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About Robert Williford

Conservative Bible-believing pastor, missionary, and personal evangelist. An avid supporter of Texas Tech Athletics. Enjoy oil painting, writing and woodworking. My wife, children, and grandchildren are my joy. Reading, writing, woodworking and painting are great for relaxing......

Knowing the Difference

More than a few times have I had the frustration of speaking with people who are ‘on the other side of the Jordan,’ so to speak. These individuals at the time did not know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. … Continue reading

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Our Greatest Challenge

I stand amazed in the presence of so many who name the Name of Jesus and are saying, “I can’t.”  I grew up under the instruction of my parents and adults all around me who had come through the Great … Continue reading

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Returning Backslider

“For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for … Continue reading

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The Question Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Most everyone who has the term ‘Christian’ attached to their existence will talk about the Spiritual Gift dilemma found in Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4. Of course, there has never been an end-all answer provided by anyone. … Continue reading

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Talking With the Lord

“Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead. He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and … Continue reading

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Believer’s Foundation for Freedom

“Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong. Everything you do should be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NASB. Writing a study on verses 13 and 14 alone would be easy, but the biblical context is … Continue reading

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The Debate of Two Natures.

I believe it is a serious misunderstanding to think of the believer as having both an old and new nature. Believers do not have dual personalities…there is no such thing as an old nature in the Believer. Salvation is not … Continue reading

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Believers Are Free – – Part III

Paul gives us two important opposites to ‘study’ and then to make a decision. This is NOT a judgment upon the soul as some may think for the Apostle also writes, “But actually, I wrote to you not to associate … Continue reading

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Believers Are Free Part II

Believers Are Free Part II The ‘New Man’ as seen in 1 Corinthians.  In 1 Corinthians, written before Paul’s letter Romans, is difficult to read because of the intensity of the events found therein. However, we must conclude that Paul’s … Continue reading

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Believers Are Free

Most people I know find it difficult to understand that Christ in us, the Believer, enables us not to sin although we do. However, we do not live in sin. Most church members will say, “I am going to sin … Continue reading

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