By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I am persuaded that our good deeds never merit salvation. To merit salvation would mean to earn it or to deserve it. The deeds would have to be so good, so perfect, with no mixture of sin in them, that it would impose an obligation upon God to grant […]
Salvation
The Sufferings of this Present Time
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Christ our Lord suffered. If we suffer for the same reasons he suffered, which all true Christians at some point in their lives do, then it confirms our sonship. I hear a lot of people say they accepted Christ on this date and at this time as proof of […]
Three Roads
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons Let’s remember what the definition of “religion” is. In its purest, most technical definition, religion simply refers to any process that finds a set of answers to the big questions: why are we here? What is the purpose of my life? What is the most valuable thing that I […]
Survey Reveals Most Church Members Hope to Get into Heaven by Being Good Enough
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 14, 2020 The late and renowned evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham, once said: “There are many who sit in churches week after week, year after year, without hearing the whole Gospel and knowing what it is to be born again. They hear a gospel which is incomplete, and consequently not […]
It’s Now O’Clock: Are You Ready?
By Jeff Larson “One of the slickest tricks of the Devil is to convince you that you have plenty of time to prepare to meet your Maker. The need to receive Christ as Savior and Lord is always urgent for the individual who has never decided to choose him.” –Rev. Mark Creech
Don’t Ignore God. There is a Hell!
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 21, 2019 There is a matter that somewhat afflicts my spirit every day. It is the observation that so many of the people with whom I associate hardly ever give God a thought. When it comes to the way they live, God is not a part of […]
Have You Really Given Your Heart to God?
By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueJune 11, 2019 Many years ago, the late Dr. Billy Graham was on an airplane. He was sitting behind a drunken man who was flirting with the flight attendants, using profanity and making a fool of himself. When someone pointed out to him that Billy Graham was seated directly behind […]