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Attention All BMA Churches!

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BMA America Information Services Reminder
Don’t forget to fill out the Annual Church Survey!

By providing the most up-to-date information, your church helps BMA America connect, build relationships and understand the impact BMA churches are making through their local communities with the gospel. Please choose one of the following options to provide BMA America with the most accurate information for your church.

What Can My Church Do?

1. Visit bmaamerica.org to view and edit your church
information. Once on the website, select the “BMA Churches” tab listed at the top, then click on “BMA Church Log In.”
2. Fill out the pre-populated survey you received in the mail and mail to:
BMA America
PO Box 1188
Conway, AR 72033
3. Request an e-mailed copy of the survey by contacting: Lauren Noland in the Information Services department at 501-358-4007 or lauren@bmaamerica.org

Scientific Proof That Evolution is Impossible

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by Ray Lambright • Creation Ministries of Humble
2838 Pheasant Run • Humble, Texas 77396

As pointed out in previous articles, the Theory of Evolution suffers many insurmountable obstacles for a thinking individual. There is no trace of it ever happening in the Fossil Record nor is it happening today. Therefore I think it is only fair to ask, “is it even possible?” The gaps in the fossil record are serious enough to doom evolution, but there is another nail for the coffin even more menacing to this indefensible fable, and that is the origin of life.

There is an absolute scientific law called Biogenesis, which states that life comes only from life, and can only come for ancestors who have a similar genetic make-up. Evolution requires that life “evolved” from nonliving material. In this article we will discuss the probability of this happening by chance in some long-ago primeval ocean or swamp. After all, if life evolved from inorganic material, this is where it must have came from.

We will examine a few of the requirements for life to have evolved from inorganic material, but first, let’s scrap the term “simple life.” There is no such thing. Secondly, let’s not equate chemical compounds as being life. They are essential, but without a program designed for each cell, the chemicals would just be lifeless globs.

When we hear that water must have been present on Mars, modern day scientist get very excited. However, you could have all the water and chemicals and compounds necessary for life, but you would still not have life Each living cell must be programmed to reproduced itself, or it would be sustained for only one generation. We must ask, “Where did the programs come from?” Inorganic material, such as chemical compounds are necessary, but they are mindless. Unless they have a self-replicating program, it is but a mass of lifeless matter.

On pages 234 and 235 of the “Biblical Basis For Modern Science,” Henry Morris shows the absurdity of evolution by using mathematical probability. He concludes it is impossible for life to have evolved based on his calculations. We learned in Biology 101 that enzyme is unique for a specific type of cell and will not work in other types of cells. They are absolutely essential to life.

What are the chances they evolved from an inorganic soup? Fred Hoyle, an English scientist who is not a creationist, has calculated the chances at less than one in 1,040,000. This is a number that is totally impossible. For probability to be considered zero, the odds only have to be 1050. The genetic code is another problem for evolutionists. The code for each individual is specified by its parents, and there
is not other way it can happen. But how did the whole process start? The only convincing answer is Special Creation. The law of Cause and Effect we discussed in the first article states, “Each effect has a preceding cause which is greater than it is.”

This is the exact opposite of evolution which postulates that each species promotes itself and is getting more complex as time goes by. However we know this is not happening. Another problem for evolutionists is the amino acids in living forms. They come in right-handed and left-handed orientations in respect to their optical activity, and each is equally probable. However, in living organisms they are all left-handed. Does this indicate there was a “design” for life? If so, there must have been a designer. One other interesting fact about amino acids racemic (become again equally probable), and gradually decay until they are all equally right-handed and left-handed. Does this demonstrate intelligent design or random chance? What do you think?

Many other problems exists for the theory of evolution in the origin of life. The present atmosphere, free oxygen (water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen) would preclude life from evolving. It would kill all simple organisms as soon as they were formed. You would need to have a “reducing atmosphere” (methane, ammonia, hydrogen, water vapor), with no ultraviolet rays, in order for life to evolve. In addition to the
fact that there is no proof that such an atmosphere ever existed, it has a terminal problem.

If life did evolve, it could not continue without oxygen and the rays from the sun to promote photosynthesis. So with oxygen evolution is dead, without oxygen evolution is dead. I hope you can see by now that the Theory of evolution is a fantasy, promoted by pseudo-scientists to promote a Godless agenda. Who would have the most to gain by this? Who was the first being to say he was above God a try to take control? Note in Isaiah 14:14, “I will ascent above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High” Who is the subject of this verse? Look in verse 12 for the answer; Isaiah 14:12, :How art thou fallenfrom heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”

Satan has been deceiving man from the beginning. The deception has always begun by trying to make man believe he is equal or superior to God (Genesis 3:5). Modern day evolutionists promote humanism which is an extension of the lie started in the Garden of Eden.

I hope we can say as David did in Psalm 139:14, “I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knoweth very well.” Nature, true science, and God’s Word declare the same thing. The whole universe is “fearfully and wonderfully made” by the creator, which is none other than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (John 1:3)

Finally, a quote from a devout evolutionist, Leslie E. Ortel in the Scientific American (volume 27, October, 1974, p. 78): “It is extremely improbable that proteins and nucleic acids, both of which are extremely complex, arose spontaneously in the same place at the same time. Yet it also seems impossible to have one without the other. And so, at first glance, one might have to conclude that life could never, in fact, have originated by chemical means.” Amazingly, in spite of recognition of these facts, Dr. Ortel
still believes it happened. As Duane Gish has said, “It’s incredible what one has to believe to be an unbeliever.”

Moral Action Goals 2017

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Dr. John M. Adams, Executive Director
It is the Moral Action ministry goals:

  1. To be in the center of God’s will with this Agency,
  2. To present Jesus Christ as the Savior of all who will
    call upon Him,
  3. To encourage the B.M.A. family to daily intercede for the President of the U.S.A. and his cabinet that they may live for God,
  4. To contact (at least) 4 new U.S. Senators and 4 new U.S. Congressmen in D.C. in 2017,
  5. To continue visiting and acquainting myself with our B.M.A. State works and Capitols (Jackson, Little Rock, Austin, Oklahoma City, Baton Rouge, Jefferson City, Tallahassee, etc.)
  6. To have Godly boldness in speaking up for moral values that are so needed today, and that it may encourage Godly and biblical legislation,
  7. To continue the “God and Country” rallies upon invitation,
  8. And to be an encourager for our B.M.A. churches, pastors, associational workers, and staff workers to stand in this sinful and diverse world.

We humbly ask for your prayers and financial support for Moral Action in 2017. We take the scriptures of II Chronicles 7:14 as our guide.

Annual Meeting Women’s Missionary Auxiliary of the Baptist Missionary Association of Missouri

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The Missouri State WMA meeting will be Saturday, March 4, 2017 starting at 10:00 a.m. We will be meeting
with Kewanee Missionary Baptist Church in Kewanee, MO.

The WMA project this year has been:
40% Missouri Missionary Baptist Paper,
30% Andy Lahmann Work Fund,
20% General Fund and
10% Youth.

Bro. Dan Wisely will be bringing the annual message. Each church can have three messengers. Ladies, come out and participate and see what your local auxiliaries have done in the past year and help in making plans for the State auxiliary in the coming year.

Be in prayer for our President, Juanita May, as she prepares to lead the meeting and be in prayer for our Second Vice President, Janet Widger, as she is preparing the program for the meeting this year.

Norma Womble, WMA Secretary

Free course on Comparative Religions

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BMA Seminary has good news for those who want to explore the other religions and compare them with Christianity. Good news for those who want to learn to distinguish between Christianity and other world religions. This fall our free course will explore many of the new religious movements as well as the older world religions. This course compares tenets of Christianity with those of major world religions and domestic cults such as: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Taoism, Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientology, and other religions both in
America and world-wide.

Dr. Tony Cleaver, professor
The course will begin on September 5th and last 8 weeks.

    Textbooks:

  1. The Holy Bible – Student selected English translation
  2. Handbook of Religion: A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices – Terry C. Muck, Harold A. Netland, and Gerald R. McDermott, Baker Academic (ISBN 978-0-8010-3776-4)

    3. Please follow the link below to fill out the registration form.
    http://bmats.edu/other-educational-opportunities/freecourses/

    Lisa Satterwhite, Dean’s Assistant
    Dr. Philip Attebery, Dean

Washington County District WMA

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The Washington County District WMA met June 10th at Temple Baptist Church in Belgrade, MO. After the men left for their Brotherhood meeting, President Barbara Williams gave a devotional on “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” reading from Philippians 4:6-7. At the conclusion of business, the program on “Encouragement” was given by Connie Reifsteck. The next district meeting will be at Zion Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO Friday, September 2, 2016. The host church provided delicious refreshments as all met
in the basement for fellowship.
by Norma Womble, Reporter

Teaching Children Transgenderism Is Normal Is Child Abuse

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By Larry Page, Executive Director Arkansas Faith and Ethics Council via The Baptist Trumpet

The American College of Pediatricians (ACP) has issued a warning to educators, policy-makers and others whose work involve children. The message is simple and straightforward — do not set policy and adopt curriculum that teaches the young that transgenderism is normal.

Transgenderism is defied as “a state or condition in which a person identifis with or expresses a gender identity that
differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth.” Since the condition of transgenderism is classified as
a mental illness, to teach it as being normal and to promote it as being a healthy alternative is child abuse, so says the ACP.

In its report, the national doctors’ organization said that, “Facts — not ideology — determine reality.” The report further explained that “No one is born with an awareness of themselves as male or female; this awareness develops over time and, like all developmental processes, may be derailed by a child’s subjective perceptions, relationships and adverse experiences from infancy forward. People who identify as ‘feeling like the opposite sex’ or ‘’somewhere in between’ do not comprise a third sex.
They remain biological men or biological women.”

When an otherwise healthy child believes he or she is a member of the opposite sex, that indicates a psychological problem requiring treatment of the mind, not the body. In other words, it is a mental issue and not a physical one. The psychological condition is known as “gender dysphoria,” once called gender identity disorder. It has been recognized as a mental disorder by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Research shows that most children who are gender confused accept their biological sex after they pass naturally through
puberty transition. However, if prior to puberty, the gender confused children are given puberty blockers to help them
mimic the other sex, the gender confusion will not only likely continue but will be further reinforced with the introduction of
cross-sex hormones during later adolescence. Those misguided professionals who want to “help” those children find their “real” identities by providing them with cross-sex hormones are consigning many of them to a life of confusion, despair and serious consequences — both physical and mental. Cross-sex hormones, such as testosterone and estrogen, must be administered regularly if any semblance of being the other sex is to be maintained. Those drugs are linked to high blood pressure, blood clots,
strokes, cancer and other serious health conditions. Also, higher rates of suicide among adults, up to 20 times greater,
are associated with the use of crosssex hormones and so-called sex reassignment surgery.

Those facts underscore the reality that gender dysphoria is a psychological issue, not a physical problem. The ACP reiterated the main point when it said, “Conditioning children into believing a lifetime of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex is normal and healthful is child abuse.” (llp@arfaith.org)

“Church Health”

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Bro. Tom McCanless has been led of the Lord into a new ministry, “Church Health.” A healthy church is a more successful church in fulfilling the Great Commission: winning souls, baptizing the saved, and disciplining church members. It is estimated that over 100,000 churches in America are ailing or in the process of dying. Your church is only as healthy as each member on your church roll.

Bro. McCanless, at a church’s invitation, will help that church work through three steps that will help an ailing church. Those three steps are: Examination, Restoration, and Separation. (Ezra 10:1-8)

1. EXAMINATION – Each church member will receive a questionnaire with thirteen questions. The Holy Spirit will examine the heart of each church member as he or she answers these pointed personal questions. (Note) There will be no request for this questionnaire to be returned to the church. The Holy Spirit and the one answering the questions will be the only ones to know the response to these questions.
2. RESTORATION – After completing the questionnaire, each church member will be given a copy of the “Church Covenant” to read and asked to sign a personal pledge of re-commitment to honor this Covenant.
3. SEPARATION – For those who are on the church roll, who complete the questionnaire and will not sign a pledge of re-commitment to the “Church Covenant,” that person’s name will be removed from the church roll. (Amos 3:3) “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
(Note) Each church member will be required to return a signed Church Covenant pledge.

National WMA News

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Women’s Missionary Auxiliary President Ruby Poteet reported that there were 141 messengers and 40 visitors present for their annual meeting on Tuesday. The program included a devotional by National Miss GMA and Amanda Hall, and prayer by National Junior Miss GMA Lydia Dunlap. Dr. Ralph Izard, director of Baptist Medical Missions International, encouraged the ladies to help with the Christmas Shoebox project.

Missionaries Doug & Diane Lee thanked them for helping with major renovations, expansion and furnishing of the existing buildings at the BMA Bible College in Negros Occidental, Philippines through their 2015-16 project. After the installation of offirs by Jodi Rhea, the program included special music by the Lees and featured speaker, Fran Hoover.

For more information on National WMA, visit their web site at nationalwmaofbmaa.net

Annual Meeting of the BMA of America 2016

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April 25-27, 2016
at the
Gatlinburg Convention Center
Gatlinburg, Tennessee