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(A newspaper article by Lloyd Streeter) The Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah, preached and predicted the future during a time when his people, Judah, had forsaken the Lord and had lived wickedly. He correctly predicted that Judah would be defeated as a nation and carried away into captivity because of her idolatry and sin. Six hundred [...] A newspaper article by Lloyd Streeter No life is without trouble. Even the apostle Paul had plenty of it. In Acts 27:4, Paul finds himself in a ship when a storm arises. This storm was the result of a seasonal and well-known wind called Euroclydon. All of us have our Euroclydons. Though presently we may [...] A newspaper article by Lloyd Streeter Recently, some people have felt threatened by the Left Behind series of popular novels, written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. The series has been read by millions of people in all religious denominations. LaHaye and Jenkins followed the Scriptures very closely, and the basic premise of the [...] Lloyd L. Streeter Every twenty years, or so, the ruling lay elder issue surfaces again among Bible believing Baptists. Often, a group of laymen in a church will decide that they want neither congregational government nor a pastor who guides the people. Typically, that group of laymen will either try to establish a Board of [...] (A newspaper column by Lloyd Streeter) Why do you believe what you believe? In a sense, that is the most important question related to religion. Why do you believe what you believe and why do you do what you do in your religion? Throughout history theologians have had a term for this determining factor – [...] A newspaper article by Lloyd Streeter There is a poem which contains the words “After all, old things are best.” No doubt, it is not always true. Some things about the “good old days” were not so good. I, for one, am all in favor of modern conveniences, modern transportation and modern health [...] (A newspaper article by Lloyd Streeter) I would like to tell you today about my favorite verse of Scripture. Romans 8:28—“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” It seems too wonderful to be true. All things, even [...] By Lloyd Streeter It is our conviction that the Holy Spirit led the true people of God to accept the words and books of the Bible as genuine Holy Scripture, authoritative and inspired. In my book, Seventy-five Problems with Central Baptist Seminary’s Book The Bible Version Debate (p. 75), I argue for the preservation of [...] |
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