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Musick-al note # 177         All men are sinners (Romans 3:23), but in obeying Christ Jesus we can have our sins forgiven in His blood (Ephesians 1:7).  This is done by obeying the Gospel. But what is ‘the gospel’?  It is “Christ dying for our sins, was buried and raised on the third day” accordingContinue reading “BLAMELESS”

Musick-al note # 176             It is clearly taught in the New Testament that there would be false prophets in the religious world today.  These false prophets will be those who teach doctrines formulated by men’s thinking and say they are teaching the Word of God.  One would have to look only a littleContinue reading “FALSE PROPHETS”

Musick-al Note # 175                              Just suppose Paul, Peter or a group of the apostles entered our community as the ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). Just suppose they preached with all their old-time power and authority, and condemned divisions, factions and schisms as they did in the first century of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23,Continue reading “JUST SUPPOSE”

Musick-al note #   174                     Paul, in 2 Corinthians 12:2 said, “I know a man . . . caught up into the third heaven.”  Most commentators feel that this was referring to Paul himself and this is a possibility but an inconclusive conjecture.  Considering the time to which Paul referred and at the place whereContinue reading “THE THIRD HEAVEN”

Musick-al Note # 172                   Our efforts to grow spiritually may seem to give such small returns that we become discouraged with ourselves.  Perhaps this comes as a result of not truly recognizing our true position in life and or proper relationship with God.  Sometimes we want to live in a “what might haveContinue reading “SPIRITUAL GROWTH”

Musick-al note # 173                     One of the noblest gestures of all mankind came from Abraham and was given to Lot, his nephew (Genesis 13:1-9).  These men were herdsmen and God had blessed them exceedingly so that the land would not support them both at the same place.  Their servants began to quarrel about theContinue reading “WE ARE BROTHERS”

Musick-al Note # 172                   Our efforts to grow spiritually may seem to give such small returns that we become discouraged with ourselves.  Perhaps this comes as a result of not truly recognizing our true position in life and or proper relationship with God.  Sometimes we want to live in a “what might haveContinue reading “SPIRITUAL GROWTH”

Musick-al Note # 171                            How often we deplore the attitude of the Jews in Jerusalem when we read the statement of Jesus in Matthew 23:37, “Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets and stone them which are sent to you, how often I would have gathered your children together, even as aContinue reading ““AND YOU WOULD NOT””

 Musick-al note # 170                          The article titled, “The Point of No Return” should be a warning to all of us that we must never get so far into sin that we refuse to repent and turn to God.  It may cause someone to think that there is no chance for them even ifContinue reading “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE”

Musick-al Note # 169             The Hebrew writer stated in Hebrews 6:4-6, “It is impossible for those who were once enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God, and powers of the world to come, if they shallContinue reading “THE POINT OF NO RETURN”