First Baptist Church Cedar Vale

    The Bible says, "No!" One who is saved "has everlasting life, and ... is passed from death unto life" ( John 5:24 ). Eternal life by definition cannot be temporary. It is the present possession of all those who have truly trusted Christ. Romans 8:28-39  reveals clearly that there is nothing in the universe that can separate the elect from the love of God. The One who chose to save you "is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy" ( Jude 24 ). Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it. - John Calvin  According to Scripture, people who profess to know Christ at one time but later deny Him were never really saved, to begin with.  First John 2:19  says, "They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order th...

We need each other more than ever.  This is not hyperbolic terminology, it's fact.  We as Christians need each other.  The community of faith, (actual BIBLICAL faith) is in need of each other.   I am watching as proper biblical doctrine is being flushed down the toilet in favor of this breed of me-centered feel-good theology, it's a weak theology that cannot stand up against the onslaught of tyranny and deception in the world today.  Weak theology and doctrine create weak churches that cannot stand in the day of trial.  When we have weak men standing in the pulpit and teaching weak theology the foundations crumble.   The Lord Jesus Christ gave us an admonition to stand in these days.   13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Eph 6:13  We are called by God himself to stand up against evil in our own lives and in the community in which we ...

8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons[a] of God. Matthew 5:8-9 I woke up this morning thinking about this text.  As my eyes popped open and my mind began to start the thinking processes of what needed to be done today.  This was the very first thing that came to my mind.   As  I continued down the hallway these verses continued to bear weight on my own heart and mind.   I think of my own sinfulness and there are moments I am not either of these things.  There are moments when I have an unpure intention or I want to get even rather than seek forgiveness.    What am I to do with that?  I read this quote from Joel R. Beeke 'Does your sin place you under a terrible burden of guilt, binding and enslaving you to the Devil and the powers of corruption?  Find hope in the cross of Christ.  He is the redeemer and has paid a price worth more than all t...