Is there One church or many? Like so many topics, beliefs surrounding questions like this have been used by the devil to divide the body. Like so many issues, this question is one easily agreed upon by anyone holding the scriptures as the final word on any issue of doctrine. Words used for “church” in the Bible and their meanings There were two words predominately used in the New Testament to refer to the gatherings of Christians. The first word is ekklēsía which means called out ones and is NOT a word exclusive to Christian gatherings, but was in fact […]
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Binding & Loosening The purpose of this article is to address the way these words have come to be used in the last 50+ years. We are going to look closely at the scriptures to see if… or to what degree, the scriptures support modern thoughts on the issue. What ARE modern thoughts and teachings of Binding and Loosening In most cases, and therefore the ones I am choosing to address in this article, the teachings of binding and loosening are largely in the sphere of spiritual warfare. Teachings regarding spiritual warfare are often riddled with difficulties, extremes and […]
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Why church?
If you’ve ever wondered why church is set forth in scripture as an indispensable part of the Christian life – this is your article.
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Who is Jesus?
If you are looking for an answer to the question of Who Jesus is – this is your article!
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How to be saved
How to be saved? This is a follow-up article to – What is Salvation? Salvation is about being in a proper relationship to our Creator. As such, salvation is a matter of coming to know God and trust Him. Mankind fell from this relationship through a lack of trust in God in the garden of Eden. Every person since then was born with a nature inclined towards distrust and so, everyone sins. God’s word tells us that if anyone claims that they have no sin they are lying and the truth is not in them. So it could be said […]
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