By Dick Blackford A lot of wee folks like to watch the children’s program “Nick At Night.” There is another Nick from whom we can all profit. No one knows for sure why Nicodemus came to Jesus by night, but we are told twice that he did (John 3:2; 19:39). He, like Joseph of Arimathaea, …
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Children Deserve the Best
By Irvin Himmel Our children are precious. “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that bath his quiver full of them” (Ps. 127:3-5). Like arrows, …
“Well, It Seems Right To Me!”
By Alexander Caldwell Introduction A. This is a statement that is used by many people to justify their religious beliefs: “Well, it seems right to me, and that is all that’s important.” B. But can you truthfully say that your religious practices are scriptural? (Prov. 14:12; Isa. 55:8; Jer. 10:23). C. We cannot guide ourselves, …
Did Your Baptism Benefit You?
By Bobby Witherington With the exception of the so-called “Christian Scientists” and the Quakers, virtually every religious denomination requires something they call “baptism” in order for a person to become a member thereof. I say “something they call ‘baptism’” because the word “baptism” (Gk. baptisma) is defined as “the process of immersion, submersion, and emergence” …