Author Archives: joshpramirez

In the Scriptures we have what may seem to be incoherent teachings on the means of forgiveness. It is clear that Jesus came to forgive his people from their sins. Before his birth, Jesus’ mission was proclaimed to his mother, Mary. “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for heContinue reading “Does Baptism Forgive Sins?”

I have been reading K. Moody Stuart’s biography of Brownlow North, published by Banner of Truth. Stuart records several letters that people wrote to thank Brownlow North for his preaching ministry. One particular letter struck me as a bright example that I want to follow. This is an excerpt from a letter an English ladyContinue reading “An Example of Encouragement”

“For we all together stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in word, that one is a perfect man, able to control the whole body.” James 3:2 James, the half-brother of our Lord Jesus, makes a remarkable claim in his short epistle. The one who can tame the tongue can also tame everyContinue reading “Tamed Tongue, Tamed Life”