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Ten facts about local congregations today, taken from the letters to the seven churches (Revelation 2,3) 1. Christ knows their works! 2. Most congregations have a mixture of good qualities and weaknesses. 3. Christ considers some congregations that are in bad shape spiritually to still be his. 4. Even though we might not be able to conscientiously recommend some congregations (like Sardis, Laodicea), that doesn’t mean that we are judging if they are still of Christ or not. He is the judge of when he removes their candlestick. 5. Even good congregations often have some bad apples! (2:14-16) 6. Even badly flawed congregations often have some good people. (2:24; 3:4) Salvation is personal! 7. All congregations with serious flaws are considered to be in danger in spite of good qualities they might have. (2:5; 2:18; 3:3) 8. Congregations that we consider to be impressive and strong, often aren’t. (3:1; 3:17) 9. Congregations that we may consider to be small and unimportant, are

  Contending for the Faith     Examining Islam   (A 7-Part Series) By Joe R. Price     Examining Islam    (Part 1) Joe R. Price September 11, 2001 raised Americans’ interest in the religion of Islam. With the recent growth and threat of ISIS there continues to be special concern about radical Islamic terrorism. Recent acts of terror in Paris, France and San Bernardino, CA reaffirm our need to understand Islam. Christians should know the facts about Islam. We are not interested in hyperbole, exaggeration or false descriptions of the Muslim religion. Neither are we interested in “sugar-coating” the realities of this faith. The facts speak for themselves. In 2013 there were about 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, or 23% of the world’s population ( Pew Research Center ). Muslim sources put the number at slightly over 2 billion, estimating that at current growth rates (almost 3% per year), 1 in 3 people on earth will be Muslim by 2030 ( Muslim Population in the World ). Christians

IS VISA LOTTERY: GAMBLING?          By Benson Omole Min. A.      WHAT IS US VISA LOTTERY? The Diversity Visa Lottery was established in 1990 to increase diversity in the United States. The Diversity Visa Lottery is a United States government lottery program for receiving the United States Permanent Resident Card. The green card lottery makes available 55,000 immigrant visas annually by selecting applicants from countries with low numbers of immigrants to the US in the previous five years. Officially, “The Diversity Immigrant Visa program…is a United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. The Immigration Act of 1990 established the current and permanent Diversity Visa (DV) program”. If you are chosen, you get to immigrate to America. B.      WHAT IS GAMBLING AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Gambling is when people risk money or anything of value to predict the outcome of a game involving chance, such as on Scra

Do Moslems Know That Islam Was Created By The Roman Catholic Church - Religion  Similarities Between Islam and Catholicism The Roman Catholic Church and Islam Connection 1. Both The Roman Catholic Church and Islam believe that only they are the one true church/religion. 2. The Roman Catholic Church and the Islam require mandatory fasting. 3. The Roman Catholic Church worships, prays to and gives titles of God to Mary. Islam highly esteems Mary and she is mentioned 34 times in the Qu'ran. "Even the infidel Muhammed glorifies Mary in his Koran, saying, 'The angels shall say to Maryam, "Allah has chosen thee; he has made thee exempt from all stain'". The Marian (Roman Catholic) Bible 4. The Roman Catholic Church and Islam base their salvation on a complicated system of works and deny salvation by faith alone. There is no assurance of salvation in either religion. 5. Both cults deny the Biblical view of the Atonement. The Roman Catholic Church doctrine dictates t

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Introduction What Is the Church of Christ? Historical Lineage Some denominations claim the ability to trace their historical lineage (an unbroken link of churches throughout history) directly to John the Baptist. Of course, this is impossible to do and is a false claim. The Lord’s church was not in existence while John was alive. John, himself, said,”In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight. And John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his