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A Kingdom that Cannot Move
Thomas Overmiller What does the Brexit vote mean to you? Or, closer to home, what about the prospect of an unindicted President guilty of gross negligence, among other things? Or a President with seemingly no moral scruples? If you are a born-again child of God, it shouldn’t mean much at all.
Read MoreHow Bad Can It Be?
A Look at Today’s Secular College Campus Stephen Zempel Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Have you ever considered what Judges-era Israel must have been like — what kind of chaos would result if every man did what was right in his own…
Read MoreTenth Commandment
George Stiekes Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. Exodus 20:17 Do not desire or lust after what belongs to someone else. To break this commandment is to be guilty of the sin of envy. Our humanistic society is geared toward this kind of behavior. For many people, it is no longer just a feeling…
Read MoreA Sovereign Mandate
Tavis J. Long Believing that the privilege to pray in Jesus’ name is fundamental to the Christian’s relationship with Christ, and understanding that the privilege to reference the personage of Jesus in public prayer is under increasing attack in the military chaplaincy, we resolve that our Chaplains will be supported, defended, and encouraged to pray…
Read More2016 FBFI Annual Fellowship audio files now available
Our Annual Fellowship, held this year at the Colonial Hills Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana, included many powerful messages, a blessing to all in attendance. We would like to share that blessing with you by way of audio recordings available for online listening or download to listen at your convenience. We also have a link…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (3)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) In part 1 we looked at how dispensationalism best dealt with Biblical truth. In part 2 we considered how dispensationalism protects against deviations from the true gospel. We turn now to the subject of national Israel. 9. Dispensationalism maintains a future for national Israel. Has the NT Church replaced…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (2)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) In part 1 we looked at how dispensationalism best dealt with Biblical truth. We turn now to how dispensationalism protects against deviations from the true gospel. 6. Dispensationalism presents the best defense against heresy because of its consistent, literal-normal use of hermeneutics. Covenant systems regularly resort to allegorization, sensus…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (1)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) Dispensationalism understands the Bible in terms of the unfolding revelation of God which results in different stewardships of responsibility on the part of man. Ryrie suggests a “distinguishable economy in the outworking of God’s purpose” (Dispensationalism, p. 28). A dispensational approach to Scripture emphasizes the Glory of God as…
Read MoreThe Eighth & Ninth Commandments
George Stiekes Eight: Thou shalt not steal. Exodus 20:15 Keeping in mind that the commandments reflect the very nature of God, as God’s people, we ought not steal because our God is trustworthy. We must also be trustworthy and thereby reflect His glory.
Read MoreBiblical Sexual Ethics in Light of God’s Institution of Marriage
Mike Harding Definition of Marriage Marriage is the exclusive God-ordained institution between one man (husband) and one woman (wife) in a mutually consented “one-flesh” relationship, consisting of mutually supportive companionship and physical union (Gen. 1:27; 2:24; 1 Cor. 7:1–6; Rom. 1:26, 27). As such, marriage is a lifelong, monogamous, heterosexual, covenant relationship between the man…
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