Having The Attitude Of “Fellow Feeling”

There’s an old English expression called “fellow-feeling” that is an attitude much needed in the Lord’s church today. As the Lord’s people we should be a “fellow feeling” people, with the capacity to feel joy with others when they have occasion for joy, sorrow in times of sorrow, and

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Christ And His Church Are Inseparable

Have we ever seen a head moving around but not connected to a body? Have we ever seen a body moving around but not connected to a head? We understand that if all human

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“Hold Fast The Pattern”

There are some members of the Lord’s church who hold to the antinomianism concept that we not under law — any law, but are solely under God’s grace. They openly dismiss the New Testament teaching of “pattern theology.”

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Defining The Term “Reprobate”

A querist asks, “There are several passages in the New Testament in which the word ‘reprobate’ or phrase ‘reprobate mind’ is used. Can you please provide me a definition of the word reprobate?”

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Sitting At Jesus' Feet

As faithful followers of our Lord, we must be willing to “sit at Jesus’ feet” like Mary in order to receive His instructions (Luke 10:39; cf. Matthew 7:24; 1 John 3:22).

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Second Hand Faith

At one time or another, we’ve all used second hand merchandise, whether it was handed down from siblings or purchased at a garage sale. There are times when we think we are

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The Hardening Of The Heart

For several years now, drug companies have become profitable selling drugs that prevent hardening of the arteries, a condition that can lead to heart attacks which kill thousands of

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Paul's Method Of Teaching

Luke records Paul’s entrance into Thessalonica “where there was a synagogue of the Jews” (Acts 17:1 NKJV) and provides insight into Paul’s method of teaching:

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On Teaching Future Generations

In the book of Joel, we see that Joel’s prophecy was brought about by a plague of locust coming upon the land of Canaan (Joel 1:4). In fact, the people of God could not

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True Marriage Demands A Marriage Covenant

A querist asks, “If a man and woman are living together in fornication, are they truly married?” When God described the unique relationship that he had with His chosen people Israel, he declared in Ezekiel 16:8: “Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, says […]

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The Word “Bible” And What It Stands For

The story is told of a young boy who one day proudly announced to his father, “I know what the Bible stands for!” His father smiled and replied, “What do you mean you know

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James 4:17 — A Question

A querist asks, “As Christians, if we fail to tell people about the saving gospel of Christ, are we not in violation of James 4:17?” We all know people — perhaps hundreds of people who are being held hostage by Satan, even as

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Mankind And Apostasy

In Ecclesiastes 7:29), the Ecclesiastes writer points out the fact that God created man “upright” or fashioned man in the moral image of God (Genesis 1:27). Thus man was not designed in God’s original plan to be sinful, but rather with a spiritual inclination to faithfulness (cf. Matthew 24:13; Revelation 2:10).

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Let Us Be “Fools For Christ's Sake”

Before Paul was to speak before the Athenians, certain philosophers asked, ‘What does this babbler want to say?” (Acts 17:18). W.E. Vine defines the literal meaning of the word “babbler” as “seed collector,” used in Greek slang for a half-witted sort of person who

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What Is Effective Teaching?

Teaching is not the demonstration of a teacher’s learning, although obviously one cannot teach what he does not know. It is not the mere presentation of information, for one may present without

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“Have I Therefore Become Your Enemy?”

Paul did some straight talking to the churches of Galatia (Gal. 1:2) when he said, “I am afraid for you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain” (Gal. 4:11). He went on to say:

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Let's Not Starve Our Children!

Through the news media, we hear of negligent parents starving their children to death. We are sickened to hear of such inexcusable conduct, not to mention its deplorable

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Restoration Is A Part Of Repentance

To some in the religious world, repentance is a matter of great controversy. Some believe that repentance is simply a mental disposition of sorrow, not conveying any idea of restitution (cf. Matthew 27:1-5).

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What's On Our Spiritual “To Be” List Today?

What’s on our to-do list today? Cleaning out an overstuffed closet? Making a financial budget to determine what areas we are over spending? Paying our monthly bills? We all

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Where God Is A Stranger

It is not surprising that the one true God would be as a stranger to pagan nations in times past. For example, to the Athenians, the apostle Paul was one who seemed to be a “setter forth of strange gods” (Acts 17:18-KJV).

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