The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ).  Romans 14:12, 13 read as follows:

"12 So each of us shall give account of himself to God.  13 Then let us no more pass judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother."

Verse thirteen ( above ) has two cross-references: (1) Matthew 7:1 and (2) 1 Corinthians 8:13.

     Matthew 7:1 reads as follows: "'Judge not, that you be not judged.'"  First Corinthians 8:13 reads as follows: "13 Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall."  In the first verse thirteen, the apostle Paul ( see 1:1 ) wrote ( see 7:1; 9:1; and 16:22, for example ) that we, as the heavenly Father's saints ( see Exodus 24:7, 8; Psalm 50:5 ( KJV, for example ); Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14; Mark 16:16; Luke 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33, for example; KJV, for example ); John 1:24-29 ( especially verse 29, for example ); Acts 2:38; 10:34-43 ( especially verse 43, for example ); 11:26; Romans 1:7; 5:1; 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 15:13; Colossians 1:15-20 ( especially verse 20, for example ); Hebrews, chapter 7 ( especially verses 22 and 27, for example ); 10:19-25 ( especially verse 22, for example ); 12:18-24 ( especially verse 24, for example ); 1 Peter 1:1, 2 ( especially verse 2, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-5 ( especially verse 5, for example ), for example ), are not to pass judgment on one another hypocritically ( keeping in mind the context of the first five verses of Matthew, chapter seven ).

     Additionally, Paul, here, is not writing that we are not to pass judgment on one another at all, for he also writes that we are to decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in our brother's way.  It is a sin ( see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17; and 1 John 3:4, for example ), not only to be the source of spiritual stumbling or hindrance for a brother ( see 2 Corinthians 11:29, for example ), but also to judge that one for falling spiritually when we caused it ( see also the second verse thirteen ).  It is with this in mind, that we must remember that "each of us shall give account of himself to God" ( as we read in verse twelve ).

     Please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION ( ESV ).  2 Timothy 2:3 reads as follows: "3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus."

The phrase "a good soldier of Christ Jesus," in verse three ( above ), has a cross-reference to 1 Timothy 1:18: verses eighteen and nineteen read as follows:

"18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 holding faith and a good conscience.  By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith."

     Hebrews 10:22 reads as follows: "22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."  The phrase "sprinkled clean," in verse twenty-two, has four cross-references, one of which is to chapter twelve, verse twenty-four, which reads as follows: "24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel."  Moreover, the phrase "washed with pure water," also in verse twenty-two, has a cross-reference to 1 Corinthians 6:11, which reads as follows: "11 And such were some of you.  But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."

     The phrase "you were washed," in verse eleven, has three cross-references, one of which is to Acts 22:16, which reads as follows: "16 And now why do you wait?  Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name."  Therefore, the phrase "washed with pure water," in verse twenty-two, is a reference to baptism, and the phrase "sprinkled clean," here, is a reference to the effect of the sprinkled blood of Jesus ( such blood being implied in verse twenty-four, and cf. chapter 7 ( especially verse 27, for example ); 11:4; Luke 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33, for example; KJV, for example ); and 1 Peter 1:1-3 ( especially verse 2, for example ), for example ), with which one comes in contact through this act ( see also Colossians 1:15-23 ( especially verse 20, for example ), for example ).  Since, in this context, baptism results in one having a good conscience, and possessing faith and a good conscience are required in order to wage the good warfare, a good soldier of Christ Jesus is a Christian ( see Acts 11:26, for example ).

     Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding military concepts in the Holy Bible, for example:

Also, please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

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The Holy Bible.

      Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ).  2 Timothy 2:15 reads as follows:

"15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

Moreover, John 17:17 reads as follows: "17 Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth."

     Jesus said to the heavenly Father ( see verses one through three, and see also 1:1, 14; 3:16, 17; 8:26; 10:30; 14:6; Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14; Romans 1:20 ( see Romans 1:20 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references, for example ) to get the equivalent translation for the word "Godhead" ); Colossians 2:8, 9 ( KJV, for example ); and 1 John 5:7 ( KJV, for example ), for example ) that His word is truth ( as indicated in the first verse seventeen, above ).  Therefore, the phrase "word of truth," in verse fifteen, is a reference to God's word, the Holy Bible.  Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example:

     Also, please read the Holy Bible ( see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

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The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the King James Version ( KJV ).  1 Peter 2:21 reads as follows:

"21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps."

The phrase "leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps," in verse twenty-one ( above ), has a cross-reference to 1 John 2:6: verses one through six read as follows:

"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.  And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world.  3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.  4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.  6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."

     The apostle Peter ( see 1:1 ) wrote ( see 5:1, 12, for example ) to Christians ( see 1:1-3, 23; John 3:1-5 ( especially verses 3 and 5, for example ); Acts 2:38; and Galatians 3:26, 27, for example ) to follow the steps of Christ ( see also Matthew 1:16, for example ): the apostle John ( see 1:1-3; 4:14; and John 1:1, 4, and 14, for example ) teaches the same concept in verses one through six ( above ).  It is in this context that we, as Christians, have no rights.  The words "liberty," "license," and "privilege," for example, are synonymous with the word "right."  Thus, we have no liberty, for example, to follow anyone's steps other than those of Christ.

     However, while following His steps, we do have rights: we have the right to suffer for His sake ( see Philippians 1:29, for example ), and we have the right, through Him, to "come to the Father in one Spirit" ( see Ephesians 2:18; NCV, for example ), for example.  See also John 10:9, for example.  Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; and 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).

     If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

NOTE: The synonyms for the noun form of the word "right" were taken from the NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS ( PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. TH-71 ( THESAURUS )).  The first two passages, associated with the phrase "apostle John" ( above ), were taken from the Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments ( The New King James Version: RED LETTER EDITION, THE NEW OPEN BIBLE STUDY EDITION, THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS, Nashville, Copyright 1990, 1985, 1983 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., p. 1491 ).

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the King James Version ( KJV ).  Ephesians 2:18-20 read as follows:

"18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.  19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone."

The Greek word ( Greek [ 204 ] ) for the word "corner," in verse twenty ( above ), is defined as follows:

". . . used of Christ, 1 Pet. ii. 6; Eph. ii. 20; Sept. Is. xxviii. 16 . . . .  For as the corner-stone holds together two walls, so Christ joins together as Christians, into one body dedicated to God, those who were formerly Jews and Gentiles, Eph. ii. 20 [yet cf. Mey. ad loc.] compared with vss. 14, 16-19, 21 sq.  And as a corner-stone contributes to sustain the edifice, but nevertheless some fall in going around the corner carelessly ; so some are built up by the aid of Christ, while others stumbling at Christ perish, 1 Pet. ii. 6-8 . . . ."  [  See THE NEW THAYER'S GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, Thayer, Joseph Henry, D.D., HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS, PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01961-3473, Copyright 1979, 1981, by Jay P. Green, Sr., p. 24.  ]

     The apostle Paul ( see 1:1 ) wrote ( see 3:1 and 4:1, for example ) of Jesus Christ as "the chief corner stone" ( as we read in verse twenty ) and, in so doing, he condemned racism.  Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding the "foundation of the apostles and prophets" ( again, as we read in verse twenty ), for example:

Also, please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).
     If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>
     <Russell E. Willis>.

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The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the New Testament, known as The Expanded Bible; being entitled: New Testament: The [ expanded ] Bible: Study the Bible While You Read.  Matthew 6:19-24 read as follows:

"19 'Don't store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them.  20 But store *your [for yourselves] treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.  21 Your heart will be where your treasure is.  22 'The eye is *a light [Lthe lamp] for the body.  If your eyes are *good [healthy; clear], your whole body will be full of light.  23 But if your eyes are *evil [unhealthy; bad], your whole body will be full of darkness.  And if the *only light you have [or light you think you have; Llight in you] is really darkness, then *you have the worst darkness [how great that darkness is!].  24 'No one can serve two *masters [lords].  The person will hate one master and love the other, or will *follow [be devoted/loyal to] one master and *refuse to follow [despise] the other.  You cannot serve both God and *worldly riches [money; Lmammon].'"

Jesus ( see 5:1 ) teaches, here, that, as Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), we are not to store for ourselves treasures on earth ( as we read in verse nineteen ).

     Furthermore, He does not simply change the subject and abruptly begin talking about our eyes ( as we read in verses twenty-two and twenty-three ), and then the following of one master and the despising of the other ( as we read in verse twenty-four ).  All of these verses form a complete context.  Specifically, if we store treasures for ourselves on earth, this means that our heart is with earthly treasures ( as implied in verse twenty-one ), because our eyes are evil ( unhealthy or bad ), which means that we have the worst darkness, because we serve worldly riches ( money or mammon ) and despise God.

     By contrast, if we store our treasures in heaven, this means that our heart is with God, because our eyes are good ( healthy or clear ), which means that our whole body is full of light, because we serve Him and despise worldly riches ( money or mammon ).  Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; and 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

NOTE: Since in-line bullets are not available in the formatting of this weblog, asterisks "*" were used to "show where to begin the replacement of a word or words before the set of brackets with the word or words within the set of brackets."  [  See New Testament, The [ expanded ] Bible, THOMAS NELSON, NASHVILLE, DALLAS, MEXICO CITY, RIO DE JANEIRO, BEIJING, The Expanded Bible, New Testament, Copyright 2009 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., p. xi.  ]

Moreover, since the superscript function is also not available in the formatting of this weblog, the smallest font size was used for the character "L," associated with its respective marker ( or sigla ): the complete list of the ones employed in this weblog posting is provided below:

"[ ] EXPANSION: Other possible ways of translating a word, phrase, clause, or sentence. . . ."  [  Ibid.  ]
"[or] ALTERNATE: A different translation possibility that takes the meaning of the original language in a different direction than the base text does. . . ."  [  Ibid., p. xii.  ]

"L LITERAL: A more literal rendering of the original language, allowing the reader to see why translations make varying choices. . . ."  [ Ibid. ]

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION ( ESV ).  Hebrews 6:4-6 read as follows:

"4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt."

The phrase "then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance," in verse six ( above ), has two cross-references, one of which is to Matthew 19:26, which reads as follows: "26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"

     Thus, if it is God's will ( see Acts 18:21, for example ), one who has fallen away will be restored again to repentance, since all things are possible with Him ( as we read in verse twenty-six, above, and see also Romans 9:1-18 ( especially verse 18, for example ), for example ).  Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding apostasy, for example:

Also, please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).

     If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

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The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE ( CJB ); being entitled: COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE: An English Version by David H. Stern.  Ephesians 4:25 reads as follows:

"25 Therefore, stripping off falsehood, let everyone speak truth with his neighbor, because we are intimately related to each other as parts of a body."

Moreover, the following two quotations are taken from this version of the Holy Bible:

(1) "As a Messianic Jew (a Jew who honors Yeshua as the Messiah). . . ."  [  See p. xii.  ] and (2) "5 The abbreviations 'B.C.E.' and 'C.E.,' which mean 'Before the Common Era' and 'Common Era' respectively, are used by the Jewish community in place of 'B.C.' and 'A.D.,' which signify 'Before Christ' and 'Anno Domini' (Latin for 'in the year of our Lord')."  [  See p. xvii.  ]

     With regard to the first quotation, it is impossible to be a Messianic Jew.  To begin with, Judaism became obsolete when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary, though we can still learn from it ( see MATTITYAHU (MATTHEW) 6:11; LUKE 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33, for example; KJV, for example ); ACTS 2:38, 41, and 47 ( KJV, for example ); ROMANS 3:21-26 ( especially verse 25, for example ); 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 10:1-4 ( especially verse 4, for example ); 15:1-4 ( especially verse 4, for example ); GALATIANS 4:30; COLOSSIANS 1:9-20 ( especially verse 20, for example ); 2:11-15 ( especially verse 14, for example; KJV, for example ); MESSIANIC JEWS (HEBREWS) chapter 8 ( especially verse 13, for example; NKJV, for example ); and REVELATION 1:1-8 ( especially verse 5, for example ), for example ).  Secondly, the word "honor" is synonymous with the word "keep," and the word "keep" is synonymous with the word "obey."  Thus, if one who claims to be a Messianic Jew truly honors Yeshua as the Messiah, that one would obey His command ( see YOCHANAN (JOHN) 3:16, 17; 7:16; 8:25, 26, for example ) to trust and be immersed ( see MARK 16:14-18 ( especially verse 16, for example ), for example; "believeth and is baptized" ( see Mark 16:16; KJV )); becoming a Christian ( see ACTS, chapter 11 ( especially verse 26; KJV, for example ) and GALATIANS 3:26, 27, for example ), not a Jew.

     Concerning the second quotation, it is a footnote at the bottom of that page.  Again, if one who claims to be a Messianic Jew truly honors Yeshua as the Messiah, that one would not use the abbreviations "B.C.E." ( Before the Common Era ) and "C.E." ( Common Era ), showing disregard for Him.  Rather, one would use the abbreviations "B.C." ( Before Christ ) and "A.D." ( Anno Domini ): thus, all those who claim to be Messianic Jews are liars and hypocrites ( see LUKE 12:1 and REVELATION 21:8, for example, and cf. Luke 12:1 ( KJV, for example ), for example ), they do not speak the truth with their neighbors, regarding their claim of honoring Yeshua as the Messiah, for example.

     Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see TEHILLIM (PSALMS) 119:65-73, 142, and 151; YOCHANAN (JOHN) 17:1, 3, and 17; and 2 TIMOTHY 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

NOTE: "In order to highlight the connection between the New Testament and the Tanakh, on which it builds, Tanakh verses cited in the B'rit Hadashah are printed there in boldface and their sources given in footnotes at the bottom of the page."  [  See p. lv.  ]

This explains the use of boldface text in the first verse twenty-five ( above ).  The use of the names "TEHILLIM," "MATTITYAHU," "YOCHANAN," and "MESSIANIC JEWS," in this weblog posting, indicates the Jewish names of those books in the COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE ( CJB; with their respective Christian names in parentheses ).  [  See pp. x and xi.  ]

     The word "Tanakh" is the COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE's ( CJB's ) name for the Old Testament, and the words "B'rit Hadashah" are its name for the New Testament.  [  See p. iii.  ]

The word "Yeshua" is the Hebrew term for the name "Jesus."  [  See Pronouncing Explanatory Glossary, p. 1600.  ]

The words "Messiah, Mashiach" are associated with the name "Christ," where the word "Mashiach" is the Hebrew term.  [  See "Reverse" Pronouncing Glossary, p. 1605.  ]

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ).  1 Corinthians 4:8-13 read as follows:

"8 Already you are filled!  Already you have become rich!  Without us you have become kings!  And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!  9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men.  10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ.  We are weak, but you are strong.  You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.  11 To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, 12 and we labor, working with our own hands.  When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things."

In this context we see that the apostles were not doing well financially: they were ill-clad and homeless, for example ( see verse eleven, above ).

     As Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), we must be careful to strive to imitate the apostle Paul ( see 4:16; 9:1; 11:1; and 16:21, for example ), realizing that true success in this life means doing the will of the heavenly Father ( see Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14; 7:21-23; and John 8:28, 29, for example ).  We need not be deluded into thinking that achieving the American dream, that of having a nice home, a nice automobile, and a nice job, for example, equates to spiritual prosperity.  This can only be accomplished by being rich toward God ( see Luke 12:13-40 ( especially verses 21, 32-34, for example ) and James 2:5; 5:1-6, for example ).

     Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; and 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ).  Acts 4:5-12 read as follows:

"5 On the morrow their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.  7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, 'By what power or by what name did you do this?'  8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a cripple, by what means this man has been healed, 10 be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you well.  11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner.  12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.'"

When one is baptized in the church of God religious denomination, for example, and confesses that Jesus Christ is the Son of God prior to being baptized, that one is correctly confessing that salvation is in the name of Jesus Christ ( see John 3:16, 17 and verses 8-12, above, for example ).

     However, when that one is raised from the watery grave of baptism stating that he or she is a member of the church of God religious denomination, that one is demonstrating that he or she believes that salvation is in the name of the Tomlinson family, for example ( see 2 Corinthians 4:13, for example ).  Thus, we have one making a sinful ( see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17; and 1 John 3:4, for example ) claim that salvation is in two names, Jesus Christ of Nazareth and the Tomlinson family, for example.  Religious denominations, therefore, have taken something holy ( see also 2 Timothy 3:14, 15, Titus 1:1, 2; and 1 Peter 1:16, for example ), baptism, and turned it into a sinful mess of confusion ( see James 3:16, for example; KJV, for example ).

     Moreover, since that one actually believes that salvation is in the name of the Tomlinson family, for example, this means that his or her confession that salvation is in the name of Jesus Christ was insincere ( see Philippians 1:10, for example; KJV, for example ).  It is evident that that one intended, prior to being baptized, to call himself or herself a member of the church of God religious denomination.  Furthermore, this means that that one told a lie ( see Ephesians 4:25, for example ) prior to being baptized.

     Since a similar argument can be used for all other denominational baptisms, it is clear that all denominational baptisms are not valid, they do not save the ones who receive them.  It is not possible to be saved outside of the New Testament church ( the church of Christ - see Matthew 16:13-18 ( especially verse 18, for example ); Acts 2:38, 41, and 47 ( KJV, for example ); Romans 16:16; and Ephesians 1:15-23 ( especially verses 22 and 23, for example ), for example ).  Please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).

     If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

     <rewillis1_1@juno.com>

     <Russell E. Willis>.

NOTE: Please read the Saturday, February 27, 2016 entry to this weblog to find the source of information regarding the church of God religious denomination and the Tomlinson family, for example.  Also, the word "lie" is defined as follows: ". . . v.i. . . . 2 To give an erroneous or misleading impression: Figures do not lie. . . ."  [  See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY  10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 565 ( see homograph "lie2" ).  ]
Thus, the person referenced above told a lie prior to being baptized, in the sense that he or she gave an erroneous or misleading impression that he or she believed that salvation is in the name of Jesus Christ.  To be sure, it is certainly true that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God.

The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ).  Genesis 38:12-19 read as follows:

"12 In course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.  13 And when Tamar was told, 'Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,' 14 she put off her widow's garments, and put on a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.  15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face.  16 He went over to her at the road side, and said, 'Come, let me come in to you,' for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.  She said, 'What will you give me, that you may come in to me?'  17 He answered, 'I will send you a kid from the flock.'  And she said, 'Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?'  18 He said, 'What pledge shall I give you?'  She replied, 'Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.'  So he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.  19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood."

In this passage from the Holy Bible, we have a case of mistaken identity.

     Judah thought Tamar was a harlot, and went in to her ( see verses thirteen through eighteen ).  Tamar gave birth to twins, Perez and Zerah ( see verses twenty-seven through thirty, and please read all of chapter thirty-eight to get the immediate context ).  Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding prostitutes, for example:

     Also, please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ).  If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:

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     <Russell E. Willis>.

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