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    The Hell of the Bible Explained!

    Some deny the existence of hell, but the Bible clearly teaches it, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. MANY MISUNDERSTAND the subject, and some still hold to the heathen doctrine of eternal torture, which was attached to Christianity early in the Dark Ages, and so they believe in...
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    Cast Your Cares on Him

    "Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:7 The above scripture is probably a familiar one because it's such a comfort to the Lord's people, knowing they have an outlet in dealing with their burdens. The Heavenly Father has love and concern for those who dedicate their...
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    WHAT TO READ

    If lonesome or blue or friends untrue, read Luke 15; Psa. 23, 27 If trade is poor, read Psa. 37; John 15. If discouraged or in trouble, read Psa. 126; John 14. If you are out of sorts, read Heb. 12. If you are losing confidence in men, read 1 Cor. 13. If skeptical, read John 6:40; 7:7; Philip...
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    Stars, Dust & Sand

    God promised Abraham that his seed would be multiplied greatly. To illustrate this God likened Abraham's seed to the stars of heaven, the dust of the earth, and the sand of the seashore - each multitudinous. But Bible Students have long seen that these terms convey a deeper meaning than just...
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    “In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”

    With this statement, a candidate is baptized and welcomed as a new member of the body of Christ. The phrase taken from Matthew 28:19 followed Jesus' command to baptize all nations. But is this phrase really the saying of Jesus? Or was the scripture altered during the third century to support...
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    Cross or Torture Stake?

    Many have been plagued by the fruitless arguments of a well-known organization whose adherents make much of the question of what it was upon which Jesus was crucified (or "impaled"). One brother was accosted with the question at a fair booth: "Why do you have Jesus hanging on a pagan symbol?"...
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    YHWH

    HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YHWH? Beautifully said ...
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    “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever" (Heb. 13:8)

    What is meant by the expression “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever" in Heb. 13:8 It does not mean that Jesus always acts in the same way or is always doing the same work; nor does it mean that He is always of the same nature, for He was first a spirit being, the...
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    Do the Scriptures teach universal redemption or universal salvation, or do they teach both?

    This is a matter that might be stated in different terms and yet stated correctly. We might say that we have universal redemption, in that the redemption is on behalf of all, and that the results of the death of Christ will be made efficacious to all of Adam’s race. When it is made efficacious...
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    Is the human soul immortal?

    God’s Word declares that “the soul that sinneth it shall die” (Ezek 18:4, 20). When a man dies, “his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish” (Psa. 146:4). God told Adam, “In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Gen. 2:17). It was...
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    Howdy

    Hello from the Midwest. Just recently joined and wanted to introduce myself. Hopefully we can upbuild each other and bounce ideas off of one another. RR