Once Dead and Now Alive Together with Christ! – Colossians 2:13-14

by Stephen Belsheim | Jul 30, 2021 | Gospel

INTRODUCTION I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group.  Our group reads one chapter a day and exchanges emails with our takeaways.  Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our group. First, we engage the Bible...

Is a Church Preaching the Saving Gospel of Jesus Christ?: Philippians 1:18

by Stephen Belsheim | Jul 24, 2021 | Gospel

My blog is still in the running for the “the least visited blog” award. So please help me out and tell your friends to go to my blog (stevebelsheim.com) and stay a long time.  Today, let’s consider Philippians 1:18 (NASB95), which reads: 18 What then? Only that...

Someday There May Be a Risk to Proclaiming Biblical Truth about Homosexual Practice

by Stephen Belsheim | Jul 3, 2021 | LGBTQ

No doubt, the LGBTQ movement intends to crush, or accurately annihilate any opposition.  A May 10, 2021 article by Ken Ham entitled “Would You Be Willing to Stand? Religious Persecution Comes to Finland” (link Would You Be Willing to Stand? Religious...

Why It Makes Sense to Examine a Plurality of English Translations – Romans 2:28-29

by Stephen Belsheim | Jun 10, 2021 | Bible Study

I’ve known folks who will defend to their death that an English translation per se is the inspired Word of God.  Well, I’ve got news for those folks.  An English translation is merely that, a translation.  A translation is not an autograph.  Let’s...

Handing Out Gospel Tracts Can Make a Difference

by Stephen Belsheim | Jun 2, 2021 | Gospel

INTRODUCTION My wife and I hand out gospel tracts at almost every available opportunity.  Whenever I express excitement about those opportunities, a bucket of cold water often hits me in the face.  Comments like “they just throw them away” and...