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Marriage Defined by  Dave Miller, Ph.D. As Legislators are fighting over the legitimacy of same-sex marriages, activist judges are claiming constitutional sanction in their redefining of marriage, and the rank and file citizens of these United States are embroiled in a polarizing culture war, it is nevertheless unthinkable that the President of these United States has announced his approval of homosexuality. If God exists and the Bible is His revealed Word, then America is facing imminent peril. The evaporation of Christian principles from American civilization will lead to the extinction of civility, freedom, and morality. In the midst of such depressing circumstances, the spiritually minded may find refreshment in the words of bygone U.S. Supreme Courts. For example, in the 1885 case of  Murphy v. Ramsey  that addressed the legitimacy of polygamy, the high court declared: For certainly no legislation can be supposed more wholesome and necessary in the founding of a free, self-gov

Three “Musts” By Larry Ray Hafley Must Number One: Jesus “Must” Die On The Cross And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:14, 15). In order for man to be saved, Jesus had to die, for “with- out shedding of blood is not remission,” no forgiveness of sins (Heb. 9:22). Hence, he “must ” be lifted up on the cross. It was only by being lifted up that he could draw all men unto himself (John 12:32). Indeed, he “was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification” (Rom. 4:25). Must Number Two: “Ye ‘Must’ Be Born Again” Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God (John 3:5). Ye must be born again (John 3:7). To be born again is to be saved, to be delivered from the power of darkness (Col. 1:13). To be born again is

Except A Man Be Born Again Don Willis There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born

“. . . Ye Must Be Born Again” By Leslie Diestelkamp. Jesus did not simply urge the new birth upon people, nor did he just advise and commend it, but he made it essential to entrance into the Kingdom of God. In this brief paper we intend to discuss some misconceptions about the new birth, the necessity of it, how and when one is born again, and the result of such a birth. Misconceptions. Many devout people today think that the new birth is "something that happens to them." Many think they have experienced this new birth simply because they have had some unusual and strange feeling. The feeling of remorse which most people have when they are convicted of sin, and the feeling of peace and joy that may come when one reforms his life and thus clears his conscience, is believed by some to be evidence of the new birth. But, under another heading in this article, we intend to show that the new birth is something we do, something we express in action, and that it is not at all m

NEW HEAVENS, NEW EARTH Joe R. Price. The basic meaning of the expression "heavens and the earth" is that of a dwelling place, a habitation. In Genesis 1:1 God created "the heavens and the earth" - the physical world - for mankind to inhabit (Gen. 1:26-28). We later find a similar expression used with a spiritual connotation (Isa. 65:17; 66:22). Isaiah spoke of God creating "new heavens and a new earth" in which all men would come to worship before Him (Isa. 65:17; 66:23). He thus prophesied of the church - the habitation or dwelling place of God's people (cf. Isa. 2:1-4). God dwells with His people in the church, and they with Him (2 Cor. 6:16-18). Christians are raised out of the death of sin to sit "in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:5-6). We become citizens of a new kingdom when we are saved in Christ (Col. 1:13). Christians inhabit a new and spiritual realm, the church (Acts 2:47). Our citizenship is in heaven (Phil. 3:2