“Church” Attendance and the Heart

If you refuse to faithfully attend services at a local church you have no strong reason to believe you’re a Christian....

Men’s Group Study (Mark Dever’s “Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus”)

Letting you all know about an opportunity for a study. If you live in the area of Double Branch Free Will Baptist...

You Only Ever Meet Two People

You only ever meet two people. Just two. No more. No less. The Bible has a wonderful way of simplifying. Psalm 1, the...

“Free Will Revisited,” by Dr. Robert E. Picirilli

Our next book in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia is "Free Will Revisited," by Dr. Robert...
What Does the Bible Claim To Be?

What Does the Bible Claim To Be?

See Series Home Here This is our first post in the “Can You Trust the Bible?” series. We start with considering what the Bible claims to be. Now, you may ask, “Why would we start here? There are so many questions out there, why not dive in?” The reason is, before we...

Can You Trust the Bible?

Can You Trust the Bible?

Can we know what the Bible really said at the beginning? How did the English Bible that we have in our hands come together? Is it really true that there are hundreds of thousands of variants in the New Testament manuscripts? Did a church council decide which books are...

To Preachers Not Active in the Local Church

To Preachers Not Active in the Local Church

I am writing this to my preaching brethren. But not to all of them. I am writing to preachers who are not currently in local church ministry. There are different reasons for this. Very poor health, and a family struggle, are just two reasons why. You may be seeking a...

Is Jesus Pleased with Your Church?

Is Jesus Pleased with Your Church?

It may seem presumptuous to “speak” for Jesus on if He is pleased with your church. But I assure you it doesn’t have to be. We have in Revelation Jesus evaluating earthly churches on their service to Him and others. Sixty years has gone by since Jesus was resurrected...

Preacher, Leave Your Manuscript at Home

Preacher, Leave Your Manuscript at Home

As a general rule, preachers need not preach from a manuscript. No doubt there are exceptions to this rule. Some can keep their manuscript, zeal, and connection with their congregation all at the same time. But those are the exception. Some take a manuscript with...

Christians are Saved Before Baptism

Christians are Saved Before Baptism

This is now the fourth1 and final post in our series on baptism. You can read the first three here, here, and here. In this post we are going to look at the truth that Christians are saved before they’re baptized. This does not minimize the importance of baptism, but...

Which famous theologian said this?

Which famous theologian said this?

Which famous theologian said the below? ...I ascribe to grace the commencement, the continuance and the consummation of all good, – and to such an extent do I carry its influence, that a man, though already regenerate, can neither conceive, will nor do any good at...

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