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What is a Bible-based church?

By Calvin Burrell
March 1, 2017

Driving through Dallas recently, I saw a First Baptist Church billboard saying that they are Bible based. How does that differ from your claim to…

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Is the law still relevant to believers in Jesus?

By Calvin Burrell
May 1, 2017

Romans 6:15 says Christians are not under law but under grace. Galatians 3:23-25 says after faith has come, we are no longer under the law…

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Talking TULIP

By Israel Steinmetz
February 22, 2018

As we begin a yearlong journey exploring our Statement of Faith, we consider profound questions related to the relationship between God and humanity. Central to…

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A Journey to Grace

By Robert Coulter
March 15, 2018

The Church of Christ (early 1860s) in Michigan was the earliest predecessor to the Church of God (Seventh Day). Her doctrine of salvation through Jesus…

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Day of Grace

By Calvin Burrell
May 24, 2018

Most people of faith learn that the Bible’s Sabbath day is rooted in its first chapter. We could tell the world, if we would, that…

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Receiving the Gift of Rest

By Amber Mann Riggs
June 14, 2018

Exhausted from a long, demanding day, Joseph feels his body begin to release stress and his mind struggle to let go of its seemingly endless…

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Talking TULIP Part 3

By Israel Steinmetz
June 28, 2018

Here we come to the end of our three-part discussion of the Calvinist TULIP. Looking back, we see that total depravity was easy to affirm,…

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This We Believe

By bibleadvocate
July 5, 2018

Statement of Faith 9 Marriage This we believe: Marriage is an institution of God and is an exclusive lifetime union between one man and…

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Inside Job

By Karen Foster
August 30, 2018

Wendi Johnson as told to Karen Foster I pulled my baking sheet out of the oven and inhaled the sweet scent of chocolate chip cookies.…

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This We Believe

By bibleadvocate
September 6, 2018

Statement of Faith 5 The Church This we believe: The church of God in Scripture is a spiritual body of believers who hold the…