Looking Forward
This is a blog written by the pastors and ministry staff of Forward Baptist Church. It's purpose is to equip, encourage, teach, rebuke, correct, train in righteousness, and above all, point its readers to Christ.
"So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this [the return of Christ, when all things will be made new], make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him."
- 2 Peter 3:14
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"So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this [the return of Christ, when all things will be made new], make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him."
- 2 Peter 3:14
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As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Forward, here’s a cool snapshot from our history. This is an article from a church publication entitled The Forward News, written in 1941 for the church’s 22nd anniversary!
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“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” - Romans 10:9 (NIV)
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Romans chapter 8 makes some amazing and glorious promises to Christians. These promises are truly incredible and joyous. But are they trustworthy?
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O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. -
I wasn’t to blame! I was justified!
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The Trinity isn’t supposed to confuse us, the Trinity is supposed to delight us. The Christian teaching that our God is Three-in-One isn’t shouldn’t be a strange, mysterious teaching that only deep theologians and scholars care about. The Tri-unity of God is a good, beautiful truth that we should celebrate and be glad of!
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When we follow Jesus through faith in His death and resurrection for us, we aren’t just forgiven our debt, we’re united to Christ.
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Are you a Disciple?
If you’re a Christian, you can answer that question in a couple of different ways. -
Tuesday October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of an event that changed the course of world history. Like many important days history, it was an small, ordinary action performed by a relatively normal person that made all the difference because it happened at just the right time.
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What is God’s will for my life? Have you ever asked that question? It often comes up in times of upheaval, when we are faced with change or a significant choice that we must make. When we don’t know what to do, we stop and wonder what God wants.
