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Monday, November 27, 2023

A Study of Trust, Evidence, and Forgiveness

Trust, evidence, and forgivenessHow should we decide whether to trust someone? How should we decide whether someone should be given special responsibilities? What does it mean to forgive someone who sins? If someone sins, repents, and is forgiven, must they immediately be restored to positions of trust? If we decide they should step down from special responsibilities to take time to rebuild their reputation and people's trust in them, does that mean we have not forgiven them?

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Abortion, the Bible, and Civil Government

Why do we have mass shootings?Should abortion be legal to the moment of birth? Does abortion constitute killing an innocent human individual? Is abortion simply a family matter that should not involve government? What about the rights of the parents of a minor girl or the father of the baby? Should separation of church and state eliminate religious views from consideration?

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The purpose of this study is to examine abortion and pro-abortion legislation.*

If killing an unborn baby constitutes killing innocent human life, then this is fundamentally a question of morality which makes it a Biblical and religious issue, not just a matter of politics. Examining pro-abortion legislation teaches us the following about abortion:

Monday, September 25, 2023

Works and Salvation: Is Obedience Necessary?

Are works of obedience necessary to salvation? Are we saved by faith without obedience?

Are Works Essential to Salvation? Most Protestant churches teach salvation by faith only: works of obedience (especially baptism) are not needed to be saved. But are there different kinds of works? Do we earn salvation by living without sin? What about grace? Are there Scriptures that say we must obey to be saved? Do our attitudes matter? What about children of God: must we live a faithful life to receive eternal life?

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Bible Preservation: Transmission, Ancestry, and Canon of Scripture

Preservation of the Bible: Transmission, Ancestry, and Canon of Scripture (textual criticism)

Has the Bible been accurately preserved and transmitted to us over the centuries? Have we accepted the proper books in the canon of Scripture, or has teaching been lost or added improperly? Do ancient manuscripts contradict one another? A study of the preservation, transmission, ancestry, and accuracy of the Bible: textual criticism.

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Monday, August 28, 2023

The Bible, Gender, Transgenderism, and Sex Roles

Why do we have mass shootings?Is gender a spectrum? A matter of choice? When is it determined? What should be the roles of men and women in the home, church, and society? How does transgenderism relate to homosexuality? What about men in women's restrooms and facilities? What about cross dressing and drag queens? What does the Bible say? Has the Creator spoken?

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

The Picket Fence: Measuring Our Service to God

How should we determine our religious practices? Should we compare to what other people do?Religious people often conclude they are pleasing to God by comparing themselves to other people: the religion of their family, past traditions of the church, or a succession of past church leaders. What is the proper way to determine whether our service pleases God?

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

How Can We Benefit from Jesus' Blood?

Benefit of Jesus' bloodJesus' sacrificial death on the cross is essential to our forgiveness and salvation from sin. But how do we receive the benefit of His sacrifice? Is there a connection between Jesus' death and hearing the gospel, faith, repentance, and confession? What about baptism and church membership? Must we live an obedient, faithful life? 

Are you sure you have received the blessings of Jesus' crucifixion?

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Monday, June 26, 2023

Did Jesus View Scripture as Accurate, Inspired Authority?

Did Jesus view the Bible as accurate, inspired, Divine Authority?Many people doubt or deny the accuracy or authority of the Bible. Did Jesus believe in the accuracy of Creation, Noah's flood, and Jonah? Did He believe the Old and New Testaments were inspired by God as authority and a standard to guide people to know and obey the word of God? May we take a middle-ground position that we are followers of Jesus but we doubt some Bible teachings?

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Truth Matters: The Importance of Truth

How Important Is Truth in Spiritual and Moral Issues?Our society increasingly belittles the importance of truth in spiritual and moral Issues. Some say there is no absolute truth or truth for you is whatever you believe it to be. How essential is truth regarding the existence of God and the truth of His word. Do we need the truth regarding salvation, morals, the church, worship, and doctrine? Is truth essential in government, business, the family, education, and science?

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Why Do People Believe Evolution Instead of Creation?

Why do people believe in evolution instead of creation?Do people believe evolution because they have been convinced by examining scientific evidence? Is evolution scientific but creation is unscientific? Is evolution promoted but creation suppressed? Do all scientists believe evolution? Are scientists always objective? Are people's views influenced by bias, preconceived ideas, and personal desires?

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Monday, March 27, 2023

The Christian’s Hope: Its Object, Source, and Blessings

What hope should we seek and how can we obtain it?What is hope? Should we hope for enjoying life on earth, a millennium of Jesus' earthly reign, reincarnation, or eternal life in heaven? Should our hope be based on human ability, material possessions, and pleasures or on the promises of God? How do we obtain the hope offered in the gospel

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Monday, February 27, 2023

“Not Pleasing Men, but God”

Should we please people or God?When conflict exists between what God wants and what people want, what choice should we make? What about obeying government when civil rulers require us to disobey the Bible? Or what about family members or business employers or even church leaders or members who expect us to do what is sinful?

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Caterpillar Churches and Creeds: Blind Leading the Blind?

Caterpillar churches and denominations: traditions, manmade doctrinesSome caterpillars blindly follow one another in procession. Do religious people often do the same? Do denominations blindly follow church traditions, manmade doctrines, and creeds? Do members blindly follow seminary-trained preachers? Do people assume "all these people can't be wrong"? Are you and I "Caterpillar Christians"?

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Individual Responsibility in Salvation; Free Moral Agency

Individual responsibility in salvation: Must each individual personally choose to be saved? Are we free moral agents, or may others decide our salvation for us?Is each individual personally responsible to choose to accept salvation? Are we free moral agents? What about inherited depravity and infant baptism? Are we righteous because we have godly family members or because we are members of a faithful local church? What about Identity Politics, Critical Race Theory, and the "Me To" movement?

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