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Coming soon: The Bible and the Papacy – 2 Enlightening Lectures

August 21st, 2010

A quick announcement of some upcoming, special lectures I’ve been asked to help deliver around the time the Pope comes to the UK. The overall subject is “The Bible and the Papacy” and there are to be two lectures: 1. IS THE POPE THE TRUE LEADER OF THE CHURCH? Mr Mark Allfree 2. CHURCH TRADITION [...]

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6 Reasons To Be Baptised

August 13th, 2010

1. In baptism we obtain the forgiveness of our sins: “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…” Acts 2:38 “Brother Saul… why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins” Acts 22:16 “baptism doth also [...]

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Do angels have wings?

July 24th, 2010

Do angels have wings? If we can generalize then we might say that most modern Christians would say “yes” to this question. If we were to ask what evidence there was for such an answer then we might struggle to receive a response. Some might turn to the renaissance painters, some to church history or story [...]

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Podcast: What do Christadelphians believe?

July 15th, 2010

“Christadelphian” is a name given to a community of believers who take the Bible as their sole source of authority. They preach the same distinct and unique gospel which was once preached by the first century followers of Jesus Christ. What are their beliefs and why are they relevant? An overview of the Christadelphians and [...]

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Podcast: The Bible – God’s word not man’s

June 29th, 2010

The Bible is a unique book which holds within it many surprising teachings. Much of modern Christianity have obscured, twisted and changed the real message of the Bible claiming to have a higher authority than it’s pages. In this Podcast the evidence for the authority of the Bible is examined. Podcast Download as mp3 version [...]

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The Bible teaches that human nature is mortal

June 18th, 2010

It’s almost unbelievable to the Bible student that modern Christianity has moved so far away from what the Bible teaches about the nature of man. What does the Bible teach regarding this important subject we hear you ask? The answer to such a question is astounding and surprising but one which needs to be grasped [...]

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Is infant baptism scriptural?

April 19th, 2010

Early Christian Practice In modern Christianity babies are “christened” (or what is called “baptized”) weeks after being born. It might come as some surprise to know that this practice of baptizing infants is not found in the Bible. This was not the practice of the early Christians. The Bible states that a belief is necessary before [...]

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The Popes problem is his celibate priesthood

March 29th, 2010

The Pope is coming under attack (see this BBC news article) for his involvement in cases of child abuse. It seems he failed to act swiftly to prevent priests who were known to be practicing this obscene behavior. One reason this is a problem is because of the Roman Catholic celibate priesthood. It is a [...]

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Eternal Life – What the Bible really says

March 15th, 2010

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 The Bible is quite clear. We all sin and therefore we all die. Death, the Bible teaches, is a punishment. It is literal. It is very real. The dead are unconscious (see Ecclesiastes [...]

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The promise God made to the fathers of Israel

March 1st, 2010

Paul before Agrippa In Acts 26 we read of Paul being brought before the Roman king Agrippa. He had been accused of causing trouble with the Jewish population of the province for preaching things about Jesus Christ. King Agrippa, the Roman leader permitted Paul to speak in his defense. The words which Paul speaks are [...]

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