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By The Grace of God "Once Saved, Always Saved" is the established tenet of mainstream Christianity; they believe that the limit of our obligation as Christians is to merely accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, recite a couple of coached sentences at an altar call, and we are forever, saved. Is it that easy?

Countdown to Liberty, Part 1:The Wave Sheaf Offering A seemingly insignificant ceremony that took place on “the morrow after the Sabbath ” during the first festival season of Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread in reality, "depicts one of the most significant events to have ever occurred in the history of mankind. Had what the Wave Sheaf Offering symbolized not been fulfilled, salvation for mankind would literally be impossible."

Countdown to Liberty, Part 2:The Feast of the Firstfruits Focuses on the second of God's festival seasons in the sacred calendar; and explores the important connection between it and the first season. Once you've read the two-part COUNTDOWN TO LIBERTY, you should have no questions as to whom or what the Holy Spirit is.

Deception: The Truth Versus The Lie Revelation 12:9 "That old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world." Learn how he is able to mislead and misinform on such a colossal scale. Along with the detailed explanation, comes a wealth of advice that will help you avoid being deceived by any of Satan’s emmisaries, no matter how proper looking and smooth-talking they are.

Forgiveness Clarifying forgiveness is a daunting task. Like “love” it's a hard concept to grasp, harder still to explain and harder yet to know how to do it or how you know when or if you really have. Could it be that only God is truly able to forgive our sins against each other and Him? Learn what it is and how important it is to God – and us --that we learn to forgive. Essential reading for every Christian.

Getting Right With God "A man after God's own heart." That's what God Himself said about King David. Wouldn't it be great if God could say that about all of us? Maybe He can. We can be taught how to become as David was in God’s eyes. Studying David's life and legacy reveals the qualities that made David so special to our Lord and Savior, and hopefully teach us how to develop those same qualities in ourselves.

God's Love This article presents an abundance of information on this important, but often mis-understood topic. Including not only what Love IS, but what it IS NOT. God makes it very clear what his love entails from a human being's point of view, and what God asks is not burdensome or extreme. All of which begs the question the author asks at the end

Growing Up In Christ We can't remain children of God forever; the Bible makes it clear we must grow up. We're to be like little children in our trust in God, but to grow in grace and truth and knowledge, and to mature as children of God. Learn just how important doing so is to your salvation.

I Am The Way John 14:6 is a simple verse and statement. But this simple sentence is "one of the most profound and important in all the Bible; in fact, in all of human history. Contained within is Christ's declaration to the world of who He actually was, and what He was doing for mankind. It's a blueprint for our salvation."

Judgment Do you fully understand God's final judging of mankind? An understanding of God's judgment will bring into sharper focus other important doctrinal issues that have been blurred by the customs and traditions of men. Learn what the final judgment of God is all about.

Know Your Enemy: An Expose of Satan Part 1 Satan is your mortal enemy. He's a liar and a master of deceit. You know that. But did you know just how bold and deceitful he can be? Did you know one of the most common names used to refer to him was intended to describe Jesus Christ? You'll find a whole lot more you didn't know in this exhaustively researched two-part article.

Know Your Enemy: An Expose of Satan Part 2 Second part of impressively researched piece, recently revised and rewritten by the author.

Remember The Sabbath Mark 2:27-28- Jesus makes two definitive statements in this passage: 1) The Sabbath was made for man; and as a result. 2) The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath. Why Did God do this? Read the 7 reasons that explain why God blessed the seventh day and gave it to mankind as a gift. A gift most of mankind ignores.

The Covenants An in-depth history and explanation of the covenants that are instrumental to God's plan for mankind, particularly the Old and New Covenants, including why the New Covenant had to replace the Old. And if it still means anything to the human race today.

The Great Commission Do you have to be part of a large church organization with ‘credentialed’ ministers and deacons to do God's work? Can you easily be deceived and misled if you are not? Are individual members of the ‘laity’ incapable of spiritual discernment on their own? What actually is the church, and what is the role of the Christian? Are most church members only qualified to 'support' those who are actually 'doing' God's work? Some very interesting answers to these questions and many more.

The Great Mystery The Bible alludes in various passages --notably Romans 16:25-26-- to a great mystery that has been hidden from humanity down through the ages but was prophetically revealed to those who were given understanding and enlightenment. This mystery concerns the countenance and nature of God but what exactly is the answer to this great mystery? A thoroughly researched article that provides an explanation.

The Mystery of Lawlessness Did you realize some Christian ministers ask their congregations, "Can we continue to live in sin, break God's law and still be saved?" And then answer that question with a resounding "Yes!" Could they possibly be right? Are we saved, no matter what? Does it say this somewhere in the Bible? Mr. England names names and takes prisoners as he compares the claims of some well known preachers against what the Bible actually says.

The Place of Safety A look at the concept and the major and minor premises concerning the Place of Safety, a doctrinal belief of the Worldwide Church of God and many of the subsequent offshoot organizations founded after the decline of Worldwide. You'll find some startling conclusions and an eye-opening definition of what their theory of The Place of Safety actually is.

You Shall Have No Other gods Before Me ". . . the statement that I am about to make may shock some of you, but it is nonetheless true. There are other gods! They are the spiritual forces at work in this world. . . They are the spiritual entities that have aligned themselves with the evil one in contradiction to the angelic hosts of God Almighty." And that's just the first sentence. Don't miss this one.

The Reasons for the Season November & December, the time of year shoppers and retailers live for. If a visitor from another galaxy were to drop to earth in December and take a look around he'd be forced to conclude that Christ must have been one wild-spending party animal with a serious alcohol problem. . A penetrating look at the origins of Christmas and its' true meaning, origins and purpose. Be ready for some surprises, including the fact that the birth of Christ has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, and never did.

When Was Jesus Born? Rod England's article verifies Mr. Hoeck's article and vice-versa. Both use their stunning research skills to get to the bottom of the "Christmas- Christ's birth" story and explain that what you know about Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ is probably the proper fantasy conceived and endorsed by certain religious authorities. If you're interested in finding out the truth about the event this important "Christian" holiday purports to be about, and what you’re actually celebrating instead, read this article.

Who Is The Helper? A mystery revolves around the true identity and nature of "The Helper," also called the Holy Spirit. Mainstream Christianity upholds the doctrine of the Trinity as the means by which the definitive identification of the Holy Spirit is to be made. But is this basic doctrine of Christianity biblical and true? Is the Holy Spirit indeed a person, distinct from the Father and Son? "An intelligent agent, possessed of self-consciousness and freedom- the third person of a Trinitarian Godhead?"

Will You Marry Me? In the fall of the year, when the majority of the fruit and vegetable crops are ripe for harvest, we come upon the last of the three festival seasons in God’s festival calendar. The third of His annual festival seasons contains those holy days that the Messiah’s has not yet fulfilled. They have everything to do with the return of our Lord and Savior to this earth as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

Wind and Rain We are all familiar with wind and rain; both can be calm and gentle, or they can be boisterous, destructive and deadly. In John 3:8 Jesus said "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit." Learn what Jesus meant when he said those words. If you have ever wondered about the Holy Spirit, what it is, what it does, why it's so important; "Wind and Rain" will answer your questions.

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