What The Bible Says

Vol. VI - No. 5 / July 16, 2023

ARE WE ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED?

    Many are "teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9). The doctrine of "once saved always saved" originated over 500 years ago by a man named John Calvin. For what is meant by this abbreviated statement, I wish to quote a more detailed explanation: "We take the position that a Christian's sins do not damn his soul. The way a Christian lives, what he says, his character, his conduct, or his attitude toward other people have nothing whatever to do with the salvation of his soul...All the prayers a man may pray, all the Bibles he may read, all the churches he may belong to, all the services he may attend, all the sermons he may practice, all the debts he may pay, all the ordinances he may observe, all the laws he may keep, all the benevolent acts he may perform will not make his soul one whit safer; AND ALL THE SINS HE MAY COMMIT FROM IDOLATRY TO MURDER WILL NOT MAKE HIS SOUL IN ANY MORE DANGER...THE WAY A MAN LIVES HAS NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH THE SALVATION OF HIS SOUL.” (Emphasis mine, ERH) (Do A Christian's Sins Damn His Soul?, by Sam Morris, First Baptist Church pastor.)

    Is this what the Bible teaches? Jesus stated in John 15:5-6: "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." Does it not take being "in Him", that is ‘in Christ', to be a Christian? Most certainly it does. What happens as Christians if we "abide not in" Christ? Do we lose our salvation? Are we in danger of being lost in Hell? Jesus says we are! Now, who are we going to believe: the doctrine of Christ or the doctrine of men?

    Romans 11:22 states: "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shall be cut off." Doesn't this verse sound exactly the opposite of the statements ‘We take the position that a Christian's sins do not damn his soul' and ‘all the sins he may commit from idolatry to murder will not make his soul in any more danger'? If it sounds the exact opposite that's because they are opposite of what the Scriptures teach!

    In Galatians 5:2-4 the Scriptures teach: "Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." This was written to Christians, obviously, because in verse one it says, "Stand fast therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Only Christians are at liberty in Christ and neither can we "fall" out of what we were never in. Christians can and do "fall from grace”!

    Hebrews 6:4-6 states, "For It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." Who are these verses in reference to: a person who thinks he is a Christian or to a person who has truly been redeemed by the blood of Christ? When we read such statements as "once enlightened", "tasted of the heavenly gift", "partakers of the Holy Ghost", "tasted the good word of God", and tasted the "powers of the world to come" there can be no mistake that this is a person who is a Christian. Referring to one who is truly a Christian, the writer says, that such a person can "FALL AWAY”.

    In Hebrews 10:26-29 we read, "For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and firey indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was santified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" This passage is speaking of a person who is truly a Christian because it specifically states he was "santified" by the blood of Christ. To this person who is unwilling to repent, he awaits a "sorer punishment" worse than death.

    When you have people today who are willing and ready to give you a 100% certainty of going to heaven, they are handing you a bill of sale with a man's signature on it. They are handing you a doctrine of man that if you will only become a Christian then all your worries are over and ‘you don't have to concern yourself with doing the things God commands you because that is a "work of righteousness" and has nothing to do with going to heaven’. ‘Once you're saved you can never lose your salvation!’ What a popular doctrine! What a comforting doctrine! How easy it is for people to be lulled into the acceptance of such a teaching! We can be sure of salvation but not the way this doctrine teaches but rather as taught in 2 Peter 1: 4-11. After commanding to add to our faith virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity Peter said, "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make you calling and election sure: for IF ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”   --E.R. Hall, Jr.

SENTENCE SERMONS

The best inheritance a father can leave his children is a good example.
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Choice, not chance, determines human destiny.
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To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have. 

"What The Bible Says” is e-mailed twice a month. If you know of others who might benefit from the articles contained in this bulletin, we would be glad to have you submit their e-mail addresses and we will include them in the next mailing. If you are receiving this bulletin and do not wish to continue to do so, please e-mail us with your desire to be removed from the mailing list and you will be removed promptly. Continue to the bottom of this page for further instructions as to how you may contact us.
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
For The East Albertville Church Of Christ
meeting at
4777 U.S. Highway 431
Albertville, AL 35950
Sunday
Bible Classes …………..….……………     9:30 AM
Morning Worship ……..…….….………  10:30 AM
Evening Worship   …………………........ 5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible Classes …………..………........... 7:00 PM
 

Radio Program
Sunday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM …………………………..  8:30 AM
Monday - Saturday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM ………………………….. 11:15 AM
 

Website: www. EastAlbertville.org

What The Bible Says

Vol. VI - No. 4 / July 2, 2023

PLANT AND WATER

    In 1 Corinthians 3:6-10 we learn that God's word, “the seed” (Luke 8:11), is to be planted and watered so that God may give the "increase”.

    Many times a series of gospel meetings are judged to be "good" or "bad" with respect to the number baptized. This ought not to be. It's true that we all love to see souls saved but our work is to sow the seed and let God give the increase. We can water the seed by further teaching and encouragement as well as by our example of living.

    Oft times the growth of the church is determined by the number baptized and not as to whether they are "sowing" or "planting" and "watering" the seed. Now again, it is a wonderful thing for a church to grow numerically, but the true growth of the church is in the work it does in planting and watering the word and in the members daily applying their lives to the word.

    Now that the meeting we had with brother Bill Hall is ended and there were no baptisms or restorations, brother Hall preached the word for that was the job we asked of him to do. Now, let the rest take care of itself. Let us become "the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14) as we "preach the word" (2 Timothy 4:2) but leave the increase to God.  —E.R. Hall, Jr. 

BECOMING WHAT GOD MADE US

• When Paul discussed the incredible things God did through Jesus Christ, Paul made this statement in Ephesians 2:10: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
• If you are a Christian, God did not forgive your sins just for your pleasure of being forgiven.
• God re-created you in Jesus Christ--He made something out of you that never existed before.
• As a Christian, you are God’s workmanship--in the same sense that a craftsman makes an object.
• God designed each of us as Christians to be people who do good works.
•That is what God intended.
• Before you were ever born, this was God’s intention: “Any person who accepts what I did in Jesus Christ will be committed to living a life that does My good works.”
• God forgave you and me so that each of us could do God’s good works.
• God did not save you or me to live any way we pleased.
• God did not save you or me for us to be a selfish, self-centered people.
• God did not save you or me so we could justify any lifestyle we wanted to live.
• God saved you and me for each of us to become more and more like Him.
• God saved you and me for each of us to devote our existence to doing the things God wants.
• Being a Christian involves the desire to become what I was born in Jesus Christ to be--the Christian wants to grow and to mature in God’s own nature. The Christian wants to live the life God wants and to do the things God wants done. The Christian does not want to act or live in ways that oppose God.
• Christianity is for people who want to grow closer to God. Christianity is not for people who have no intention of living and acting like people who belong to God.

    In the first three chapters of Paul’s letter to Ephesus, Paul wrote about what God accomplished in Jesus Christ.

• In fact, what God accomplished in Jesus Christ is the source of every spiritual blessing available to us (1:3).
• Through Jesus Christ, God made it possible for us to be adopted into God’s family (1:5).
• Through Jesus Christ, God made our redemption possible (1:7).
• Through Jesus Christ, God extended grace upon Christians (1:8)
• Through Jesus Christ, God made it possible for Christians to understand His objectives (1:8-10).
• Through Jesus Christ, God gave us an inheritance (1:13-14).
• If we are to see what God is doing, we must realize what God did in Jesus Christ (1:15-23).(Paul: my prayer is that you will see what God is doing, what is happening.)
—David Maddox

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--- E.R. Hall, Jr. 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
For The East Albertville Church Of Christ
meeting at
4777 U.S. Highway 431
Albertville, AL 35950
Sunday
Bible Classes …………..….……………     9:30 AM
Morning Worship ……..…….….………  10:30 AM
Evening Worship   …………………........ 5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible Classes …………..………........... 7:00 PM
 

Radio Program
Sunday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM …………………………..  8:30 AM
Monday - Saturday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM ………………………….. 11:15 AM
 

Website: www. EastAlbertville.org

What The Bible Says

Vol. VI - No. 3 / June 18, 2023

OUR GOSPEL MEETING

    Have you spent any time thinking about the benefits to be derived from our gospel meeting? Here are some things that we believe can result: 

 § You can worship and glorify God. 
§ You can help to support the teaching of truth. 
§ You can deepen your understanding of the Scriptures. 
§ You can strengthen your faith. 
§ You can be encouraged by your association with fellow Christians and you can accomplish your duty to edify your brethren. 
§ You can help to teach a lost person by inviting them to attend with you.

    Of course, there are some other things that you could do that week instead of attending each service of the gospel meeting: 

§ You could stay home and watch TV. 
§ You could neglect you duty to God and show a greater love for the things of this world (1 John 2:15-17). 
§ You could forget about learning more of God’s truth. 
§ You could turn your back on your brethren and choose instead to associate with worldly friends. 
§ You could simply forsake your spiritual obligations and serve your carnal desires.  

    Now, look at those two lists. At the end of the gospel meeting, which course will you have followed? Think!  —Greg Gwin

"...IN THE MIDST OF A CROOKED AND PERVERSE GENERATION"

     "Do all things without murmurings and questions; that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world" (Phil. 2:14, 15).

    The Philippian Christians had to serve God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. They were neither the first nor the last to find themselves under such circumstances. In fact, every person who ever served God did so "in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation," and so must we.

    Surely no-one would question the perverseness of the generation in which we live. We are surrounded by indecency. Moral filth lines the shelves of the neighborhood store and video shop. Drug scandals rock the sports and entertainment worlds. Christians working in factories are exposed to bad language, filthy stories, and rumors of immorality among their fellow employees. Our children attend schools that are filled with wickedness. We are not overstating the case - this is the world as it really is, a crooked and perverse generation indeed.

    We face two possible choices as Christians: (1) try to clean up the society in which we live, so that we and our children can serve God without the pressures and evil influences that presently exist. We would not discourage reasonable effort on the part of individual Christians along these lines, but success in any such efforts will be on a small scale. It matters not how hard we work at it, by and large, the world will still be a corrupt world when we die: evil will still exist on TV and in the movies; pornography will still be a problem; corruption will still exist in government; and schools will still have their ungodly influences. Our purpose as Christians is to call people out of darkness through the gospel and into light. We can do that, but efforts to eradicate darkness will for the most part be futile. Fortunately, we have another choice: (2) make up our minds to serve God faithfully in whatever environment we find ourselves. ThIs is the only viable choice for the Christian.

    It can be done. Consider Noah's generation when "every imagination of the thoughts of (man's) heart was only evil continually" (Gen. 6:5); or Lot's generation when ten righteous souls could not be found in all of Sodom; or Elijah's generation when wicked Ahab served as king in the wicked nation of Israel; or Daniel's generation when as a young man he found himself in a foreign land facing pressures to eat the king's meats and drink his wines (Dan. 1:8); or the apostles' generation when Rome ruled the world and the hypocritical scribes and Pharisees dominated the religious scene. What were these men doing in such crooked and perverse circumstances? They were serving God! That's what they were doing! The point is this: if these could serve God in the midst of the crooked and perverse circumstances in which they found themselves, and if the Philippians could shine "as lights in the world" in the midst of their crooked and perverse generation, so can we. Our eternal destiny is not determined by the environment in which we live, but by our own determination to be what we ought to be in whatever environment we find ourselves. We must lay aside our excuses, both for ourselves and our children, and make up our minds to say with Joshua, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Josh. 24:15). This we shall do, and with God's help we shall overcome.  —Bill Hall

"What The Bible Says” is e-mailed twice a month. If you know of others who might benefit from the articles contained in this bulletin, we would be glad to have you submit their e-mail addresses and we will include them in the next mailing. If you are receiving this bulletin and do not wish to continue to do so, please e-mail us with your desire to be removed from the mailing list and you will be removed promptly. Continue to the bottom of this page for further instructions as to how you may contact us.
--- E.R. Hall, Jr. 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
For The East Albertville Church Of Christ
meeting at
4777 U.S. Highway 431
Albertville, AL 35950
Sunday
Bible Classes …………..….……………     9:30 AM
Morning Worship ……..…….….………  10:30 AM
Evening Worship   …………………........ 5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible Classes …………..………........... 7:00 PM
 

Radio Program
Sunday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM …………………………..  8:30 AM
Monday - Saturday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM ………………………….. 11:15 AM
 

Website: www. EastAlbertville.org

What The Bible Says

Vol. VI - No. 1 / May 21, 2023

WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BULLETIN?

    If your normal custom has been to cast this bulletin aside without giving it a reading, maybe the above title has aroused your curiosity to see what this particular article has to say. Please read on.   

      This bulletin is produced and E-mailed to you every two weeks in hopes of sparking your interest in knowing the Bible. Much of what we hear in the name of religion is not true. The only rule by which we can distinguish a truth from a lie is by God's word, the Bible. Only by knowing the Bible and being familiar with what it teaches can we be selective in what we hear and believe. We must be selective "because many false prophets are gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1 ).

     This bulletin professes to teach only things that are in HARMONY with God's word. Because this is what we profess, we invite you to examine and investigate everything that is written in this bulletin. If you disagree, let us know. We would not be humiliated, embarrassed, nor offended if you were to call anything into question that we write about. If the things we teach do not harmonize with God's word, we will print a retraction and make an apology in this bulletin. We are not above making mistakes nor are we too proud to apologize for them. It is very important to us to be able to give book, chapter, and verse for everything we believe and practice. We expect the same of other individuals and religious groups. We require no more of them than we do ourselves. There can be no double standards. If God's word is that which will judge us (John 12:48), then we must also live by it (Galatians 3:11; Romans 10:17). 

    We hope that you will take the time to read this bulletin. It won't take much of your time and it may be of eternal importance. 
—E.R. Hall, Jr.

INITIALISM

    Initialism is defined as a series of letters usually in caps stated separately. This is a common practice in language and has proven extremely useful at times. It has a close kinship to acronym and abbreviation. An acronym is pronounced as a single word, while an Initialism is stated as separate letters.

     One such success story began in 1839 when the printed page was our main way to communicate and stay in touch at a distance. It started as a joke between persons at competing newspapers. Abbreviations were widely used, even when space was not in question. It was a fad to purposefully misspell these abbreviations. So born out of this fad came O.K., which is a misspelled abbreviation for “all correct”.

     OK continued to be used for all correct, and finally achieved status as a word in 1888, reportedly spelled okeh. It now is said to be the most widely used word in the English language, being a cross over word. It is used all over the world, and stated verbally and spelled the same everywhere it is used, even in different languages. It is truly universal and started as a misspelled abbreviation among newspaper rivals. 

     Whether used in war, commerce, medicine, language, teaching, travel, entertainment, it always has the same meaning. Everything is O.K. is always stated and understood the same way.

     So, the usefulness being known and understood, there are dangers in this practice. The practice of taking that which is Holy and making it common or everyday is dangerous and not acceptable to God. Psa. 111:9 declares that…”Holy and awesome is His name.” Isa. 57:15, Luke 1:49 and other verses would teach that his name is Holy, and he is to be revered. 1 Chron. 16:25 states that “for the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; he is also to be feared above all gods.” Heb. 12:28-29 describes the God of heaven as a consuming fire, stating that is the reason he should be served with reverence and godly fear.

     There are dangers everywhere for God’s children, and language and speech are no different. OMG is widely used among professed Christians. I’ve seen JC used as an abbreviation for Jesus Christ. There are bumper stickers, wrist bands, t-shirts, hats, necklaces – a whole industry built around God and His name. Commercialization of both the spoken and written expression regarding God and what is Holy, are areas where Satan is actively working. He is relentless, walking about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, as 1 Pet. 5:8 states. Resisting Satan will require sobriety and vigilance on our part.

     In Lev. 10:8-11, the Lord spoke directly to Aaron a warning regarding intoxication. He declared that intoxicating drink would cause him not to be able to discern properly between the Holy and unholy, and between the clean and the unclean. He was instructed also to teach this to his children.

     Something intoxicating can be exciting and fun, and it would seem almost always have the potential to be disorienting. I would encourage all not to become disoriented regarding what is Holy, don’t become intoxicated with this OMG trend. Revere God's name and every other Holy thing, resist this fad and other malpractices. Obey God while you have opportunity. Stop Resisting…… 
—Blind Bartimaeus 23

"What The Bible Says” is e-mailed twice a month. If you know of others who might benefit from the articles contained in this bulletin, we would be glad to have you submit their e-mail addresses and we will include them in the next mailing. If you are receiving this bulletin and do not wish to continue to do so, please e-mail us with your desire to be removed from the mailing list and you will be removed promptly. Continue to the bottom of this page for further instructions as to how you may contact us.
--- E.R. Hall, Jr. 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
For The East Albertville Church Of Christ
meeting at
4777 U.S. Highway 431
Albertville, AL 35950
Sunday
Bible Classes …………..….……………     9:30 AM
Morning Worship ……..…….….………  10:30 AM
Evening Worship   …………………........ 5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible Classes …………..………........... 7:00 PM
 

Radio Program
Sunday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM …………………………..  8:30 AM
Monday - Saturday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM ………………………….. 11:15 AM
 

Website: www. EastAlbertville.org

What The Bible Says

Vol. V - No. 28 / May 7, 2023

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH AND DENOMINATIONS

    My friend and brother Keith Sharp wrote in an article recently “what’s the basic difference between the church we read about in the New Testament and evangelical denominations? … the people of God submit to the authority of Christ as expressed in the New Testament, and denominations do as they please.”  I think Keith’s statement is right on the mark.

    Consider how the Episcopal Church justified their first gay bishop (a violation of Rom 1:26-27 and many other passages) - “Just simply saying it departs from … Scripture does not necessarily make it wrong.”  Consider how the Presbyterian Church USA justified compromising to allow gay marriage - “The church should ‘re-evaluate its definition of sin to reflect the changing mores of society.’”  Not only have these churches compromised the truth on homosexuality, they are admitting they don’t follow the scriptures anymore; am I right?

    Perhaps the most prevalent example of unsound churches doing as they please is on the subject of Divorce And Remarriage.  Notice this quote from Anthony Dunnavant in the Orange County (California) Register “Some conservative groups believe that divorced people who marry another spouse are living in sin (and therefore have to terminate such, ptd).  However, the number of divorces in the United States has led most denominations away from that teaching.”  Isn’t it obvious this sea change is not due to a restudy of the scriptures?  What denominational preacher Ken Wilson writes – “I say to the remarried couples, whose second marriage was clearly condemned by the plain meaning of scripture, ‘You are welcome and wanted’” makes it clear many congregations are not set on following the Bible anymore.  This change reflects a total disregard for Bible authority, doesn’t it?  And my guess is over 95% of churches across America have compromised on divorce and remarriage in this same way.  Stats say 20% of their memberships are in a second or third marriage that Jesus calls adulterous in Matt 19:9.  They are doing “as they please,” aren’t they?

    Now notice this quote from the Watchtower Witnesses - “We find that people cannot see the divine plan in studying the Bible by itself. We see also that if anyone lays aside the ‘Scripture Studies’ (Watchtower literature), even after he has read them for ten years - if he then lays them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he had merely read the ‘Scripture Studies’ and had not read a page of the Bible, he would be in the light.”  So the Watchtower religion is admitting they don’t really use the Bible as their final authority either.  They evidently think a person would be better off reading their literature alone than studying the Bible.  They position their material above the Bible in what they are going to follow.  Compare that to II Tim 3:16-17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”  And John 17:17 says “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”  So God’s book defines for us what His truth is, and John 8:32 says “And ye shall know the truth, the truth shall make you free” (from sin).  Guess what?  Most denominations are like the JWs – they are not (as Keith says) “submitting to the authority of Christ as expressed in the New Testament.”

    Billy Graham was famous for teaching in crusade after crusade that people have to accept Christ in order to be saved.  But in an interview with Robert Schuller (5-31-1997), Mr. Graham said “Whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world, or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the body of Christ because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus, but they know in their hearts they need something that they don't have and they turn to the only light they have and I think they're saved and they're going to be with us in heaven.”  In McCall’s magazine (Jan 1978) Graham said “I used to believe that pagans in far-off countries were lost — were going to h-e-l-l — if they did not have the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached to them. I no longer believe that. … I believe that there are other ways of recognizing the existence of God—through nature, for instance—and plenty of other opportunities, therefore, of saying ‘yes’ to God.”  To the contrary the Bible says in texts like John 8:24 “I said … ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins” and John 14:6 “Jesus saith … I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”  Many Baptist preachers (not all) would agree with Billy Graham on this point.  The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches by Hiscox reads “… in the Apostolic age when there was but one Lord, one faith, and one baptism, and no differing denominations existed, the baptism of a convert … constituted him a member of the church ….  In that sense … 'baptism was the door into the church.'  Now, it is different.”  So aren’t the Baptists preaching what they please instead of what the scriptures say?

    In conclusion Deut. 12:8 says “Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.” Unfortunately, isn’t that what the great majority of denominational congregations do? —Patrick Donahue

LIMPING BETWEEN THE TWO

    When Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel he also presented a challenge to the children of Israel.  He said, "How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him" (1 Kings 18:21). God has always expected His people to declare themselves. This same challenge needs to be presented to those who would identify themselves as the people of God today. If we are going to serve Jehovah then let's do so. There is no room in the kingdom of God for half-hearted, lukewarm service (See Revelation 3:14-19). To those members of the body of Christ who are not faithful in their service to the Lord, we ask, "How long go ye limping between the two sides?" —James Hahn

"What The Bible Says” is e-mailed twice a month. If you know of others who might benefit from the articles contained in this bulletin, we would be glad to have you submit their e-mail addresses and we will include them in the next mailing. If you are receiving this bulletin and do not wish to continue to do so, please e-mail us with your desire to be removed from the mailing list and you will be removed promptly. Continue to the bottom of this page for further instructions as to how you may contact us.
--- E.R. Hall, Jr. 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
For The East Albertville Church Of Christ
meeting at
4777 U.S. Highway 431
Albertville, AL 35950
Sunday
Bible Classes …………..….……………     9:30 AM
Morning Worship ……..…….….………  10:30 AM
Evening Worship   …………………........ 5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible Classes …………..………........... 7:00 PM
 

Radio Program
Sunday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM …………………………..  8:30 AM
Monday - Saturday
WBSA 93.5 FM/1300 AM ………………………….. 11:15 AM
 

Website: www. EastAlbertville.org