Search results for: “authority”
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Pastor and Authority Compilations
Pastor and Authority Compilations – The articles of incorporation, by-laws, and local church constitution have become the founding docs over the Bible. Thus saith the Lord is our guide. Comparison: any law that isn’t vetted through the Constitution isn’t legal, so any standard imposed by a church should have support from the Bible. That is…
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Authority – Matthew and John
Authority – Matthew and John, two of the great penman of God’s Word, not the Authors of the Book, share the great truth that Christ has the Power and Judgment. These two together impress upon us the greatness of Christ’s Authority. Authority – Matthew and John Church, layman, deacon, missionary, teacher, pastor — Don’t forget…
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Ordaining Authority
Ordaining Authority – The ordination council and what it represents in the local Baptist Church is a very familiar concept. However, the concept lacks good Biblical authority and substance. Ordination 1 Timothy 1:12 “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”…
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Paddling Kids At School
Paddling Kids At School – From a 2023 report: Spank Spank 19 States still have some form of corporal punishment. I spent 8 years in a public school and 4 years in a private Baptist school. Both institutions exercised the ole paddling. Oddly enough, I was thinking about this issue this week and it caused…
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Food For Thought
Food For Thought: 1. Don’t get so busy with the Kingdom that you neglect time with the King. You can do too much. 2. You may not be much, but you can be faithful. Dr. Lee Robertson 3. Since philosophy is the love of wisdom, as long as knowledge is in an active state, wisdom should…
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Government, Ordained by God
How Many Federal Agencies? Who knows? (maybe 400 – 500) Rest assured that we, the taxpayers, have no idea about the bureaucratic depth of our government. Yep, that’s just how the feds would like to keep it! Our government, in its purest form, includes 3 branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Government, Ordained by God –…
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Qualification of a Pastor
1 Timothy 1:12 “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;” This verse removes the opinion of man and the unbiblical ordination council. Qualification of a Pastor – The ONE qualification of a Pastor that outshines the attributes and characteristics found…
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Baptism
Here is a great article about Baptism Link found here: Should a Baptist Church Recognize Alien Baptism? Baptism – Dedicated to the memory of my Justice forefathers who for eleven generations since the Great Awakening in early America have been Baptists. Psalm 16:6 According to an article in the Baptist Messenger a few years ago the Park Road…
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The Ekklesia
The Ekklesia – Dear Church and Pastor, love the gift of the called-out assembly! Why are leaders laying burdens upon the spiritual flock? God’s Word says my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Why would any spiritual leader want to do the opposite of what Christ Himself offers us? I’ve heard many preachers…
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501(c)3 Information
501(c)3 Information – Good reading 501c3 ROMANS CHAPTER 13: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHO IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY? SHOULD WE RESIST GOVERNMENT Romans 13 Heresy Refuted Church & StateRomans 13