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The 3 Little Pigs – America no longer lives in a house of bricks (2 Sam. 22:2); but of straw (1 Cor. 3:11-13) and...

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America's cultural foundation has shifted from rock to straw, leaving false teachersu2014the wolvesu2014free to enter unchecked.

“OT offered insight into our sinful reality. Jesus is the example of our desired morality.”

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The Old Testament diagnoses our sin; Christ does more than model virtue— He atones for it and empowers new obedience through His Spirit.

You can’t pack all Christian theology into one verse, so don’t draw yours from one.

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The author warns against building doctrine on a single verse: true theology weighs the whole of Scripture, not one line pulled from context.

“It behooves Christians to keep close to the word of God, and in everything to seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit.” 

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Matthew Henry reminds believers that true guidance comes only when Scripture and the Holy Spirit's teaching are held together, never apart.

The Bible remains inerrant, even when the clay doesn’t understand what the Potter is saying to us (Isa. 64:8).

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Scripture stays fully inerrant even when we, like clay before the Potter, can't grasp what God is doing or saying to us today.

“The God of Your Own Making Will Never Confront Your Sin”

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We all want a god who blesses what we already want. Scripture describes something else entirely: a God who confronts sin because He loves us too much to leave us there.

Perhaps 75% of the church believes sanctification is becoming “nicer.”

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Most churched people think sanctification means becoming nicer. But "nice" can mask a lost soul. True growth begins with loving God, obeying His Word, and grasping the concept of His grace.

“Societal division does not deteriorate God’s sovereignty.” 

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Societies fracture, but God's throne does not wobble. Scripture reveals a sovereign Lord whose purposes prevail through every cultural collision, political upheaval, and generational divide.

“He that fears God, fears nothing else.”

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John Donne makes the point that reverent fear of the Lord frees Christians from anxiety, and roots true courage in God's sovereignty.

“Show Me Your Scars,” said the dying woman.

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When a parish priest came to absolve a dying woman of her sins, she asked one piercing question: show me your scars. Only Christ, the Lamb of God, can forgive sins.

“Fading faith has nothing to do with the lack of examples of faithful people.”

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Fading faith is rarely caused by a lack of faithful examples. More often, it begins in the private choices of the mind—but God still loves fading hearts.

“The greater your knowledge of the goodness and grace of God on your life…”

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A Biblical Christian reflection on Matt Chandler’s quote about praising God in the storm through a deeper knowledge of God’s goodness and grace.

“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.

“If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things…” 

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Christians believe God controls all things, providing comfort and assurance through providence.

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but…”

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True success is aligning one’s heart with Christ and living a life of faithfulness, love, and service, prioritizing eternal values over worldly pursuits.

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Trusting God in Impossible Situations at the Red Sea

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Discover how Israel's seemingly hopeless trap at the Red Sea was actually God's plan to display His glory in impossible circumstances.

Trusting God Through Loss and Letting Go of What Remains

Spiritual Growth Rina Schultz -
A believer's honest reflection on grief, letting go of what's lost, and trusting God when Scripture's promises feel distant.

Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

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New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.

Jericho Destruction Dating: Garstang, Kenyon & Wood

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Garstang, Kenyon, and Wood each dated Jericho's fiery destruction differently, and the debate still shapes whether Joshua's conquest is history.

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Spiritual Awakening: Grace Opens Our Eyes to God’s Provision

Marie Grace, PhD -
A devotional on Proverbs 20:13, exploring how spiritual exhaustion numbs the soul and how God's grace gently restores sight to His waiting mercy.

Church Spending Priorities: Why Pastors Get Served Before the Poor

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A church finance committee insider noticed pastors receive quick help while struggling members wait, and asks why that gap exists.

Senior Ministry Anniversary Shows How to Remember God’s Faithfulness

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A two-year ministry milestone becomes a model for remembering God's faithfulness, rejoicing in His work, and renewing hope.

Rest in Christ: When Self-Reflection Cannot Carry the Weary Soul

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A reflection on how self-examination, though good, must lead us to Christ's rest rather than becoming an endless inward search.

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Why R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham Will Meet in Heaven

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R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
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Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
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Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

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New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.
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Jericho Destruction Dating: Garstang, Kenyon & Wood

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Garstang, Kenyon, and Wood each dated Jericho's fiery destruction differently, and the debate still shapes whether Joshua's conquest is history.
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The 3 Little Pigs – America no longer lives in a house of bricks (2 Sam. 22:2); but of straw (1 Cor. 3:11-13) and...

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America's cultural foundation has shifted from rock to straw, leaving false teachersu2014the wolvesu2014free to enter unchecked.
In the News

Prosperity Gospel Concerns and the Tommie Zito College Plan

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A new Christian college is planned for 2027, but with no published Statement of Faith, believers should test its teaching against God's Word.
Biblical Theology

Spiritual Awakening: Grace Opens Our Eyes to God’s Provision

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A devotional on Proverbs 20:13, exploring how spiritual exhaustion numbs the soul and how God's grace gently restores sight to His waiting mercy.
Spiritual Growth

Trusting God Through Loss and Letting Go of What Remains

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A believer's honest reflection on grief, letting go of what's lost, and trusting God when Scripture's promises feel distant.
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“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.
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One World Religion – From the Pope

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Pope Francis told a Singapore interfaith gathering that all religions are different languages leading to the same God. Revelation warns of exactly this convergence, and the signs are worth taking seriously.
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Addressing 5 Common Myths About Christianity 

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Christianity is often reduced to a rulebook, a superiority club, or a science-denier's handbook. Five of the most stubborn myths get a direct answer from what Scripture actually teaches.
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Biblical Forgiveness and Boundaries: Forgive Without Enabling Harm

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Forgiveness is required, but enabling abuse is not. Learn how Scripture balances limitless forgiveness with godly wisdom, healthy boundaries, and the freedom Christ offers every believer who has been deeply wounded.
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How to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

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The article explores loving God, growing in Christ, prioritizing His kingdom, and aligning life with His will. There is a need for a genuine relationship with God and loving Him with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength.
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Abram’s Trained Servants: How God Prepares Ordinary People for Battle

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Abram's 318 trained servants routed an army that beat five kings—a picture of how God prepares ordinary believers before the crisis ever comes.
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Trusting God in Impossible Situations at the Red Sea

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Discover how Israel's seemingly hopeless trap at the Red Sea was actually God's plan to display His glory in impossible circumstances.
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The Emmaus Road and the Danger of Living by Feelings

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The Emmaus Road reveals how grief and disappointment can distort our perspective. Jesus meets discouraged disciples and shows that emotional healing begins when truth renews the mind.
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Standing Firm When Pressure Tests Your Decision

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Pilate had already decided to release Jesus - until pressure changed his mind. This devotional asks what happens when your convictions are tested by opposition.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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Prosperity Gospel Concerns and the Tommie Zito College Plan

A new Christian college is planned for 2027, but with no published Statement of Faith, believers should test its teaching against God's Word.
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Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.
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Abram’s Trained Servants: How God Prepares Ordinary People for Battle

Abram's 318 trained servants routed an army that beat five kings—a picture of how God prepares ordinary believers before the crisis ever comes.
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Witchtok Tarot Star Alex Ashcroft Converts, Finds Freedom in Christ

A Witchtok tarot star with a million followers deleted her occult content and gave her life to Jesus Christ after a year of quiet searching.
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Faith Deconstruction vs. Rebuilding on Christ the Rock

Deconstructing faith may feel honest, but Scripture calls us to rebuild on Christ, the one unshakable foundation for life.
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Law of Attraction Deception Creeping Into Christian Churches

A leadership bestseller echoes the Law of Attraction, a New Age belief now creeping into churches disguised as Biblical vision-casting.
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Public Moral Witness: Why Christian Silence Is Never Neutral

Moral silence in the public square is never truly neutral. It simply hands cultural influence to someone else, this essay argues.
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Self-Esteem Struggles: Why God Still Uses the Unqualified

Moses, Gideon, and Saul all felt unqualified, yet God called them anyway - and He calls you the same way, regardless of your past.
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Trusting God’s Presence When the Questions Never Get Answered

A father reflects on how mature faith slowly trades endless questions for the deeper comfort of simply resting in God's presence.
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Jericho Archaeology and the Debate Over Biblical History

A century of archaeology at Jericho has become a flashpoint in the long debate over whether Joshua's Conquest is history or legend.
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Transhumanism, Digital IDs, and the Coming Global Beast System

From brain-computer interfaces to central bank digital currencies and the agendas of global organizations, this piece traces how the modern drive to exalt human power echoes the end-times system Scripture warned us about.
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Third Temple Prophecy: Why Forcing God’s Hand Is Not Faith

A pastor's call to bomb Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock raises a deeper question: should believers force God's prophetic timing?
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Citizens of Heaven: Living Faithfully in Two Kingdoms Today

A July 4th reflection on living faithfully as citizens of America now while holding fast to our true, eternal citizenship in Heaven.
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The Quiet Damage of Good People Who Aren’t Paying Attention

A sobering meditation on the accumulated harm of small, careless moments — the laugh, the unanswered message, the post — and the six words that can still turn the count the other way while the window remains open.
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Why Gen Z Leaves the Church but Keeps the Faith

A young writer reflects on why so many of his generation walk away from organized religion while holding tightly to belief in something transcendent - and what the Church may still hold that no forest walk can replace.

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Faithfulness is the Metric — Not Outcome

Randy DeVaul -
Faithfulness, not outcomes, is the true measure of success in God’s kingdom. Obedience to God’s assignment builds a lasting legacy rewarded by Him.

Works vs. Grace – Based Salvation

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Beyond Twisting Scripture

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Why did God Allow Sin into the World?

Jeff Hilles -
God allowed sin into the world through Lucifer’s free-will decision to rebel, driven by pride. While God is all-powerful and could have prevented sin, He allows free will because true love and worship require it. While God knows who will be saved, mankind remains His ambassadors for spreading the Good News.

Fasting for Today: Our Biblical Response to Seeking God

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Fasting is often misunderstood as a test of willpower, but Scripture presents it as a humble way to seek God. From the Old Testament to the early church, fasting redirects our hearts from self toward deeper dependence on Him.

What God Taught Me Through Cancer, Aging, and Fear

Anne Hope -
Facing surgery and cancer, this Christian reflection explores suffering, aging, forgiveness, and God’s steady presence, showing how faith clarifies what truly matters when life feels fragile.

Redemption in the Bible (and real estate)

Zack Duncan -
Growing up, I knew that if I believed in...

God Will Never Allow You To Be Tested Beyond Your Endurance 

Rina Schultz -
Paul described being crushed beyond his ability to endure, certain he would die. That shatters the popular comfort that God never allows more than we can handle, and points us toward the deeper truth: trials drive us to rely on Him alone.

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Standing Firm When Pressure Tests Your Decision

Rich Holt -
Pilate had already decided to release Jesus - until pressure changed his mind. This devotional asks what happens when your convictions are tested by opposition.

The Joy That Outlasts Every Victory Parade

Rich Holt -
When teams win championships, whole cities celebrate for a moment. Acts 8:8 points us to a deeper joy - one rooted in salvation and lasting because it comes from God, not from earthly triumphs.

Cling to Jesus With Both Hands and Let Go of the Rest

Rich Holt -
Like a child who refuses to let go of his cart, we grip old, unseen habits far too tightly. This devotional calls us to actively cling to Jesus and release everything else.

Silencing the Loud Voice of the Unclean Spirit

Rich Holt -
It is always the unclean spirits that cry out with a loud voice. When your spirit is calm, do the real work of examination and confession, and deepen your relationship with Jesus.

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Prosperity Gospel Concerns and the Tommie Zito College Plan

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A new Christian college is planned for 2027, but with no published Statement of Faith, believers should test its teaching against God's Word.
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Trusting God in Impossible Situations at the Red Sea

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Discover how Israel's seemingly hopeless trap at the Red Sea was actually God's plan to display His glory in impossible circumstances.
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Trusting God Through Loss and Letting Go of What Remains

Rina Schultz Rina Schultz -
A believer's honest reflection on grief, letting go of what's lost, and trusting God when Scripture's promises feel distant.
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Standing Firm When Pressure Tests Your Decision

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Pilate had already decided to release Jesus - until pressure changed his mind. This devotional asks what happens when your convictions are tested by opposition.
Biblical Theology

Spiritual Awakening: Grace Opens Our Eyes to God’s Provision

Marie Grace, PhD Marie Grace, PhD -
A devotional on Proverbs 20:13, exploring how spiritual exhaustion numbs the soul and how God's grace gently restores sight to His waiting mercy.
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Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.
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Jericho Destruction Dating: Garstang, Kenyon & Wood

Zack Duncan Zack Duncan -
Garstang, Kenyon, and Wood each dated Jericho's fiery destruction differently, and the debate still shapes whether Joshua's conquest is history.
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Abram’s Trained Servants: How God Prepares Ordinary People for Battle

I. M. Koen I. M. Koen -
Abram's 318 trained servants routed an army that beat five kings—a picture of how God prepares ordinary believers before the crisis ever comes.
Devotion

The Joy That Outlasts Every Victory Parade

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
When teams win championships, whole cities celebrate for a moment. Acts 8:8 points us to a deeper joy - one rooted in salvation and lasting because it comes from God, not from earthly triumphs.
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Question #2: What is God?

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Eternal, infinite, and unchangeable — God stands apart from every false rival. His power, goodness, wisdom, and truth are without limit, and nothing in creation occurs outside his sovereign will.

Question #29: How can we be saved?

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Answer: Only by faith in Jesus Christ and...

Question #44: What is baptism?

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Water poured in the name of the Trinity is more than ritual. Baptism publicly seals a believer's adoption into Christ, the washing away of sin, and a lifelong belonging to God and His people.

Question #37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

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Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our...

Question #4: How and why did God create us?

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Answer: God created us male and female in...

Question #49: Where is Christ now?

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Risen and reigning, Christ is not absent but active, seated above every power and interceding for his people right now, until he returns to judge and make all things new.

Question #16: What is sin?

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Answer: Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in...

Question # 28: What happens after death to those not united to Christ by faith?

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Answer: At the day of judgment they will...

Question #46: What is the Lord’s Supper?

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Bread broken, cup lifted, souls fed. The Lord's Supper is more than ritual remembrance — it joins believers to Christ and to each other, and points forward to the feast still to come.

Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the...