A PLURALISTIC POPULATION AND AMERICAN UNBELIEF

Today’s newspaper and Internet news carried a report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.  The story covered the results of a religious survey of 35,000 Americans.  I went beyond the news story and examined the original survey that the Forum has made public and have discovered some very interesting as well as alarming facts that reflect what Americans believe and don’t believe. (more)

CALIFORNIA
HOMOSEXUAL LAWS

Today’s Star-Telegram (June 18, 2008) ran a report detailing the first day of legal homosexual unions in California.  The article stated that hundreds were “wed” on this first day of state unions.

Although we can be glad that Texas will not recognize these California unions, it is time for us to remember again the reason why we oppose this kind of relationship and union.  God, our holy and righteous Creator, chose to make one man and one woman—Adam and Eve.
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THE TERROR OF DEATH:
CAUSES AND CURES

There are numerous examples from history of valiant Christians who went to their deaths as martyrs, singing hymns and happily praising God. How were they able to exude such a joyful demeanor? Whence their sense of fearlessness that seems to elude so many today?

Death has been depicted as the “king of terrors.” Such was the descriptive of Bildad, one of Job’s erstwhile friends (Job 18:14). His sentiment has been shared by countless others.
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OUR PURPOSE AND OUR SPIRITUAL ENEMIES

One of the purposes of this website is to warn both believers and unbelievers of various spiritual “enemies” in the world that would lead us astray from the truth, from godliness, from moral living, and from total devotion to the Lord Jesus.  While we want to offer a positive message of love, hope, and joy, we also are aware of the many different devices that Satan uses to lead us to compromise the way of the Lord. (more)

Article description: How old should a child be before he is allowed to be baptized? Are we immersing some who are too young? What are some of the guidelines by which responsible decisions can be made? This article probes this issue.(more)

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TELEVISION:
CHRISTIANS' PET SIN

What is the pet sin of Christians?  Gambling?  Liquor, white-collar crime, sexual immorality? No.  It is the use of television. What began as a scientific breakthrough in the late 40's with the promise of much good for mankind, has now been used of Satan as an insidious purveyor of filth, obscenity, perversion, violence, and liberal left-wing ideology. (more)

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Guest Article
THE MOST DANGEROUS TELEVANGELIST IN THE WORLD

Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, recently wrote an article called The Church of Oprah. In it he made the statement that “writing anything even remotely critical of Oprah will bring an avalanche of hate mail.” Well, back up the trucks from the Post Office. (more)

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THE APOCRYPHA:
INSPIRED OF GOD?

Article description: Why is the Apocrypha not a part of the inspired canon of Scripture? In the ever urgent work of winning souls for Christ, the Christian occasionally will encounter members of the Roman Catholic Church who note, with perhaps some degree of pride, that their version of the Bible contains more books than standard translations used by non-Catholics. More often than not, the average Christian is at a loss to explain why there are forty-six books in the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible, yet only thirty-nine books in the Old Testament of the common versions. (more)

FIVE POINTERS FOR DISCIPLINING CHILDREN

Training children is a large task. Whether those little hands will some day spin a gambling wheel, or lead in church singing, depends largely on how well we do the job of training our children during the early years.

There are some general guidelines for training children that can be expressed with five words--but these are not the "Five Pointers." (more)

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Nutritional Foundations

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Nutrients are substances which are essential for the maintenance, repair, growth, and reproduction of all our body tissues. Our foods contain the following basic nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water.

Carbohydrates, our body's most efficient source of energy and an essential component in the production of many structural and functional materials, are produced by plants in the process of photosynthesis. (more)

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ANTS

GOD'S AMAZING CREATURES

One of the most interesting insects of the natural world is the tiny ant. There are over twelve thousand different species.

Ants are called “social insects” because they live in groups and help one another in different ways....The ant has been a serious problem for those who believe in evolution.

Many ants have been found in hardened tree sap. According to the speculations of evolutionary chrono- logists (which are not correct), these ants lived millions of years ago, yet these preserved little creatures are virtually identical to the ants that live today!
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God created the family for His purposes and for our good. I am now in my thirtieth year of marriage to one wife; I will be forever grateful to my parents; they gave me the first birth, without which the second is certainly not possible; they cared for me; they fed, clothed, and educated me. Moreover, the Lord commands that I honor them. I am thankful to God for making me the father of five children and for what He taught me through that experience. Yes, God created the family, but as with any good thing created by God, it can become an idol.
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THE HOME A HAVEN



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A Sincere and Friendly Invitation

 
I Invite You ...

Yesterday I sat at the bedside of a friend whom I’ll call John (all names have been changed).  I felt helpless.  John’s body was invaded with cancer in multiple organs and he was filled with pain.  I spoke but this friend was speechless.  I prayed but there was no response.  I was powerless to change the situation and knew that I could not reach his heart or bring conviction to his conscience under these circumstances.  Three hours after I left, John’s earthly life ended.  He departed to meet God in judgment—the God he had neglected in life.  There is no indication that he ever seriously considered God, showed a sincere interest in his soul, or thoughtfully pondered where he would spend eternity.  And now it is too late—it is forever too late.  All opportunity to change has vanished. (more)

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Bible Quizzes

How well do you know your Bible? People who have read and studied their Bible for many years still have much to learn! Here is an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of some of the facts of the Word of God. Just choose the topic that interests you and see what you know! (more)

For a quiz on occupations and trades of the Bible click here.

HELPFUL HINTS
ON SAVING TIME
THE PRINCIPLES

For all of my adult life, I have had a keen desire to save time.  This interest began and has been maintained because of several key principles in the Word of God.  I’d like to share these Biblical principles with you.  After this, in our second article, I’ll offer a number of suggestions that I have found particularly helpful. (more)

JOEL OSTEEN--
True or False?

The latest "star" among the Christian world is Joel Osteen, pastor of nondenominational Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Osteen claims the nation’s largest congregation with over 30,000 members. Lakewood recently purchased the colossal Compaq Center, formerly home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets. (more)

Site updated June 29, 2008,
9:10 PM

After resuming work on the True Discipleship website in the summer of 2007, God has enabled us to place many more articles for your blessing.  Originally, a friend, Tony McGee, set the site up about seven or eight years ago.  The basic structure and some articles were posted, with a total of about 65 files on the site over the years.  We are very grateful for his initiation and the interest in this beginning effort to make key articles available to you.  At present, there are over 600 articles and another hundred are ready for posting—when we can find the opportunity to do this.
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