Holy, Holy, Holy
Clifton H. Payne, Jr In the Bible God is called Holy, Holy, Holy. There are no punctuation marks in the ancient scriptures, so to emphasize something you repeat it twice and to give it the most emphasis you repeat it three times. So, God is the most holy. We normally think of the connotation of […]
Whose side are you on?
Whose Side Are You On? Clifton H. Payne, Jr In my opinion our country is more divided now than any time in our history. Jesus said, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” (Matt. 12:2). The Apostle Paul wrote, “Now I plead […]
What’s in the Name?
What’s in The Name? Clifton H. Payne, Jr. Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” “Words are a unit of language consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning,” […]
Christmas and the Christmas Tree
Christmas and the Christmas Tree By Clifton H. Payne, Jr. There is no religious holiday as well known through out the world as Christmas. The earliest known mention of Christmas occurred in the year 336 A.D. with December 25th as the day of celebration, and it quickly became, as Chrysostom called it, the fundamental […]
ONE MAN
One Man Clifton H. Payne, Jr. “1John 4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.1John 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.1John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that […]
The Day of Pentecost Circa 30 AD – It’s Different Than You Think
The Day of Pentecost circa 30 A.D. –It’s Different Than You ThinkClifton H. Payne, Jr. Pentecost is the second of the three major pilgrim festivals in the Bible. It is called Pentecost because it comes 50 days after Passover and this is the term used for the festival in the Septuagint. In Hebrew it is […]
The fifth through the tenth commandments
The fifth through the tenth commanments The fifth through the tenth commandments can be summarized under the commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself.” (Lev. 19:18, Matt. 22:39, Mar. 12:31, Luke 10:27, Rom. 13:9, Gal. 5:14, Jas. 2:8) As can be seen from its many repetitions, this command sums up the second part of […]
On the relationship between fellowship and evangelism
On the relationship between fellowship and evangelism All humans have a common and deeply felt need to be loved. It is written, “God said, it is not good that man should be alone” (Gen. 2:18). We were created to be social creatures and we all want to be loved and accepted by our associates. […]
How is it that Jesus of Nazareth is the only way to eternal life?
Clifton H. Payne, Jr It can seem like a brash, self-righteous dogma when Christians affirm that “Jesus is the only way” and that “there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.”[1] Are there not many paths to God? There are many religions in the world. How can […]