Ray Burkholder
Ray's Articles
Knowing God's Spirit
In the Bible, we can find examples of people who thought they worshipped God until their blindness (hardness of heart and eyes) was taken away.
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Do you Believe in the Bible?
When you read the Bible, do you believe what it says? Have you ever read something in the Bible that is contrary to what you believe?
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Five Things Christ’s Resurrection Accomplished
The bodily resurrection of Christ is fundamental to Christianity. It defines the Christian faith. No one can be a Christian without it, for it is the very core of the gospel!
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The Ultimate Authority
I used to unquestioningly believe whatever I was told. A few years back, there became a point in my life where some things I had been taught did not make sense.
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Are We the Same to God?
For most of my life, I thought people who werent in our denomination were worldly and ungodly. But is that an accurate statement? What does the Bible say about it?
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The Danger of Following in the Jews Footsteps
There are many examples of unbelief throughout the Bible. There is not enough space to write them all, so for now we will look at a few examples from the book of Acts.
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Are we All the Same to God?
I can remember for most of my life, I thought people that weren’t in our denomination (same religion as ours) were worldly and ungodly people because that’s what we were taught, and I believed what I was told.
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One Way to Heaven
The Bible teaches that a person is either lost or saved (born again, if you prefer).
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Conformity of dress is a subject that has been on my heart. I used to think that dressing a certain way would bring me closer to God or help me to find favor with Him, because thats what I had been taught and what was enforced.
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A Few Things I Disagree With, By RM
The idea that an Old Order Amish Church Ordnung is just a set of man-made rules might be true if we choose to think so, but it can also be viewed as being Biblical principles applied to everyday life that we submit to God and his Bride, which is the church.
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A God-Given Understanding
Have you ever noticed that some people understand Scripture differently than you do? You can discuss Scripture and think that you agree, but the next time that you talk about the same issue, it is like water rolling off a ducks back...
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