By Mark W. Christy As any reputable church with a gospel-centered ministry would affirm, salvation can only be had by those who come to throne of God’s mercy by repentance of sin and placing faith in Christ alone. This, however, offers little security for the unborn, babies, and young children who lack any awareness of their sin or any knowledge of their need for a redeemer. For such as these, the Bible does offer some hope through various passages. In this article, these hopeful passages wi...

By Mark W. Christy, PhD Many churches, especially among Baptists, have traditionally operated under a sole elder. Under this system, the sole minister often finds himself isolated and alone in the all-to-frequent, not to mention unfortunate and un-Christlike, struggles for power that occur between himself and the congregation and/or himself and the deacons. While it is uncommon, about seven percent of Baptist churches seek to resolve this ongoing power struggle by maintaining a permanent cla...

By Mark W. Christy, PhD Christianity, for far too many people, has been reduced to little more than keeping a pew warm on just enough Sundays to keep up appearances. This cold indifference by these pretenders is only being magnified by the faithful who do attend regularly only to be inundated with theologically light and emotionally appeasing sermons and worship services where pleasing people is the primary motivator and the preaching of the cross (suffering in the name of Christ) and self-d...