A careful look at what happens when young people choose to ignore the moral guidelines that have been given to us by our Creator for our protection and for our ultimate good.

This is an important subject — especially today. Young people (and older folks, too) are bombarded with the world's (Satan's) standards of morality, or immorality. The values and moral standards which were endorsed by most Americans in years past are now ridiculed and/or ignored by many. Teaching on sexual purity before and after marriage is no longer held before…

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You won't believe what happened. One time someone purposed to build a house, had an architect draw the plans, and then gave the plans to a builder while the owner was off in another country for some time. When he came back, he was surprised to find that the carpenters had not followed the blueprint...

Identity is quite important. If you want to fly, get a driver's license, open a bank account, etc., you must show proper ID. Because there are so many fake IDs floating around, proper documents must be produced. In the same way, the body of Christ, his church, must have a proper ID. The proper records, the Bible, give a definite description.

Since the Bible teaches that baptism is an essential part of my relationship with Christ (Mark 16:16; Galatians 3:27; Romans 6:3-5, etc.), then it behooves me to make sure that my baptism is pleasing to the one who has given the ordinance.  It isn’t to please family, my church or myself.  I can only strive to please the Lord. “For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still striving to please men, I should not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10).