Jesus once said, “But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery….” (Matthew 5:32). Here it is assumed that the put away woman will enter an unlawful sexual relationship and thus bear her own guilt for the
When our Lord stated that He would built His church (Matthew 16:18), the figure is that of constructing a temple (1 Corinthians 3:10-17) where “living stones” (1 Peter 2:5) are put together upon the “foundation” — the truth that Jesus is the Christ (Matthew 16:16; cf. Acts 8:37). When messengers of Christ are considered the […]
The story is told of a woman who lost her husband of 40 years to a sudden heart attack. She later said that the resulting grief had caused her to value love more. As a result, she spent the rest of her life loving
In the Old Testament, God revealed to Moses the colors of blue, purple and scarlet as His
Jesus once said, “If any man desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24 NKJV).
So many come here to this study forum who advocate salvation by faith only. There is no doubt that we in the Lord’s church do not believe this and for good reason. It’s not the truth. Our salvation is not by faith only. One need only look at Matthew 7:21 and be honest with what […]
The Bible proposes the only effective way of dealing with sin — confession (cf. Psalm 51:1-3; 2 Samuel 24:10-17). In the Old Testament, one of the ways the Israelites were supposed to cleanse themselves and maintain purity before God and in their community was by confessing their sins (Numbers 5:5-8; cf. Leviticus 5:1-5; Leviticus 26:40-42).
The word “optional” is not a part of the idea put forth in the word “must.” The word “must” means “of necessity.” A good example of this is when Jesus’ parents found Him in the temple, He said to them:
As a man of unwavering steadfastness, the apostle Paul had one main goal:
The story is told of an old cowboy who entered a church one Sunday morning just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he
Sometimes we give Satan more credit than he deserves for knowing exactly how to tempt us — when, and with what devices. No passage of Scripture suggests to us that Satan can read our minds or know what
When I was a boy growing up on a farm, my grandad and I killed ten rattlesnakes in one day. A rattler can easily be killed if you know where it is and how far it can reach when it
Recently, I received an email from one of my Christian brothers consisting of a writing penned by Judge Roy Moore, the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, in which he wrote:
Several years ago, some congregations of the Lord’s church began to explore why they were losing so many of their young people. One congregation discovered a correlation
The story is told of a coffee shop that once advertised this special offer: “Buy one of our coffee mugs for $4.49 and fill up your cup for a dime each time you visit.” However, the
With the software upgrade I just finished the other day comes some new capabilities. The blogs and sites here may now upload MP3s and PDFs along with photos and graphics. I wouldn’t try the MP3s on a dial-up account unless it was just a few minutes long. Those on a high-speed connection should be able […]
When Abraham was 75 years old, God called him to leave the land of his father. And being advanced in years, he departed for the land of Canaan. He
The story is told of two farmers who were riding home in a wagon one day. The wagon was being drawn by a mule and the mule was notorious for being stubborn and balking. Once he balked, it took several hours of pulling, tugging and beating to convince him to be on his way – […]
We all know the feeling. We’ve said or done something hurtful to someone we love dearly. The words come back echoing in our mind — we would do
The story is told of a woman who purchased a birthday card containing the following verse: