THE MARVELOUS BLESSINGS OF BEING “IN CHRIST” – 2 Corinthians 5
The entire New Testament gives no other means, provides no other device, and suggests no other ceremony or action that can bring the believer INTO CHRIST.
Baptism is the only way.
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CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE LORD’S CHURCH – Hebrews 10
it is plain that the Christian assemblies on the first day of the week existed from the earliest Christian times, derived their authority from Christ and the apostles, and that it is no light thing to disregard them.
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TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? – John 6
God’s plans always go forward, with or without our cooperation.
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“WE KNOW!” – THE THREE GREAT CERTAINTIES of GOD – 1 John 5
We are “in Christ,” having believed in him and having been baptized into the “one body,” Christ’s spiritual body. As a result of Christ’s redemptive work, we enjoy eternal life (presently, in the joys of Christian service, and ultimately, throughout all eternity).
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WHAT IT MEANS TO PREACH CHRIST – Acts 8
A bare catalogue of the facts of the gospel is overwhelming: God entered our earth-life as a man, in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, fulfilling the great prophecies of the Old Testament; he wrought the greatest wonders ever seen on earth, even raising the dead again and again; he was despised and rejected; he died on the cross according to the Scriptures in order to procure eternal life for men; he rose the third day, ascended to the right hand of God, established his church, sent the Holy Spirit, is reigning until all enemies are destroyed; and finally, he will raise to life again all who ever lived on earth, preside over the final judgment and appoint all men their destiny.
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HEAVEN OPENED AND BEHOLD A WHITE HORSE – Revelation 19
This is a description of the Lord Jesus Christ. We also identify him with the rider of the white horse in the first seal (Revelation 6:2).
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AGONY IN GETHSEMANE: “MY SOUL IS EXCEEDING SORROWFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH” – Mark 14
Jesus did not meet death with the joyful attitude of some of the martyrs, nor in the gay serenity of Socrates, but with overwhelming sorrow, convulsive grief, and with the sweat of blood.
