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Have You Confessed Your Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ's Blood Alone for the Eternal Salvation of Your Soul?!
Confession is Good for the Soul! Especially when you confess your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! I John 1:9 If we confess our sins [1]...

Dr. Roger D Duke
May 6, 20243 min read


Do You Bow To Gods Other Than Christianity's Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit? Think About It!
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me [1] This is the first command, and is opposed to the polytheism of the Gentiles, the...

Dr. Roger D Duke
May 3, 20243 min read


A Plea and Prayer for Mercy: Reflect On Your Sins You Brought Youself Into(!)
Reflect On Your Sins You Brought Youself Into(!) By Joseph Alleine Oh! I see my heart has deceived me all this while, in flattering me...

Dr. Roger D Duke
May 2, 20242 min read


Confession is Good for the Soul: Have You Confessed Christ as Savior and Lord?!
Confession is Good for the Soul! Especially when you confess your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! I John 1:9 If we confess our sins [1]...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 30, 20243 min read


A Theological Reflection: The Self-Emptying of Christ Jesus
THE SELF-EMPTYING OF CHRIST JESUS by Roy O. Beaman, Th. D. (This paper is posted in honor of one of my beloved professors Dr. Roy Beaman....

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 30, 202430 min read


Dispensational Scholar J N Darby: This Day in Christian History
[Above: John Nelson Darby, 1840. Photograph taken in the garden of the Palais Eynard in Geneva. Public domain. Wikimedia File: John...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 29, 20243 min read


Are You a Sheep or Goat? Are You a Wise or Foolish Virgin? Where Will You Be When Separated?
Matthew 25 (King James Version) 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 26, 20244 min read


The Prayer and Praying of the Importunate Widow: Will Christ Find Faith on the Earth?
Luke 18:1-8 (King James Version) 18 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 26, 20241 min read


Billy Graham's Favorite Invitation Hymn
"Just As I Am" Just as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee Oh, Lamb of God, I...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 25, 20241 min read


From an Insane Mind: One of the Greatest Hymns of the Church!
Written by William Cowper There is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel’s veins, And sinners plunged beneath that flood ...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 25, 20241 min read


Daily Devotional: Is This Your "Convenient Time" to Trust Christ and Believe the Gospel?
April 24 Devotional "A More Convenient Time" “And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 24, 20242 min read


The Art of Extemporaneous Preaching: Lessons from Charles Spurgeon
Article by Geoff Chang Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Posted at "Desiring God" April 22, 2024...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 23, 20248 min read


Daily Devotional: Man Ask of God; "What is Man That You Are Mindful of Him"?
April 22 What is Man? “What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him” Job 7: 17. An enemy to God: By...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Has Christ Called Me? Have You Heard the Master's Voice?
Has Christ Called Me? “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure. . ..” 2 Peter 1:10. How...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 19, 20242 min read


Jesus Had No Place To Lay His Head: He Had No Bed!
April 18 Not Even a Bed “And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 18, 20242 min read


Are You Chosen? PREDESTINATION: COMFORT OR CONUNDRUM?
PREDESTINATION: COMFORT OR CONUNDRUM? Guest Blogger: In Memory Of and Written By Rev. Carlston “RED” Berry [Taken from Rev. Carlston...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 17, 20244 min read


The Inverted Christian: The Way Up is Down and Vice Versa
"The Way Up is Down" By AlanP, December 11th, 2009 Internet [Address: http://www.godismysource.org/blog/2009/the-way-up-is-down Used by...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 16, 20243 min read


A Free Black Minister: COLORFUL JOHN MARRANT LEFT AN INCREDIBLE NARRATIVE
[Title page of Marrant's 1815 life; how much was fact, and how much symbolism? public domain] (Adapted, adopted, and used by permission...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 15, 20244 min read


PHILADELPHIA'S FREED SLAVES FOUNDED AN INNOVATIVE SOCIETY
[Raphaelle Peale (1774–1825), Portrait of Absalom Jones—Delaware Art Museum, User:Delart / public domain Wikimedia File:Absalom-Jones...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 12, 20242 min read


April 11 Devotional: Is God Sovereign or NOT?!
(God's Creation of Adam. Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel in the Public Domain) April 11 God’s Gracious Contrivance [1] “In him we have...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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