BDCMINISTRIES

BDCMinistries--The Website of Bruce and Geneva Collins

Greetings dear friends,

I’m Bruce Collins. I am an evangelist and teacher of the Bible. I became a child of God by faith in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ on November 24, 1963 and have tried to serve the Lord in various capacities since then. I am presently a self-employed minister of the Gospel. I do not work for an organization but I try to serve the Lord in the best way that I can wherever He leads. That means that my wife and I have our financial needs met by the Lord as we do not have a salary from any church or organization.  We believe that the Gospel is free so we have never made a charge for our services.

I am available for Bible studies, conferences, Gospel meetings, children’s meetings and camp work. I have traveled throughout much of the United States and Canada in my service for the Lord. My wife helps me, and we attend the Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They have encouraged us by commending us for this work.

My wife, Geneva and I live in Waterloo, Iowa. We have four children. One of them is married and has provided us with two grandchildren.

This web site has a weekly meditation that I hope will encourage you. It has links to literature and organizations that I think are helpful. You can also listen to my weekly radio program here.

Yours because of Calvary,

Bruce Collins 

4008 University Ave., Ste 1 

Waterloo, IA 50701-5651


319.230.9140

collinsbd@hotmail.com

My Two Cents Worth

 

 

INDEX:

If you would like to read a classic Gospel Tract called GOD’S WAY OF SALVATION go here

For another classic Gospel Tract called God is Satisfied! Are You go here

For Important Personal Scriptures go here

For an open letter to my friends and neighbors go here

For the story of how I was saved go here

For the story of how my wife was saved go here

For the story of Merlyn VandeKrol–You Have About a Year to live! (a friend who died from cancer) go here

For the Rest of the Story–Merlyn’s Wife Karen go here

For answers to questions that I have been asked go here

For a women’s perspective on head coverings go here

For a manual on how to preach the Gospel that has been used with camp counselors go here

For an OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE AND SOME PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION go here

For a PROPHETIC CHART go here

For a published article on FAITh, What is it? go here

For the story of the George Street Evangelist go to George Street

For links to other helpful websites go here

For the On-Line Blue Letter Bible go here

For the On-Line Bible Studies Tool go here

Bruce and Geneva

You Will be Like God, knowing Good and Evil

 

“For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:5 NKJV)

 

What did Satan Mean?

I thought man was made in God's image and likeness already so how could Eve become like God?  I think that in the context, he was offering her the right to decide what was right and what was wrong.  Instead of relying on God, she was given the illusion that she could "make her own decisions" and even tell others what was right and what was wrong.  I think we have all inherited that desire from her and Adam after he chose to also disobey rather than to lose his bride.  Paul says Adam was not deceived (1 Timothy 2:14).

 

What Sin singular did the Lamb of God Take Away?

In John 1:29 we read, "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"  Notice he doesn't take away the sins plural but the sin singular in this passage.  I believe that sin is this basic inherited need to be in charge.  The Bible says that believing is obeying the Gospel, which means that faith involves submission and unbelief involves disobedience.  John 3:36 makes this distinction in the original language.  Romans 10:16 says, But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” 

 

What is true Repentance?

I believe that repentance produces faith and the repentance that we need is the willingness to say God is right even when that makes me wrong.  I realize that the word repent may mean different things in different contexts, but when it comes to our relationship with God, it means that we believe God and we allow the Holy Spirit using the word of God to change our minds as to the way of salvation and as to the way we worship after we are saved.  

 

I have been listening to other denominational church services when I can just to try to figure out why there are so many disagreements on how to be saved and on how to worship after we are saved.  I have come to the conclusion that very few people have ever "come to an end of themselves" in their relationship with God.  Most church services honor tradition or some other accepted teaching by someone who supposedly knows more about the Bible than we do.  

 

Disagreements

People who claim to be Christians do not agree on the way of salvation neither do they agree on moral truths, nor do they agree on Church order when we come together to worship.  It is no wonder that those who are watching us have no interest in joining us.  Most people can read their Bible and they know what the basic message is.  They know that as Christians, we have ways of explaining away all the truths with which we do not agree.  I have heard the people who do not claim faith in the Bible, tell me that we who claim to be saved don't obey the Bible so how can we say we are saved?  They know that many "churches" have become a club that is more concerned with pleasing the congregants than with pleasing God.

 

Are we Really Free?

We have just passed another independence day celebration in the United States.  I am reminded that the Lord tells us, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed (John 8:34-36 NKJV)."  Did freedom from Britain leave us "free?"  No, we voluntarily set up a new government and all citizens are subject to it.   Likewise when the Son sets us free from the slavery of "sin or unrighteousness or the devil," according to Romans 6 we become slaves to righteousness or Christ.  Obviously Christian are now "sons" but we have a new master.  

 

The Question that We Need to Answer Truthfully

The question is, "Are we telling HIm how to run the show down here on earth or are we letting HIm tell us?"  Are we still plagued with the desire to be "as gods", knowing or determining what is good and what is evil?

 

Bruce Collins

 

Meditation for the week of July 5, 2026

 

If you would like further conversation about the issues in these meditations, contact me at collinsbd@yahoo.com and I will try to accommodate you with a virtual Bible Study.

 

 

 

My Two Cents Worth Videos, you can subscribe to this channel.

 

PROGRAMS

For Archived Radio Programs go here

For Archived Meditations go here

 

THREE MUSTS:

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (John 3:7 NKJV)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:14-15 NKJV)

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." 
(Acts 4:12 NKJV)