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Christian Lifestyle        
People tend to blend into their immediate environment. But our calling as God's chosen must separate us from this world.

Romans 10:9 says that "if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Baptism, footwashing, and Holy Communion are not mentioned; why are they necessary for salvation?        

The apostle Paul stresses that Abraham was justified before circumcision, not after (Romans 4:10-12). Circumcision was only a sign of the righteousness he had already received by faith. Aren't sacraments likewise only signs, with no effect?        

Transubstantiation teaches that after giving thanks, the bread and grape wine transform materially into the physical body and blood of the Lord Jesus. Consubstantiation teaches that the physical body and blood coexist with the bread and the grape wine. Wh        

With all the other ways we can remember the Lord's death today, is the Holy Communion really that important, and even necessary for salvation?        

Heaven is too "spiritual" and boring. How can you be happy there if you do nothing but worship all day?        

Didn't Paul tell believers in Corinth to make offerings on the first day of the week (1 Cor 16:2)?        

You say salvation is by grace, but aren't there any conditions to us receiving grace?        

How do I know the Bible has not been changed over the years?        

Forsaking All Others: Keeping Intruders out of Your Marriage        
Today, one out of every two marriages ends in divorce. What precautions must we take to keep intruders out of the picture?