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The
Other Side is about proclaiming all of God's word (Mathew 4:4). Also
contending for
the faith (Jude 3), and informs you about daily events happening around
the world, which in some cases, may affect your daily lives...
A Brief Doctrinal
Statement
We believe in the divine inspiration of God and preservation of the
Scripture in different languages. We use the King James version
only,
because we are English speaking people, and also it's the most
accurate
version in the English language.
We believe in the Holy Trinity, the doctrines of the wonderful and
precious truths of Sovereign Grace; justification by Christ's
imputed
righteousness; God created all things in six literal days; believers
baptism, strict communion, separation from the world; the
independence of
the local Church; and the Papacy being the prophesied Antichrist.
A full
version is available upon request.
Updates
Articles...The Justice Or Righteousness Of God and
Conversion: By John Gill. Also, Rights of the Child in Public Schools...There is much confusion on how a child must behave in the public
school, when it comes to their religion in particular, Christianity.
This article clears up the confusion, and quotes current law, as well as
displaying the link to the government site where the law was quoted, also
a brief historical background on the issue...
Messages...Regeneration: By C.H. Spurgeon
and Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God: by Jonathon
Edwards
Letters...The life and
experiences of a Christian brother
News
Items...Rwandan
Genocide: Two Nuns
Found Guilty, Terrorism & Islamic
Doctrine (revised and updated),
also Levine's Study on Children and Sex
Editorial
Taken from the magazine called; "The
Link", January -
March 2000 edition.
In the very early days of the Christian Church, men began adding
and
subtracting from the plain teaching of the Word of God; this
manifested
itself in a divergence of both thought and action from the one and
only
standard. With the passage of time this departure from the truth
has
escalated, resulting in the multiplicity of denominations, societies,
and
fellowships evident in Christendom today, each one claiming to
have some
kind of Biblical authority for their existence. Some hold only to a
fragment of Scripture and that often fearfully misinterpreted. Others
are
stalwarts in contending for much of truth, yet are woefully content to
conveniently overlook other sections. Between these two, lie
numerous
others.
The result of all this medley of voices, each crying their own
particular
brand of that is broadly termed 'Christianity' much of which when
examined
in the light of Holy Scripture, is not Christianity at all. Even in
circles claiming to be orthodox, it is not uncommon to hear
preachers
using such phrases in the pulpit as "I believe" or
"This is my
conviction". By this we are let to think it is the preacher's point
of
view. Such cliches are ill advised and should be rigorously
guarded
against, for who want to hear a mere man's belief or view? If a
preacher
has not got a "Thus saith the Lord" for what he has to
say, then it is
better not said.
Periodicals and magazines carry articles in profusion expressing
humanistic views, atheistic views, evolutionary views, political
views,
financial views and so on; how long is the list? The Christian press
also
can rival it with copious columns, Calvinistic views, Arminian views,
Dispensational views, A-Millennial views, paedo-baptist views,
Pentecostal
views, Reformed views, Antinomian views and a host of
others.
All these many points can be very impressive, indeed quite
convicting if
read and studied in isolation, but at the end of it all, what is the
point? It is the Truth we must arrive at, not views. What is more, one
writer's view is invariable quickly countered by another writer's
view.
The burning question amidst all these 'views' and expressed
'beliefs' is
the question put to Christ by Pilate, "What is Truth?"
(John 18:38). The
Lord Himself answered this question, "Thy Word is
Truth" (John 17:17).
Outside of the Word of God, there is not real, absolute truth. The
Scriptures are holy (Romans 1:2 2 Timothy 3:15), 'holy' meaning
'absolutely pure', frequently styled as "The Word of
Truth" (2 Corinthians
6:7 Eph. 1:13; Colossians 1:5; 2Timothy 2:15; James 1:18).
The Bible is not a compendium containing truth it is a volume
which, in
it's entirety, is truth. It is the Book of God. He, the God of Truth, who
cannot lie, deceive or mislead, has given this authoritative,
unadulterated Word of Truth. By it everything is to be tested, man's
thoughts formulated, his beliefs founded and his conduct
regulated.
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