by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 14, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
This world system wants to give you false philosophies and techniques for “motivation” and success and happiness and reaching your potential and “achieving your dreams”. But what does the Bible teach? Biblical encouragement is telling one...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 13, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord Ephesians 3:10-11 Our Lord brings Christian friends our...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 13, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
Editor, The Sun (October 1997 – In response to a forum about why more in the Northwest don’t “attend church”.) Church is not something you “attend”. Church is something you are. Church is people. Biblically, the Church is all...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 13, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
Is it the one who warns against false doctrine that causes division? Or is it the one who brings false doctrine into the assembly that causes division? Of course, anyone quarreling about words, being “in the flesh”, is divisive whether right or wrong. So,...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 13, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
I am opposed to any politicking in the assembly of believers. Decisions should not be made by dictators in a vacuum or the rule of the majority. Doctrine or policy or decisions should not be made by one person lobbying others and trying to get them on his side. I...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 13, 2018 | New Testament Fellowship
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and...
