Marking Plan – Baptism

Scripture Marking Plan – Baptism

Using an appropriate marking medium, mark the following chain of Scriptures in your Bible. Write “Baptism” on fly-leaf and then the first verse (index verse). Turn to the first verse in your Bible. Mark the verse and then write the abbreviation “B (x)” in the margin or somewhere near the marked verse. Then write the next verse in the chain to turn to. Continue marking in this fashion until the entire chain is marked. Learning the preceding information, and marking…

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Scriptural Baptism

Scriptural Baptism

Paul O. Nichols In the Great Commission given by Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20, there are four distinct commands. The first is to “go.” Obedience to this first command is necessary to keeping the second, “teach all nations.” The third command, “baptizing them,” is to be obeyed when the hearers accept the teaching of the gospel. The fourth command was to further instruct these new converts, “…teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” Under the commission of…

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Things that Save

Things that Save

Wayne Fussell Through the media and from the pulpits of our land, the sincere cry is made that “man is saved by faith only.” This statement is made so often that you would think the Bible actually teaches it. The fact is that there is only one verse in the entire Bible in which the expression “faith only” is used, and it has the word “not” before it. “Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and…

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The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Matt Trent A promise is an important event in a relationship. It presents an opportunity to learn about the trustworthiness of another. A broken promise is devastating and makes doubt a part of the relationship. On the other hand, a promise kept is wonderful because both parties grow closer as they grow in trust. In Matthew 16:18-19 Jesus made some promises to His disciples. He promised them that He was going to build a church that could not be destroyed….

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Imputed Righteousness

Imputed Righteousness

By Johnny Elmore There are some topics connected with this study that are truly deep and ponderous. In reading some of the writings of Calvin, Hodge, Shedd, Strong and others. I felt like the man who received as a gift a volume on Einstein’s theory of relativity. He confessed, “I found that I could identify all of the words, but when I started to read the book, I could not understand any of the sentences.” It surely must be obvious…

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Ordinance of Baptism

Ordinance of Baptism

Brett Hickey Sausage, bacon and eggs for breakfast sounds like a great way to start a Saturday. Then, after mowing the lawn, you could reward yourself with a catfish lunch. These acts, which we would not think twice about today, would make the Jew under the Old Covenant guilty of four sins. Working on the Sabbath (Saturday) was a sin punishable by death (Exod. 31:15), while bacon, sausage and catfish violated the Old Testament food ordinances (Lev. 11). How could…

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A Fountain or a Lake?

A Fountain or a Lake?

Brian Burns And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall…

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The Gospels

The Gospels

An article written by Smith Bibens about the background, purpose, and unity of the Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

To Judge or Not to Judge

To Judge or Not to Judge

Of all the teachings and sayings of Christ, one of the most well-known is, “Judge not that you be not judged” (Mt. 7:1). Often, when sin is rebuked, there will follow an accusation of being judgmental and a quotation of Matthew 7:1 by the one being rebuked. Many people have not read this passage in its proper context, and they use it (as well as other passages) entirely inappropriately. I used to think this was an argument employed by worldly people and denominations, but I have heard individuals and groups within the Lord’s Church also resort to this tactic in recent years. So we have some important questions before us: When is it appropriate to judge someone else? When is it appropriate to judge a group of people, such as a congregation or a religious body? Is it ever allowed for humans to judge humans? As with all important questions, we should turn to the Word of God to find our answers and our guidance.