Dale Ridge church of Christ

• Baptism is into the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – Matthew 28:19
• Baptism  saves – Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:21
• Baptism remits one’s sins – Acts 2:38
• Baptism shows a glad reception of the Word of God – Acts 2:41

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         Must be a member of the church that Jesus established in order to be saved?  The popular response to such a question is “No.”  Any type of organized religion is deemed as old-fashioned, irrelevant, and too stifling today for any real expression of spirituality.  In spite of this common perception, the New Testament speaks of the eternal significance and importance of the Lord’s church.

         The theme of the epistle to the Ephesians centers on the church and its eternal value…

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               What does the apostle Peter mean when he tells those on the day of Pentecost that had gladly received his word that they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?  Were they being told that they were going to have a non-miraculous, literal indwelling of the Holy Spirit?  Is it a reference to the temporary, miraculous spiritual gifts which were received in the 1^st century church?  Or was it to be understood as a statement of salvation much like Paul speaking of the gift…

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(See end of article for puzzles on Job 19-21).            

            After the Book of Job opens by introducing to us this man who is the greatest man of the east, we are given the opportunity to peer into the throne room of heaven where an assembly of angels has gathered on an appointed day.  Into this gathering entered the adversary of mankind.  This is indeed a strange picture which is presented on two occasions in Job (Job 1:6; Job 2:1). Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on November 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

               When Jesus instituted the Lord Supper, He simply gave the command that we are to partake of it, but He did not specify the time.  As a result, questions often arise as to the “When” of the Lord’s Supper?  We might ask, “Since Jesus instituted it on a Thursday night, should we then partake of it on Thursday nights?”  Or should it be observed on Sunday?  Is there a specific day to partake of the communion?  We should also ask, “How frequently should we partake?”  The Bible provides the answers to these important questions, but…

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