The Different Teachings Of The Olive Grove Baptist Church

By Maria Mitchell


There are about 60 Christian denominations and over 40,000 churches in the United States of America. There are over 30 million churches in the world. Christianity is the world's largest religion with around two billion followers. That means that two out of every seven human beings is a Christian. Therefore, it is accurate to conclude that the world is Christian. At the heart of Christianity, there is the institution of the church. The word church can mean the building that houses believers. Most importantly, it means the spiritual congregation of Christians. The Olive Grove Baptist Church is not only physical. This church is also spiritual.

In America, Christianity is not the exception. It is the order of the day. Most Americans do not take Christian issues lightly. They give these issues all the seriousness that they deserve. America was founded on Christian foundations and that is why America is a strong and prosperous nation. A good percentage of the American population identifies as Southern Baptists.

The Baptist Church always teaches about morality. Actually, morality is a good thing. It makes the world to become a better place. It is hard to imagine an immoral society. Such a society will definitely be unlivable. An immoral society will not last for long. It will eventually crumble and it will totally be forgotten. That is the truth. It is actually the reality.

A Christian is required to live a moral life. That means living according to the Ten Commandments that were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai. The greatest commandment is the commandment of love. One should love his neighbor as he loves himself. Love is a great virtue. He who does not have love is simply an empty cymbal that is worth nothing.

Churches usually teach people to avoid sin. Actually, sin is a very dangerous thing. Sin came to the world through two people. They are Adam and Eve. These people sinned when they allowed themselves to be deceived by the serpent to eat the fruit of the middle tree. Since them, human beings have continued committing unspeakable sins.

Luckily, there is the Christian teaching of baptism. This should be a relief to any sinner. The good news is that no matter the number of sins that a person has committed in his life, they will all be washed away by baptism and a person will become a new creature. Of course, there is always a second chance.

Sinners were required to pay the full price for their sins. Luckily, there is someone special who paid that price so that sinners no longer have to pay the price but they simply need to ask for forgiveness for sins they will be forgiven of all their sins. After repenting of sins, one needs to undergo the process of water baptism.

There is one characteristic that is obvious in any true Baptist Church. It is the fact that it is a Bible based church. As a matter of fact, churches that are not Bible based need to be shunned. Such churches normally mislead people. The Bible should be left, right, front, backwards, and center, of any Christian congregation. It should be the compass of believers and the light of their feet.




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