Spirit Baptism

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-spirit-baptism-the-privilege-of-every-christian

A Perspective On A Pastor's Income

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/piper-on-pastors-pay

The Plan Of Salvation

GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION

Many people believe in God. Some believe there are many gods. Christians believe there is only One God and He commands men and woman from all nations to worship Him only. The Biblical text of Luke, chapter 4 and verse 8 (Luke 4:8) states “It is written, you shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only”. Christians also believe that the Bible is the normative source for Theology – The God of heaven is the ultimate source of His own theology, even though others have suggested many possible sources of revelation about God. God reveals Himself to us through the works of His hands (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:18-20), through the “built in knowledge of His moral laws” (Romans 2:15), through general and special revelation, and through tradition. We cannot rely on “subjective general revelation” as this can lead to error – “We exchange God’s truth for lies in order to justify our unbelief and to excuse our sinful ways” (Romans 1:25) [1].

The Bible affirms that God is its author (Matthew 15:6) and urges us to live by “every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). Jesus when He was on the earth calls the word of God “His words” (John 5: 38-39) and the Apostle Paul calls the writings of the Bible “The very words of God” (Romans 3:2). The Bible therefore, is “inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness (the ways of God) and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). The Bible then is the divine authority of the God of heaven (2 Peter 1:20-21) and gives instructions to man as to the need for salvation.