DOES THE BIBLE TELL US HOW TO VOTE? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 4:31pm QUESTION: Does the Bible tell us how to vote? ANSWER: The following is a sermon I plan to preach at my … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
IS BAPTISM A PART OF THE GOSPEL? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 2:13pm QUESTION: I know someone who argues that baptism cannot be related to salvation because (a) salvation comes via the power of the … Continue reading
WHAT IS CENTRAL TO OUR LIVES? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 10:56am QUESTION: In my understanding and in my experience as a Christian, Jesus is the center of everything we do. Yet in your note … Continue reading
JESUS AND THE BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 2:34pm QUESTION: Why are so many pious-sounding yet false doctrines held by so many people, and thought to be based on the Bible? ANSWER: … Continue reading
How Should We Vote in November? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 9:35am Bob Russell recently posted a note about voting for the presidency in November. He was dealing with the fairly common idea that Christians … Continue reading
WAS IT POSSIBLE FOR JESUS TO SIN? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 9:13am QUESTION: In a book I read recently, the author says that since Jesus was God in the flesh he was incapable of … Continue reading
IS FAITH A GIFT? CALVINISM VS. THE BIBLE by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 3:57pm QUESTION: In defense of his belief in total depravity and irresistible grace, my Calvinist friend quotes Biblical passages that seem to … Continue reading
HADES: WHAT IS IT? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 3:14pm QUESTION: I have seen the word “Hades” in the New Testament several times, but I am not sure what that means. Can you explain it? … Continue reading
IS CREMATION MORALLY PERMISSIBLE? by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 9:52am IS CREMATION MORALLY PERMISSIBLE? QUESTION: Is it wrong to cremate the body of a deceased person? Does this practice in some way violate the Christian … Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING HOMOSEXUALISM by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 1:41pm QUESTION: If homosexualism is wrong, what should be the Christian’s attitude toward it? ANSWER: Here are some general considerations. ONE. The first thing is that we must … Continue reading