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Theme for Worship for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 18th:

God's Word Reveals Christ's Victory

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"Peace to you!" from
Pastor Jon Cox

Thank you for visiting the Bethel website!

Bethel is a family of believers in the one true God. He has done all that the world needs to be saved from sin.

Jesus Christ, is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Through faith in his life, death, and resurrection, all people may have forgiveness of sins and life in heaven.

No matter what troubles may confront us in this life, God promises to provide for all life, to care for his believers, and to work through all circumstances to bring about good for those who love him.

I have been a pastor since 1992, and have had the privilege to serve many people in various situations. I want to serve you too.

If you would like any spiritual or pastoral care from me, questions answered, prayers prayed, or just a listening ear, please call me on my cell phone or send an email message to me.

Pastor Jon Cox
608.582.9998
jon.nathan.cox@gmail.com

Hello to everyone arriving at this "Faith Related Q&A" section!
Just want you all to know that this section is fed by questions that are submitted through the website
of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, not by questions submitted to me.
They are answered by a man who is on the faculty of our synod's seminary. He is well-equiped
to answer questions on the basis of what God's Word says and how our church teaches.
If you have questions about any answer that you read here, please contact me and I will do my
best to explain things for you or help you contact the person who wrote the answer in the first place.
Thank you, again, for visiting our Bethel website.
Peace to you, Pastor Jon Cox

Faith Related Q and A

Can the devil still use somebody who has already proclaimed Christ?
Can the devil tempt a Christian? Certainly (1 Peter 5:8). Can the devil use a Christian to tempt someone else? Certainly. There is an ally of Satan inside each Christian; it is the sinful nature (Romans 7:15-25). These are reasons why the Bible instructs us to “resist the devil” (James 4:7). Thanks be to God that Jesus Christ successfully completed his mission of conquering the devil (1 John 3:8) and that he equips us to be successful in our daily skirmishes with the devil (Ephesians 6:10-17).

I'm wondering if WELS is fine with having acupuncture done. I understand that hypnosis is not something that a person should do but I'm also wondering about acupuncture. I can't find it in the question section. Thank you.
You are correct. There have been no previous questions on the subject of acupuncture. But thank you for checking first. It looks like little has been written on the subject in our circles. That literature contains cautions about New Age thinking that the practitioner could try to share with the person receiving treatment. While I am not in a position to endorse fully this assessment of acupuncture, the information illustrates how a confessional Lutheran church body views the practice.

Forward in Christ

Day 41: Jesus’ Passion – Podcast

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