Regeneration (also referred to as being “born again”) refers to new spiritual life which God gives a person. The new regenerative life is what brings a person from spiritual death to spiritual life. The Holy […]
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Sermon: Heart Transplant – Ezekiel 36:25-27
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my […]
Hypocrites in church isn’t the issue. Faithless pseudo-Christians are the issue.
Originally published June 27, 2017
A lot of people don’t want to be in a church because?
Because the church is full of?
Hypocrites.
Churches are filled with hypocrites.
Rival gang members baptized together
Gateway Church, a popular megachurch in Texas launched a new campus in a maximum security prison earlier this year. Last week, five inmates in solitary confinement were baptized. Part of what makes the story noteworthy is that the men come from rival gangs.
Many articles have discussed the risk to their own lives that these men were taking in being baptized with their enemies.
Fox News describes the scene:
Five of the men – confirmed gang or cartel members – were brought into the gymnasium, shackled hand and foot and around the waist, and they had to clear the prison because of safety concerns.
Josh Benner 