Can we be saved like the thief on the cross?
The thief on the cross didn't get baptized, so how did Jesus say he would be with Him in paradise?
First, the thief on the cross was saved because Jesus spoke his sins forgiven (Luke...
The Safe Channel
A ship’s passenger on the Great Lakes became alarmed as the ship passed near a rocky shore. Fearing that rocks were hidden beneath the surface, she approached the captain. “Do you know where all...
27 Things We Are Saved By…
Things to Which Salvation Is Ascribed
Christ’s words (John 6:63).
The Holy Spirit (John 16:8; Titus 3:5).
Faith (Romans 10:10).
Repentance (Luke 13:3; 2 Peter 3:9).
Baptism (Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:21; Titus 3:5).
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I Want to Be Saved Like They Were in Acts
The New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John record the life, teachings, commands, and promises of Jesus. One promise was, “I will build My church” (Matthew 16:18). One command was, “Go into...
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
One preacher went so far as to say, “Everything I ever needed to know about religion I learned from Jesus loves me, this I know.” He may not have exaggerated much, for the entire scheme of redemption is found within its lyrics.
There Is Coming a Day
Believing in the reality of the judgment is motivation: “Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men” (2 Corinthians 5:11). If informed of a coming judgment, how would the great men of...
God’s Amazing Grace
In his historical novel based on the life of Lincoln, Gore Vidal pictures a cabinet meeting when it was evident that the South would be defeated and Lincoln’s advisors began to make plans for...
Just Waiting
A family was fishing at the pier.
Dad was watching bobbers while his two sons, ages twelve and three, were down playing along the dock.
The older boy was watching his brother, but he got distracted....
The Most Difficult Command
On July 2, 1893, the celebrated Restoration leader J. W. McGarvey delivered an address in Louisville, Kentucky. It was simply titled “Repentance.”
If God were giving special miraculous gifts, McGarvey said he would not ask...
5 Views of Mark 16:16
Jesus pointed a nail-pierced hand at a world for which He had just died and commanded, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized...