Baptism by immersion followed by true conversion places one on the path to the Kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit, made available by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is the power of God that enables the truly converted Truth seeker to remain on His path in spite of Satan’s relentless attempts to lure […]

Contrary to popular opinion, water baptism does not cleanse one of sin. Nor does it save the soul. Baptism is a physical act of obedience. Emersion in water is SYMBOLIC of a spiritual phenomenon known Biblically as CONVERSION, which is a miraculous, Holy Spirit-performed, all-encompassing transformation that MUST take place in order for the convert […]

In Amos 3:3 the salvation seeker is asked, “Can two walk together unless they agree?” According to the Holy Scriptures, the answer is “No.” Isaiah 59:2 tells us that sin separates us from God. It is impossible to walk with someone while separated from that someone. This Truth is proven in no uncertain terms in […]

AS GOES THE CHURCH–SO GOES AMERICA There is a deity in the life of every individual that has ever existed, that now exists, or that will ever exist. One of two deities is in control of each living person on earth at all times. The question is, which deity is in control of which person? […]

Man is guided in his thoughts, words and actions by his will. The key to walking in (living) the holy life is to submit one’s will to the rule of God through the Holy Spirit. The “spirit that is in man” is man’s spirit which God places in each and every person ever born. Man […]

The Holy Scriptures tell us that man has a spirit. In Job 32:8 it is referred to as “the spirit that is in man.” In 27:3 he refers to “the spirit of (from)God that is in me.” In Job 27:4 he says of the life-producing/sustaining spirit: “The spirit of (from) God is in my nostrils.” […]

Earlier I wrote a series based on the Samaritan woman with whom Jesus had a very meaningful conversation. Read the series titled Lessons From the Woman at the Well. Key word–Woman. Many sermons have been preached and many Sunday School lessons have been taught using the woman at the well as the theme, which is […]

In the first chapter of John beginning with verse 9 the apostle writes that Jesus of Nazaeth came for the world in general and to His own Jewish people in particular, all of whom rejected Him. He came in the flesh to His own Jewish people and taught them by Word and deed how to […]

One of the most often-stated promises coming from pulpits and podiums world-wide is that the church member’s inheritance is awaiting him/her in heaven where the streets are paved with gold and lined with the mansions of the saved and born again and where the sounds of angelic voices fill the air under the direction of […]

What is taking place on screens of all sizes throughout the civilized world over the past several weeks has been raising some questions. The scenes and words coming from hand-held plastic boxes and wall-sized screens are capturing the world’s attention like never before because of what is taking place throughout the world, especially in the […]