Church leaders have long been interested in why so many drift away from faithful service to the Lord. Jesus summarized the matter in his parable of the sower. The causes he listed are: the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of wealth, distracted desires for worldly things, and carnal pleasure (Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:18; Luke 8:14).

This list could be expanded from numerous other texts (e.g., the ingestion of false teaching [cf. Romans 16:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Titus 3:10]), but fo... Read More

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"Religious matters are to be separated from the jurisdiction of the state, not because they are beneath the interests of the state but, quite to the contrary, because they are too high and holy and thus are beyond the competence of the state."

Isaac Backus, New England Colonial Baptist, An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty, 1773.

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Однажды в Тихом океане с корабля увидели дым поднимающийся с небольшого островка. Капитан дал команду поменять курс и направиться к острову. На острове стояли три небольших строения.

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Новый пастор в небольшом городке Оклахомы решил посетить лично каждого члена церкви, приглашая их на его первое служение.

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