Can we lose salvation?

By Gary C | October 27, 2011 - 11:11 am |October 17, 2019 Choice, Life, Philosophy, Religion

Today’s Conversation Starter:

Is believing in a god enough? Is belief in the God of the Bible enough?

No, belief in a god or even the One True God is not sufficient. Even demons believe in the God of the Bible and they are condemned to Hell. (James 2:19) The Devil knew the Heavenly Father personally and is yet condemned because of his sin. (Ezekiel 28:12-19) .

Jesus was very clear when he told us He was the only way to salvation. (John 14:6). He doesn’t ask for anything complicated. He just wants all you are and have. (Mark 8:34)

What is our mark, our token that tells us we are saved?

Romans 8:16 tells us that the Holy Spirit … Click to Continue →

I’m all about names

By Gary C | October 24, 2011 - 1:41 pm |October 17, 2019 Rant

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I like names. They are very important. A name says a lot about a person, a people, an organization…

For a child, a good name (at least for boys) means growing up being teased or being honored. Joseph was a strong name in my family. Joseph was the gifted boy in the book of Genesis who, though sold into captivity by his own family, honored is father by rising up to be a great man in the king’s court and saved his people from famine. (Genesis 37:1-46:34) My Grandfather was Joseph. He was a great example of a provider, husband and though I am sure growing up in his house was not easy, he was an honorable man who took … Click to Continue →

Are we becoming Babylon?

By Gary C | October 18, 2011 - 1:02 pm |October 17, 2019 Life, Philosophy, Rant, Religion

Are we, as a nation, becoming the image of new Babylon as portrayed in the book of Revelation?

As I read Revelation 18:1-24 I see a significant similarity to our culture, arrogance, failures as a society and ultimately the very real consequences. Economic collapse, moral decay, and an eventual erasing of a culture.

It seems as if Revelation 18:3 is describing our prior status as power broker of the world. As I read on I see the consequences of a nation called to greatness when we put a Biblical ethical standard at the forefront of our daily practices. That was a standard of honesty, honor, respect, hard work, fairness, and a bond among men, that camaraderie, where men held each other accountable at … Click to Continue →

BibleCounts update.

By Gary C | October 8, 2011 - 12:44 am |October 17, 2019 Development, Life, Philosophy, Project, Religion, Technical, Writing

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Good news, for everyone, especially me.

We have made some leaps on the new BibleCounts.com website. By tomorrow we will start placing the basic design of the core site. This includes the registration, user tracking. etc.

Over the next month we will start integrating the core BibleCounts quiz/testing and scoring systems as well as the point tracking system.
The initial test design for ages 5-12 will be updated first. We have Mathew through Luke completed and will expand those quizzes as we get response from our users and testers.

So far, Preston, Debbie and I have created the entirety of the content. Mostly through our own family devotional time. We are doing this in our free … Click to Continue →

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