Category Archives: Salvation

Calling on the Name of the Lord

Author : Keith Sharp For “whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13) The Scriptures contain “exceedingly great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4) but none greater or more precious than this. It is great … Continue reading

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What is the lesson of Ezekiel 23?

Author : Tom Rainwater QUESTION: I would like to know the meaning of Ezekiel 23, specifically verse 13. ANSWER: Ezekiel 23:13 says, “Then I saw that she was defiled; both took the same way.” The Context of Ezekiel 23In Ezekiel … Continue reading

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What About the Thief on the Cross?

Author : Keith Sharp When faced with a Bible passage that plainly teaches the necessity of water baptism for salvation, many of our friends protest, But what about the thief on the cross? He was saved forty feet above the … Continue reading

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If Faith Alone saved, will Satan be saved?

Author : Tom Rainwater QUESTION: John 3:16 states that “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life.” Well, Satan believes in God; satanists … Continue reading

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Do We Have Anything to Do with Our Own Salvation?

Author : Tom Rainwater QUESTION: [In a previous article,] you’ve misinterpreted the Baptist doctrine on how to be saved. Ephesians 2:8-10 says “You are saved by grace through faith…” When you truly accept Christ into you life, you are a … Continue reading

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Must “in the name of Jesus” be said at baptism?

Author : Tom Rainwater QUESTION: Do you baptize “in the name of Jesus Christ,” meaning that as you submerge someone, you say “I baptize you in the name of Jesus Christ”? (And not say “in the name of the Father, … Continue reading

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By Grace You Have Been Saved Through Faith

Author : Keith Sharp In Ephesians 2:1-10 the apostle Paul discusses the salvation of the Ephesian Christians. He points out that at one time they had been “dead in trespasses and sins.” (verses 1-3). But, Paul reminds them, God has … Continue reading

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The Purpose of Baptism

Author : Keith Sharp “Every Christian should be baptized, not in order to save him but because he is saved” (Joe T. Odle, Church Member’s Handbook [for use in Baptist churches], Broadman Press, p. 17). Our religious neighbors almost universally … Continue reading

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What Is Faith?

Author : Keith Sharp “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen“(Heb.11:1). How many times have you heard a speaker delivering a motivational speech exhort, “You just gotta believe!”? Usually such a one … Continue reading

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