By Charles G. Goodall What does it really mean to be a “disciple?” We in the church speak of ourselves individually as Christians, or collectively as the church of Christ, even though other terms could also be used. We could refer to the church as the church of God or the assembly of God. It is …
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Max Lucado on Baptism
By Larry Ray Hafley In a television interview in Nashville, Tennessee, July 2, 1997, Max Lucado said: I believe in baptism. Jesus was baptized. The Bible teaches baptism. I just don’t believe that baptism saves you. I believe that Jesus Christ saves us. And baptism is one of those ways we celebrate our salvation. It’s really …
The Prophet Haggai
By Clinton Douglas III With the Babylonian exile in the past, God’s people had returned to their home land with full intentions of rebuilding the temple. However, after laying only the foundation, the work came to a squelching halt. Due to discouragement, despondency, and carnality, some six-teen years passed and the project was not finished. Not …
Our Redeemer
By Olen Holderby Isaiah 59:20 predicts, “And the redeemer shall come to Zion”; however, the word “redeemer” is not found in the New Testament, though the idea is there. Paul tells us that the Lord “gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity” (Fit. 2:14). The one who redeems would certainly be …