by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Salvation
Originally preached at Trinity United Methodist Church, Danville, VACirca 2003by R. Joseph Ritter, Jr. Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Am I a Christian? How do I know I am saved? I am a very logical person and analyze just about everything that comes my way,...
by admin | Mar 23, 2014 | Abortion, Christian Perfection, Evangelism
This is an article on the issue of abortion which has become heavily politicized in our culture. This article is divided into two parts. I will first examine the legal and technical issues behind abortion, including providing analysis of several court cases. In this...
by admin | Feb 23, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Grace
Driving across Interstate 26 in South Carolina east of Columbia, we passed a church with a cross out near the highway which had the words Amazing printed vertically and Grace printed horizontally. Amazing Grace is what the cross of Christ brought into the world. There...
by admin | Jan 12, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Temptation
Ephesians 4:27, “and do not give the devil an opportunity.” I have come to enjoy reading and listening to mp3 recordings of the sermons of Charles Spurgeon. One of the things about his sermons which struck me is that he often preached a very long sermon around a...
by admin | Nov 29, 2013 | Christian Perfection, Justification by Faith
Salvation is only the beginning of Christ’s work in our hearts. The story of the exodus from Egypt did not end with the passover. The next task the Lord gave the people of Israel was to clean all the leaven from their homes. This begins the process of...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | Christian Perfection, Fruit of the Spirit
Our study on the Fruit of the Spirit is now concluded. In each of the individual components of the fruit, the emphasis is not what we are capable of, but rather the work of the Holy Spirit. If we could in and of ourselves express all of the components of the fruit,...