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The Salvation of the Spirit – Life in the Age (Part 2)

June 29, 2019

My formative years in the Christian faith were spent in Baptist churches. Faith wasn’t a private issue but something we had a responsibility to share. The altar call, the baptismal water, the gospel tract, and the Billy Graham Crusade all had the same goal. We wanted people to come to Jesus and be saved. The salvation offered through the sinner’s prayer or the Roman Road is the salvation of the spirit of man. It is the salvation that makes all others possible and is the one that cannot be lost. It is the salvation in view when we share one of the most familiar salvation quotes from the Master Himself.

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The Salvation Dilemma – Life in the Age (Part 1)

June 22, 2019

Jesus said that people would know we were his disciples through our love for one another, not by our lockstep …

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Our Life Is Hid in Christ – Concerning Them which Are Asleep (Part 10)

June 15, 2019

Salvation, the born-again experience, happens when we believe Jesus’ dying proclamation from the cross that, “It is finished.”[1]

Somehow, once saved many of us forget that we could never earn it. Somewhere on discipleship road, we find ourselves in the cul-de-sac of works. Having recognized Christ love for us and accepting it in gratefulness at our salvation, we soon turn to trying to earn it. This performance trap leaves us open to the fear of being disowned by our Father and cast out by our Lord. Thankfully, neither is possible.

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The Day of Salvation – While It Is Called Today (Part 8)

November 17, 2018

I came by my Christian faith honestly. I was born into it. Brought up in the bosom of the Baptist …

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Guarding Our Gardens – While It Is Called Today (Part 3)

September 29, 2018

In the life of our family, we’ve had many gardens ranging in size from large plots plowed with mid-sized tractors …

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The Mystery of Godliness – Eternal Redemption (Part 1)

August 4, 2018

“Once saved, always saved.” Most of us have heard this expression at least once in our Christian lives. For some, …

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A Purged Conscience and a Cleansed Leper – A Blood-Cleared Conscience (Part 5)

July 29, 2017

These men “lifted up their voices.” Sometimes we need to get loud when we pray. These men were not allowed to come too close to the Lord, so they reached out to Him with their voices. “JESUS! MASTER! HAVE MERCY ON US!” I believe that often the distance that separates us from the answer to our prayers is directly proportional to the amount of “dignity” we have left. How desperate are we for deliverance? How hungry are we for a touch from Jesus? Loud cries from a humble heart are answered more readily than religious prayers from stiff lips!

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A Prayer in Time: A Parable in Crepe Myrtle

December 19, 2015

  “For your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:8b ESV Jesus dropped this little jewel …

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One Hell of a Fish Tale

April 27, 2015

Would you rather drown than obey God? It would be easy to classify Jonah’s actions as simple disobedience and rebellion. …

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Collateral Damage in Spiritual Warfare: A Christmas Story

December 19, 2014

America is a nation at war. In any military conflict, there is always potential for collateral damage. Modern technology has …

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