There seems to be consensus in the religious world that our Lord’s “Sermon on the Mount” is one of the hallmarks of Christianity. As part of His plain teaching regarding the

A querist asks, “What theology does the Church of Christ consider to be correct when considering God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit (Oneness, Trinitarian, Catholic, Arian, or

Since farming was a common employment in the first century, it became the background for a very common figure used in Scripture. For example, Jesus identified false prophets by their behavior and He used vegetation and its produce as an appropriate figure, (Matthew 7:15-20). Jesus also used fruit to describe the

What kind of biblical principles can we learn from the common dog you ask? Those of us who are dog “lovers” (my wife and I have a miniature dachshund) will tell you that there are several Bible principles we can learn from our canine companions by the characteristics they display toward us humans. In this […]

The following rules of interpretation are not some “special rules” belonging only to Bible study. They are identical to the rules that we ordinarily employ in our daily interchange of thoughts between any two rational persons. Applied to Bible study, rules are nothing more than a means of disciplining the mind by which we allow […]

One of the problems of any volunteer organization, is motivating people to do what they have promised to

From a study of the gospels, we learn that the scribes and Pharisees thought of themselves as being the standard of measurement for righteous living. They were the champions of orthodoxy, the

King Hezekiah was a good man, but a man who made a terrible error in judgment. When the king of Babylon sent messengers to congratulate Hezekiah on his recovery from a near-death illness, Hezekiah treated them like honored guests. He welcomed them into his house and showed them

It seems that the days when a real live person greets you on the other end of the phone line is history. Whenever we try to “reach out and touch someone” today, the only

Today, the name Susan Boyle is an international vocal artist, but before she took the stage of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, she was virtually an unknown. Compared to the other contestants on stage, she

The study of the Old Testament (Levitical) offerings is a great safeguard against erroneous views on holiness, sanctification, sin, etc. It is impossible to have a low estimate of what sin really is as we study God’s requirements, and the provision He has made. The order of the Levitical offerings is from the Godward aspect […]

In the last few days I have been deluged with sectarian, denominational remarks. Most of these remarks have been out of the mouths of those who should have known better. One of the most bitter, cruel, malicious and ignorant is “Church of Christ Preacher.” Don’t misunderstand me; I believe there are some “Church of Christ […]

From time to time a short refresher course is needed to refresh our memory (2 Peter 1:12) regarding key words, key verses, key phrases and key messages contained within the books of the Old Testament.

For many, the Old Testament is the “boring” part of the Bible. Their reasoning is that it contains little in the way of instruction for the Christian, certainly not like the more practical epistles in the New Testament. But in one of those epistles, the apostle Paul says, “For whatever was written in earlier times […]

When one of my kids was little, I would read her a bedtime story about Jonah and the Big Fish (Jonah 1-4). When I finished reading, I asked her what she knew about God. She said …. ”God lives inside me, but you won’t find him there because He’s too big!” (He’s there but not […]

Confessing the name of Christ before men is a necessity for our eternal salvation (Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9-10; 1 John 4:15). However, this confession must be coupled with obedience to all of the will of God (Matthew 7:21; Hebrews 5:9). Matthew 10:32: “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before […]

A querist asks, “While thinking about Acts 11:1-30 and the prophets mentioned in that chapter, what is the last instance in the Bible we have of a prophet in action? I am

It’s nice to be where the multitudes throng, It’s easy to go with the crowd; But many a time the crowd is all wrong, Though claims that it’s right are loud.

Is it just imagination, or is history repeating itself? (cf. Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ecclesiastes 3:15). There was time in Israel when there was no government or central authority to see that everything was done right, so “every man did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6; Judges 18:1; Judges 19:1; cf. Deuteronomy 12:8) — […]

The story is told of six mean looking motorcyclists who pulled into a highway café parking lot late one evening. Inside the café, they found only a waitress, a cook, and a truck driver — a little guy who was sitting on a counter stool quietly eating his supper.