Next Sunday Hope Baptist Church will have it’s first Bible study at the Y.M.C.A of Middletown. We will be in the book of Galatians and discussing the topic, ” Religion only enslaves.” If you feel like you have been lied to, or that you are enslaved to an addiction or religion. Come find Hope this Sunday March 23!
Wayne
Categories: Hope Baptist Church · Middletown · religion
Many people today are under the impression that ” Religion ” is the answer to their spiritual problem. They think that it will free them from the bondage that they are in. Whether it is drugs, anger, pornography, adultery, or a false religion ( cult ), religion cannot help, it will only deepen the enslavement. By it’s own definition ( the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith ), religion is something that someone has to practice, maintain or work hard at doing. This goes against Scripture itself . Eph. 2:8-9 says, “ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. ” Anyone can plainly see that salvation, or freedom from the bondage of sin, is strictly by grace through faith. If it were by works, then the Bible would be lying when it says, ” not of works.”
Paul faces this problem when writing to the believers at Galatia. Certain false teachers had convinced a lot of the new believers that to truly be saved they had to follow the law and old Jewish traditions. But this only confused and enslaved the Christians so Paul had to warn them to “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” ( Gal. 5:1 )
Are you tired of feeling enslaved to a dead religion? Come to Hope Baptist Church and hear a message that will free you from whatever enslaves you.
Wayne
Categories: religion
Stephen Racite, pastor of Cornwall Baptist Church, Cornwall NY, gave me an article about a lady who opened a store in his town selling items related to witchcraft and magic. As I read the article, I was amazed at her openness to admit that she is a practising witch, or as she calls it, ” a Third degree priestess.” This title is compared to being the “pope.” What really got me was the fact that in order to open up shop, she had to sell her sports car to have enough money. The reason she said that she was so willing to do this was, ” I love what I do.” How many of us as Christians who have the truth would be willing to do the same because we ” love what we do, ” or do we gripe when the simplest of things are asks of us?
Wayne
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Categories: Church Planting · religion
Hi! My name is William Perdido, and I am a teacher in the local public high school. I enjoy teaching biology to all of the students. The sciences have always interested me since I was a young boy. Just to think of how our planet evolved from solar gases and microorganisms, it just stirs my soul!
Sometimes I have a student who does not agree with me concerning the origin of man, but most of my students agree with the laws of evolution. You know, I feel so content having such a mighty impact on hundreds of teenagers. I love educating.
My wife and I enjoy our family. I left my first wife when I met Susan; she completes me! I have a daughter, Rhonda, who is studying anthropology at the local university. She is a beautiful young lady, but I sometimes worry about her drinking habits. My son, Neil, is the branch manager of a local bank in town. He is a homosexual; but I told him that as long as he is happy, Susan and I are happy.
I have never really thought too much about religion. To be honest, I do not know a whole lot about it. My science professor in the university lectured on topics like where we came from, how the earth formed, and how religion can corrupt. Who needs religion? Science explains everything.
Though, I do sometimes feel empty, like there is something more out there, something that could ” complete “me even further. Some people hike to the top of mountains to discuss ” life ” with friends and strangers, and others lie in the aisle of a church and talk jibber-jabber.
Sometimes I stare at the sky and think about a higher being, but who is He? I wonder if there is anyone who could tell me about ” Him. ” Who could possibly tell me of Him? Is it possible for a “god” to make me feel complete and give meaning to my life? I wonder…..
By the way, I am your next door neighbor. ( article from B.C.W.E. )
I wonder how many people in Middletown are doing the same, just wondering………
If you are one of those people please let us know www.hope.fm 845-467-1235
Wayne
Categories: Hope Baptist Church · Middletown · religion
