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                 <title><![CDATA[Are Works Essential for Christian Salvation]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[One of the great dangers we all face in Bible study is that of taking a particular passage isolating it from all the rest of the scriptures and make it teach a doctrine it was never meant to teach The question asked in the title of this article are works essential for Christian salvation is easily ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/562171>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:22:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[What is it a Man Must Believe in Order to be Saved]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[What is it a man must believe in order to be saved according to the Bible If salvation is dependent on faith which the Bible clearly teaches then it is essential to know what it is that the Bible teaches we must believe This is not a subject that is studied a whole lot for the answer seems so evident ndash we must believe ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/560259>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:28:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[If Miracles Have Ceased the Implications]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Have miracles ceased They have if we are talking about the kind of miracles performed by Jesus the apostles and those possessed of spiritual gifts in New Testament times The purpose of those miracles was to confirm that the word spoken was from God himself Such confirmation was needed Put yourself in the shoes ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/559264>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:46:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Christ Did Not Send Paul to Baptize What]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is easy to misunderstand passages of scripture and especially so if we are getting all kinds of help doing so Paul s statement in 1 Cor 1 17 is such a passage It reads as follows ldquo For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel 1 ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/558983>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/558983__Christ-Did-Not-Send-Paul-to-Baptize-What.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:35:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Christianity and Multiculturalism]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[How does Christianity relate to the concept of multiculturalism The answer to that depends in large part on one s definition of multiculturalism and there are many definitions of it given as you see when you begin researching the topic For the purpose of this article I will define it as the idea that ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/557551>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/557551__Christianity-and-Multiculturalism.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:32:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Jesus the Foundation of and the Builder of the Church]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Lest the reader be misled by the title reading into it what is not there the church that is being talked about in this article may not be the one you are a member of so proceed if at all with caution having been forewarned You can judge for yourself after reading I begin with Jesus as the foundation of the church After Jesus rsquo ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/557550>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:26:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Confirmation Sunday No Bibles Required]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Our local paper has an article in it this week by the woman pastor preacher call her whatever you want ndash she calls herself Rev from one of the nearby denominations entitled ldquo What is Confirmation which she wanted to explain since they have a confirmation Sunday planned Needless to say since I have ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/555364>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/555364__Confirmation-Sunday-No-Bibles-Required.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:26:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Jesus as the Bread of Life John 6 48]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Beginning in about John 6 27 Jesus begins a discussion with those with whom he is conversing that carries through most of the rest of the chapter about himself being the bread of life sent down from the Father John 6 32 35 that man might eat of this bread and have eternal life There are many ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/554614>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/554614__Jesus-as-the-Bread-of-Life-John-6-48.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:49:01 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Behold the Judge is Standing at the Door James 5 9]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[It is sometimes hard for Christians to grasp emotionally that they will be judged by Christ on the Day of Judgment So much has been made of the grace of God and God s love that it is hard to come to grips with the idea of judgment but James in writing to Christians says ldquo ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/553584>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/553584__Behold-the-Judge-is-Standing-at-the-Door-James-5-9.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:44:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Are Paul s Writings as Authoritative as Jesus Words]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Many years ago as a young man I heard it said by a young lady of my own age that the apostle Paul just had a thing against women with the idea being that what he wrote on the subject of women had no authority but was merely the expression of personal prejudice on his part That young lady many years later became a preacher within ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/552653>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/552653__Are-Paul-s-Writings-as-Authoritative-as-Jesus-Words.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:31:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Everlasting Life The Believer of John 3 16]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Who has everlasting life Is it the man Jesus spoke of in John 3 16 when he said whoever believes in him speaking of himself ndash DS should not perish but have everlasting life NKJV or is it the man he spoke of in John 5 24 when he said I say to you he who hears my word and believes in him who sent me ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/551729>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/551729__Everlasting-Life-The-Believer-of-John-3-16.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:08:19 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Who is the Believer in John 3 16]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Sometimes things that are the most obvious are also the easiest to overlook No passage in the Bible is better known nor been memorized more than Jesus rsquo statement in John 3 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life NKJV .<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/550955>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/550955__Who-is-the-Believer-in-John-3-16.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:11:17 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Christian Politics and the Government]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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                 <description><![CDATA[What role if any should the Christian play in politics All any man can know about the subject is what the Bible says and since it was written for the benefit and enlightenment of all men in all ages of time from the time it was first penned until the last day of this earth rsquo ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/550499>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/550499__The-Christian-Politics-and-the-Government.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:22:51 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Grace of God in Baptism Titus 3 4 7]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Most Americans of a Christian persuasion believe that baptism has little to nothing to do with the grace of God One wonders have they never read Titus 3 4 7 The truth about God rsquo s grace and its tie in with baptism is clearly set forth in Paul rsquo s passage to Titus which reads as follows But when ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/549103>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/549103__The-Grace-of-God-in-Baptism-Titus-3-4-7.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:16:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Faith Based On Deception Gen 37 31 33]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Gen 37 31 33 8220 So they took Joseph s tunic killed a kid of the goats and dipped the tunic in the blood Then they sent the tunic of many colors and they brought it to their father and said 8216 We have found this Do you know whether it is your son s tunic or not 8217 And he recognized it and said 8216 It is my son ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548803>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548803__Faith-Based-On-Deception-Gen-37-31-33.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:15:09 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[What Does The Phrase]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3 3 NASU Truly truly I say to you unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God and then a couple of verses later John 3 5 NASU clarifies his statement when he says Truly truly I say to you unless one is born of water and ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548802>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548802__What-Does-The-Phrase.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[How Does the Blood of Jesus and Baptism Tie Together]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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                 <description><![CDATA[I know of no one who claims to be a Christian but what believes we are saved by the blood of Jesus All believe that for the Bible clearly teaches it stating it plainly we have redemption through His blood the forgiveness of sins Eph 1 7 NKJV There are very few however who realize where God has placed that ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548801>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548801__How-Does-the-Blood-of-Jesus-and-Baptism-Tie-Together.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:58:41 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Army of the Lord the Church]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[The army of the Lord is a phrase found only one time in the NKJV of the Bible and that in the Old Testament in Joshua 5 14 where Joshua in the vicinity of Jericho meets up with one who says of himself that he is Commander of the army of the Lord NKJV However having said that it is clear ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548467>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548467__The-Army-of-the-Lord-the-Church.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:07 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[God s Willingness to Forgive King Manasseh]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[It is not unusual to find in religion as it relates to Christianity two extremes of thought There are those who feel God is so full of loving kindness that he will readily forgive us of any and all of our sins if we just ask him We may be kind of sorry that we did whatever it was we did ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548035>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548035__God-s-Willingness-to-Forgive-King-Manasseh.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:49 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Does Jesus Baptism Condemn You]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Does baptism matter Most Americans have come to the conclusion that it does not a person can be saved and go to heaven baptized or not It is such a settled conviction with most that they are not willing to give the study of the topic the time of day It is ridiculous to even consider it ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548034>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548034__Does-Jesus-Baptism-Condemn-You.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:33:09 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Born Again At The Point Of Faith John 1 12 13]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[John 1 12 13 from the New American Standard Version 8220 But as many as received Him to them He gave the right to become children of God even to those who believe in his name who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will on man but of God Many believe that ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548033>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548033__Born-Again-At-The-Point-Of-Faith-John-1-12-13.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Philip Preaching the Gospel in Samaria]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they were being baptized men and women alike Acts 8 12 NAS It would be good to read my prior article on this directory entitled 8220 Receiving the Gospel as Acts 8 12 ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/548032>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548032__Philip-Preaching-the-Gospel-in-Samaria.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:14:18 -0500</pubDate>
                 <guid>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/548032__Philip-Preaching-the-Gospel-in-Samaria.html</guid>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Church as the Body of Christ Which Means What]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The church of the New Testament is in the scriptures referred to under several different designations or appellations one of which is the body of Christ And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be head over all things to the church which is his body the fullness of him who fills ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/547567>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/547567__The-Church-as-the-Body-of-Christ-Which-Means-What.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:02:06 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Church as the Family of God Things Found in It]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The church in the New Testament is described under various appellations the best known perhaps being the family of God It is the designation that touches the heart with the greatest force We long to be part of a family to have people that care about us and care how we are doing and who will help ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/547566>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/547566__The-Church-as-the-Family-of-God-Things-Found-in-It.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:53:22 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Sin Against Peter]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[The apostle Peter has taken a beating among denominationalists I would feel sorry for him save for the fact that I would be feeling for the wrong party seeing as how he was an inspired apostle of God and his antagonists are but mere flesh and blood men and totally uninspired It was not ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/525612>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/525612__Sin-Against-Peter.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Jesus and the Furnace of Fire]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[Hell is not real for most people They think little about it and really do not believe that if there is such a place they could end up there Hell would only be reserved for characters like Hitler Himmler Stalin murderers child molesters etc the very worst society has to offer ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/519868>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/519868__Jesus-and-the-Furnace-of-Fire.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Is Holy Spirit Baptism the Baptism That Saves]]></title>
                 <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
                 <category><![CDATA[News-and-Society]]></category>
                 <description><![CDATA[In an article I recently wrote I had a gentleman of the Pentecostal persuasion respond seemingly upset with me over the issue of baptism as I was emphasizing the importance of water baptism which he was discounting as being nothing more than a picture of salvation ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/514414>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/514414__Is-Holy-Spirit-Baptism-the-Baptism-That-Saves.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
                 <guid>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/514414__Is-Holy-Spirit-Baptism-the-Baptism-That-Saves.html</guid>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The New Birth Most Have it All Wrong]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3 3 NASU 8220 Truly truly I say to you unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God and then a couple of verses later John 3 5 NASU clarifies his statement when he says 8220 Truly truly I say to you unless one is born of water and ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/500335>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Gospel Obedience at Corinth What Really Happened]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Did Paul preach the same gospel at Corinth that he taught elsewhere Everywhere else he taught as part of the gospel baptism for the remission of sins One can go to Acts 16 and read two accounts in the same chapter of conversions made by Paul Lydia and the Philippian jailer in which in ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/496730>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[He Rejoiced Greatly Having Believed in God A Bible Study of the Philippian Jailer s Conversion]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[In Acts 16 verses 23 through 34 we have the account of the conversion of the Philippian jailer at the hands of Paul and Silas who preached the gospel to him and his household As you recall Paul and Silas had been jailed in Philippi when an earthquake at midnight loosed their bonds and opened all the prison doors Being responsible for ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/494542>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Was Cornelius Saved Before Baptism]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[In some of the last few posts we have been dealing with the subject of obeying the gospel in the first century and what that consisted of This is another installment dealing with the same subject Why do so Because there is absolutely no possibility that Holy Spirit inspired men ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/484490>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Be Faithful to the Lord The Conversion of Lydia]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[And when she and her household had been baptized she urged us saying 8216 If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come into my house and stay 8217 And she prevailed upon us Acts 16 15 NAS In Acts 16 13 15 we find the account of the conversion of Lydia in the city of Philippi This is ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/484288>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Joy and the Danger of a Clean Conscience]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[A good conscience is a wonderful thing to have Without it there is no inner peace only turmoil anxiety and restlessness Anyone who has violated his conscience knows of that which I speak A bad conscience pricks us continually without let up It is the perfect tormentor Day and night we suffer from its attacks .<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/477415>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Saul s Paul s Conversion When and Where Was He Saved]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales and he regained his sight and he arose and was baptized Acts 9 18 NAS In Acts chapter 9 verses 1 through 18 we have the account of Saul s conversion from a persecutor of Christians to an apostle ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/474238>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Preaching Jesus Means Preaching Baptism]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[And Philip opened his mouth and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him And as they went along the road they came to some water and the eunuch said 8220 Look Water What prevents me from being baptized Acts 8 35 36 NAS This is the account of Philip and ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/465335>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[They Loved the Praise of Men]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Most of us given a choice would like to be well thought of and spoken well of for our life and beliefs rather than to be reviled criticized and despised This is natural and easily understood but there is danger that this natural desire lead us into sin When one gets to the point where he cares more about what people think than what God ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/430297>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Does God Really Care]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Over the course of time just about all of us are confronted with the reality of suffering and abuse not just on newscasts but in our own personal world where we live day by day Why are small precious children abused Why do many of them not have a chance from the get go .<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/430293>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Bible Contradictions True Or False]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[If we believe the Bible is the word of God why do we often interpret it in a way that makes it contradict itself Truth is harmonious or else it s not truth and cannot be Jesus says of God s word 8220 your word is truth John 17 17 It does not oppose itself when properly interpreted Martin Luther ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/430288>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Abuse of the Old Testament]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[There are many things practiced in the name of Christianity today that have no biblical basis to be found in the law of Christ The Old Testament is at times appealed to as the source of authority Does the Old Testament have the same authority for Christians today as the New Testament How should Christians today relate to and handle ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/428708>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/428708__Abuse-of-the-Old-Testament.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[The title here is taken from part of the lyrics from the theme song for the TV show 8220 Cops It is a catchy tune but it raises a question we all have to deal with like it or not and most of us don t like it The undertaker and his helpers are coming for us no doubt about it one of ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/414296>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[So What Do You Want]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[What do you want to do with your life that is the rest of it Whether our days be few or many we each everyday have to ask ourselves this very question What do I want out of life What will bring me the greatest joy and satisfaction Should I stay put should I move should I go into another line of work what is best What do you ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/414235>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[The Kind of Faith in God That Destroys]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[There is a faith a so called Christian faith that destroys Those who hold such a faith while sincere do not understand faith from a scriptural point of view Faith is all too often defined as 8220 what I believe There is more to saving faith than just believing in Jesus believing he is the son of God If faith alone ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/400052>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/400052__The-Kind-of-Faith-in-God-That-Destroys.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Healing For the Brokenhearted]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick And I looked for sympathy but there was none and for comforters but I found none Psalms 69 20 NASU Read in context one sees clearly that this passage of scripture refers to Jesus toward the very end of his life on earth when facing the cross and perhaps very possibly on the cross ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/392668>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Who Gets to Decide God Or the Church]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[There are approximately 38 000 denominations in the world today calling themselves Christian according to the results I found on the subject doing a Google search I was astounded and find that number hard to believe but be that as it may we all know there are a vast multitude of them If this ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/375373>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Willful Sin Can Anyone Be Saved Heb 10 26 27]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Heb 10 26 27 8220 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins But a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries NKJV These verses have probably caused Christians about as much anguish as any you ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/368501>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
                 <link>http://www.articleslash.com/News-and-Society/Religion/368501__Willful-Sin-Can-Anyone-Be-Saved-Heb-10-26-27.html</link>
                 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Receiving the Gospel]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[So then those who had received his word were baptized and there were added that day about three thousand souls Acts 2 41 NAS In my younger days I use to hear about those preachers on tv or radio who would tell their listening audience words to the effect that if they wanted to receive Jesus and salvation just to lay their hands ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/355114>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[Acceptable Prayer]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[When a person runs into trouble in his or her life they are often counseled to pray That is usually one of the very first things that are done and most certainly we ought to turn to God in our times of trouble James says 8220 Is anyone among you suffering Let him pray James 5 13 NAS The writer of the book of ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/353280>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                 <title><![CDATA[He Feared]]></title>
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                 <description><![CDATA[Why men grow unfaithful varies from man to man The faith of Demas failed because he loved the world the faith of Diotrephes failed because he loved the preeminence the faith of the man I am about to talk about failed because of fear Of course there is a sense in which faith never fails It is the man who fails fails to ..<p><a href=http://articleslash.com/322583>Link to the original site</a></p>]]></description>
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                 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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