Why We Believe What We Believe
Why We Believe We Should Be Content
Exodus 20:17 If you have Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and heaven through Him, you have everything you need to be content.
Why We Believe We Should Speak Truth
Exodus 20:16 If you are to love God and your neighbor, you must control your tongue.
Why We Believe We Should Be Givers
Exodus 20:15 Far from taking things that don’t belong to you, Jesus would have you to give.
Why We Believe We Should Protect Life
Exodus 20:13 The Lord wants you to imitate the love He has shown you in loving others, particularly in protecting their lives.
Why We Believe We Should Honor All God-Ordained Authority
Exodus 20:12 In this message, we resume our consideration of the fact that believers in Christ are still to obey the 10 Commandments. Reviewing the 5th Commandment,
Why We Believe God Doesn’t Forgive through Penance
1 John 1:6-9 You don’t have to confess your sins to a priest to receive forgiveness: All you must do is confess your sins to Jesus and ask for His forgiveness.
Why We Believe Baptism Doesn’t Save You
1 Corinthians 1:17 Contrary to the teaching of some churches, we see that the Bible says baptism can’t save you. Only faith in Jesus Christ can!
Why We Believe God Only Forgives Sins through the Gospel
Matthew 16:19 How is it that sins may be forgiven? We consider the teaching of some: that forgiveness consists in the use of the keys of the kingdom, given by Christ to an earthly priesthood descended from Peter. In this view, baptism and penance are important element
Why We Believe Our Works Don’t Earn Anything
Luke 17:10 Is it possible for believers to live in such a way that they can earn the favor of God, or to do more than the minimum requirement, so that their surplus merit can be dispensed to others as they have need? This is the teaching of some churches, but we se
His Sacrifice Pays It All
Luke 23:43 There can be no purgatory, and so no need of indulgences, since Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross covers not only the guilt of our sins, but also any punishment due to us from God.
Why We Believe We Should Keep the Sabbath Holy
Exodus 20:8-11 If we are to live a life completely devoted to the Lord, we must keep the Sabbath Day holy. We consider three points: *First, why the Sabbath day exists
Why We Believe You Must Keep Your Promises
Exodus 20:7 We see that using the Lord’s name reverently gives Him pleasure. We examine two ways in which we can do this: *First, that we are not to use His name as a common swear word or to blaspheme Him *Second, that we are to be careful to do what we say