The article on homosexuality by Abraham Smith was right on!

Question: I wanted to let you know that this article on homosexuality by Abraham Smith is right on! I, for one, am very sad to see churches, such as the Lutheran church, embrace homosexuality even to the point of allowing practicing homosexuals to be church leaders! Answer: I’m glad you found the article useful.

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Is Our Bible Text Reliable?

by Abraham Smith “The Judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward” (Psalms 19:9-11). We all ought to place…

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Understanding the Bible

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Understanding-the-Bible.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ezra 7:6-10   I.         God has given us the truths we need             A.        It will make us perfect – II Timothy 3:16-17             B.        It tells us how to live life and to be godly – II Peter 1:2-4             C.        What is written will help us believe – John 20:30-31 II.        The answers we seek…

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How May We Know the Bible is of God?

by Abraham Smith Can you trust your Bible? Is the Bible a book of God or a book of man? If we doubt the Bible’s trustworthiness, we lose it as: an infallible standard of truth; an authoritative basis for obedience or hope; “living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12); and as a…

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Making Bible Reading a Priority

by Abraham Smith In earlier articles, we studied scriptures which show us that we are obligated to read the Bible regularly. This includes the idea of reading the whole Bible. After all, Jesus said, “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God…” (Matt. 4:4). Those who truly…

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The Benefits of Reading the Bible from Cover to Cover

by Abraham Smith In an earlier article, “Reading the Bible from Cover to Cover,” we considered several factors that hinder us from reading the Bible in its entirety. Let us now examine the benefits we get from routinely reading all of the Bible. The road to understanding the Bible The Bible is written in such a…

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Reading the Bible from Cover to Cover

by Abraham Smith We should read the Bible from cover to cover. We should want to know what the Lord said. Many of us, while acknowledging that the Bible is the word of God, have not read it in its entirety. We have been hindered from reading the Bible completely for several reasons. It is…

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Education: Who is to be blamed?

by Abraham Smith ‘I am to blame if I don’t do what I can’ Many times lately we have heard, “Our children are not getting a good education.” Parents have been blamed, as well as children, teachers, administrators, and our government. Just exactly who is to blame? I am to blame if I don’t do…

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Objections to the Essentiality of Baptism for Salvation

by Abraham Smith The Bible is very clear in its teaching on baptism’s role in our salvation. It is an act of obedience that is required of us by God “for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38). The Bible does not teach that baptism is “an outward sign of inward grace.” Neither does the Bible…

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In View of the Bible, Should Churches Accept Homosexuality?

by Abraham Smith Homosexuality has infiltrated more and more churches. Will homosexuality be normalized as an acceptable and legally sanctioned lifestyle? Or, will those who practice it be identified as sinners in need of redemption? Will those who regard homosexuality as a sin and therefore refuse to accept homosexuals as members in good standing be…

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Does God Speak Directly to Mankind Today?

by Abraham Smith Earlier, we studied Scriptures that show we have an obligation to read the whole Bible.  In order to do so, we must eliminate whatever might hinder our doing so.  Even so, some of us have false beliefs that reject this obligation. There are those who believe that God still speaks directly to…

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Why People Give Up on Good Things

by Abraham Smith Some solutions to consider In today’s times, many good efforts have been started and then abandoned. Churches have initiated efforts to save the lost, but they stopped. People have given up on themselves. Students have given up on their education. Husbands and wives have given up on their marriages. Children of God…

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The Evolutionist’s Creation Story, Inspired by Naturalism

by Abraham Smith Naturalism: A theory denying that an event or object has a supernatural significance. Once upon a time billions of years ago, everything that has ever been came from a little ball called the cosmic egg. At that time it was heated to trillions of degrees. It was so hot that not even elements…

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The Birth of Christ: Fact or Myth?

by Abraham Smith Simeon blesses the child Jesus Luke 2:25-35 This is a time of year when many of us will enjoy time with our loved ones. It is also a time of year when some people will take the opportunity to share with us how wrong they think the Bible is in its record…

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Some Thoughts to Consider with Our Mothers in Mind

by Abraham Smith “For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears” (Hebrews 12:17). This verse holds many valuable applications for the one who would accept them. From the preceding verses, we learn that Hebrews…

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