Paul Clements Archives - Eastern Meadows Church of Christ https://easternmeadows.org/tag/paul-clements/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:17:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/easternmeadows.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-EMLogo-Letters-Only-with-Alpha-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Paul Clements Archives - Eastern Meadows Church of Christ https://easternmeadows.org/tag/paul-clements/ 32 32 167674444 For Those Questioning the Necessity of Immersion https://easternmeadows.org/for-those-questioning-the-necessity-of-immersion/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:10:19 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=28674 It is common to hear the question – “What about the thief on the cross?” – in a discussion about the necessity of baptism or immersion. Baptism is a transliteration...

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]]> 28674 DO I HAVE TO? https://easternmeadows.org/do-i-have-to/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:48:57 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=28671 The question, “do I have to?” is commonly asked by children (and adults). This question can be asked about trivial matters as well as important matters, such as the necessity...

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]]> 28671 Reading the Bible https://easternmeadows.org/reading-the-bible/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:09:24 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27224 The Holy Bible is an amazing book consisting of 66 separate, yet united, books. This awesome literary work is the revealed will of God. Many view it as their only...

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]]> 27224 Why Some Fall Away https://easternmeadows.org/why-some-fall-away/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:50:45 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27207 “But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith…” (I Tim. 4:1). Obviously, giving heed or listening to seducing spirits and the devil’s...

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]]> 27207 The Lord’s Supper https://easternmeadows.org/the-lords-supper/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 21:40:11 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27163 The Lord’s Supper is the “bread and fruit of the vine”, Mt. 26:26, 29; the “communion”, I Cor. 10:16; the “Lord’s Table”, I Cor. 10:21; and the “Lord’s Supper”, I...

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]]> 27163 Serving Mammon https://easternmeadows.org/serving-mammon/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 20:22:42 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27145 No, we are not speaking of serving a delectable dish peculiar to Southern cuisine. Mammon is from a Greek word which meant riches or wealth. It is used by the...

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]]> 27145 Purer in Heart https://easternmeadows.org/purer-in-heart/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 19:27:01 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27142 The words of the hymn, “Purer in heart, O God”, should be on the lips and in the mind of everyone, especially children of God. The reason is offered in...

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]]> 27142 Hell in the New Testament https://easternmeadows.org/hell-in-the-new-testament/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:52:12 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27112 There are two words used in the New Testament that are often confused: hades (Gr.), the place of departed spirits; and gehenna (Gr.), the place of eternal punishment for the...

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]]> 27112 Consider Your Ways https://easternmeadows.org/consider-your-ways/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:48:45 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27108 This request is found in God’s exhortation of his people in Haggai chapter 1. Haggai was probably among the Babylonian born Jews who returned from exile with Zerubbabel (cf. Ezra...

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]]> 27108 Consider Your Ways, Part II https://easternmeadows.org/consider-your-ways-part-ii/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:26:56 +0000 https://easternmeadows.org/?p=27089 Why should we consider our ways? Considering one’s ways is a distinct privilege. No creature but a human being can say “…I commune with mine own heart, and my spirit...

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