In 1 Corinthians 7:39, Paul writes, ” The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.” Does “in the Lord” in this verse mean that the wife, who is free […]
After September 11th, many of us felt the need to show our patriotism. There was recently a rally held at the courthouse in which people from all over the community came to show support for our country and to remember those who had died. At this rally people from all religions were present. We lit […]
Date written: February 21st, 2002 Scripture ref: 2 Timothy 3:15-17 SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class TITLE: The Bible, Its Inspiration PROPOSITION: To set forth evidence for the inspiration of the Bible by God. Namely that there are some things in the Bible that could only have come from God. These things are: 1) specific scientific foreknowledge; […]
Date written: February 8, 2002 Scripture ref: Romans 1:20 SUBJECT: Christian Fundamentals: Bible Class TITLE: The Existence of God PROPOSITION: To prove the existence of God with three sound arguments. OBJECTIVES: The hearer should be able to repeat the arguments to show others that God exists. AIM: I do not want there to be any […]
After over 400 years of bondage, 9 great plagues, and the death of the firstborn of the Egyptians, God lead the children of Israel out of Egypt with a high hand under the leadership of Moses: “And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: […]
Author’s note: I received a question on the web site not too long ago from an individual asking why we didn’t have more information on the subject of sin on our web site. I was a little at a loss as to the question because not a single article or outline is posted that doesn’t […]
This question recently came up in some of my Internet studies with online friends. The question centers on whether or not it is necessary to be identified as a member of a local congregation. The Bible doesn’t have a process whereby one may “join” the church such as are followed in the denominational world. However, […]
Someone recently asked me this question on the Internet. The question wasn’t, “how do you, Kevin, do it all?” The question was, with all of life’s demands, (i.e. God, work, home, and recreation) how do you balance it all, keep up with it all, do it all? It is a good question and a question […]
You might say that I enjoy a good potluck just as much as the next person. In fact, were one to take a good gander at my physique, I would dare say that the conclusion would be that I don’t miss too many meals. And judging from some of the other men in our congregation, […]
“Ane furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh,” Ecc. 12:12. Here is warning from Divine wisdom. The nature of books is that they can be either good and useful or destructive and bad. The nature of the words in the […]
Why do so many educated people find it so hard to take personal responsibility for their actions and morality? Looking to primitive superstitions for an answer to every moral dilemma seems to remove the need to develop our own mental tools for dealing with the problems that living in modern societies present us. Do you […]
What does it mean to be edified? Without doing a scientific survey, my guess is that most people would say that being edified means to be encouraged, to make to feel better, or to have a more positive attitude. So, I did some searching on the Internet to see if my guess was accurate or […]
When I took my logic class in school, one of the things that we learned was how to define our terms. One way to define something was to simply point to it and say, “That is it!” This method, of course, assumes that you indeed know what it is that you are trying to define, […]
Perhaps some of you have heard the recent country song by Tracy Byrd titled, “The Truth About Men.” The song claims to speak for all men and touts several aspects of the male gender such as eating potato chips, watching football, looking at the tools at Home Depot, hunting, golfing, playing guitars, watching action movies, […]
The book of James has been called the “Proverbs” of the New Testament due to the amount of practical matter that the book discusses. Among the various topics within the book, there is a discussion of heavenly wisdom. This discussion begins in James 3:13. James compares and contrasts the wisdom that is from above versus […]
He said, “Are you an inspired apostle?” To ask the question is to get the answer. There are no inspired apostles living today. So why was the question asked? All who find themselves on the wrong end of the sword of the Spirit ask this question. They reason, “I am not wrong; I can’t be […]
Listen Date written: October 12th, 2001Scripture ref: Matthew 16:13-19 SUBJECT: Gospel Meeting: Back to the Bible Pattern TITLE: Pattern for the Church PROPOSITION: The New Testament provides a pattern for the church. There is a pattern for its 1) Establishment, 2) Organization, 3) Name, and 4) Mission. Those “churches” that do not conform to this […]
Listen Date written: September 28, 2001 Scripture ref: Colossians 3:17 SUBJECT: Gospel Meeting: Back to the Bible Pattern TITLE: Pattern for Authority PROPOSITION: We need to go back to the Bible Pattern for our Authority: 1) For our standard of authority, 2) To learn obedience to God’s authority; 3) To understand the principle of Authority. […]
Part 1 Part 2 Date written: September 24th, 2001 Scripture ref: Romans 6:17 SUBJECT: Bible TITLE: The Bible – Our Pattern from God PROPOSITION: In this lesson, we want to understand more about the Bible – God’s Pattern: 1) The Definition of God’s Pattern 2) The Source of God’s Pattern 3) The History of God’s […]
Of the many different characteristics of the church there is that of being the body of Christ. Perhaps this metaphor is most illustrative in one of Paul’s letters to Corinth. In 1 Corinthians 12:14-16, Paul writes, “For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the […]