By Tim Mize Let us think for a moment about this truth and its significance, that Christ died for our sins “according to the scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3). This stress on scriptural backing goes back to the earliest gospel preaching. Those early audiences were skeptical. As they saw it, this Jesus was a nobody, a peasant …
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By Pat Donahue After defining his proposition, Mr. Cockrell begins his first affirmative article by asserting “that baptism is to declare that a believer in Jesus Christ has already experienced salvation.” I’ve heard many Baptist preachers assert this same thing, but I haven’t heard one (including now Mr. Cockrell) give a verse that substantiates the assertion. …
By Milburn Cockrell, editor the Berea Baptist Banner “The Bible teaches that a sinner is saved at the point of faith in Christ before baptism in water.” The proposition for this debate is: “The Bible teaches that a sinner is saved at the point of faith in Christ before baptism in water.” As the man who …
By O.C. Birdwell Since January of 1977 James Yates has been a dedicated, loyal, and loved member of the board of directors of the Guardian of Truth Foundation. At the annual board meeting for 1993, he asked to be relieved of his duties on the board. He has given 16 years of work that has been …
