A querist asks, “My Baptist friends say that “born of water” means the physical birth — how would I go about correcting this ideology?” In his article entitled, “The New Birth: Its Necessity and Composition,” Brother Wayne Jackson does an excellent comparative analysis of John 3:5 and the connection of the words, Spirit, water, and […]
A few years ago, the late brother Guy N. Woods told a story about a minister who called for the removal of the Bible from his congregation for a period of six months. Recently, I received an e-mail in which the writer expressed the view that the public reading of the scripture was boring and […]
In this very “busy” world we live in, we are prone to neglect the most important part of life, and that is our spiritual life. This material world offers us much in the way of fulfilling our fleshly appetites but little in the way of fulfilling our spiritual “needs”. We must always remember that this […]
The story is told of a homeless woman who one night slowly shuffled into a Chicago subway. From the wrinkles on her brow, one could tell she was old, and she had only ragged clothes to protect her from the bitter Chicago winter wind. She took the nearest seat, her shoulders hunched against the cold […]
In John 6:66, after hearing great spiritual teachings from the Master teacher (John 6:28-59), the Scripture states: “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him.” By definition, every Christian has made a pledge to follow after the Lord. Similar to the marriage commitment, Christians have pledged their lives […]
Please comment on John 9:31 The context for this statement begins in chapter 9:1. Jesus was passing by a man who was blind. He disciples asked Him why this man was born blind. Jesus said it was so that the power of God could be shown. After this man is healed, he is taken before […]
In the midst of the religious confusion that exists in our creed-bound, denominational divided world, it is possible for us to become “just a Christian.”
A querist asks, “What is the definition of salvation? What are we “saved” from? When we become saved, do we enter into a relationship with God as a child, or do we just receive
Are you saved? “Well, of course I am saved.” If this answer flashed immediately into your mind when you saw this question, then you may want to continue to read this. The Bible teaches that there are some people who think they are saved, but in actuality they are not saved. In fact, did you […]
A mother once sought the pardon of her son from the Emperor Napoleon. Napoleon said that it was the boy’s second offense, and justice demanded his death.
A story in National Geographic several years ago gives us a beautiful and penetrating picture of God’s protective wings covering His children. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on […]
Have you ever read the tract, “The Four Spiritual Laws”? It was written by Dr. Bill Bright, the president of Campus Crusade for Christ. Approximately 1.5 billion copies of this tract have been printed and distributed all over the world. It was written to quickly and efficiently teach people how to be saved. Unfortunately, “The […]
A querist asks, “Using the King James Version, Isaiah 45:7-KJV says that God creates evil. Some people teach that God created evil. I know this cannot possibly be true, for
One of the most prevalent causes of misunderstanding the Bible is that the student fails to approach the Bible with the “right attitude.” In this way, God’s method of teaching him the truth is thwarted from the very beginning. This is the very problem Jesus faced as He began His
One of the Greek words for fellowship is the verb, “sunkoinoneo”. According to Vine’s Expository dictionary, Pg. 90, the meaning of this word is “to have fellowship with or in”,
The story is told of a Shakespearean actor who was known everywhere for his one-man shows of readings and recitations from the classics. He would always end his performance with a reading of Psalm 23. Each night, without exception, as the actor began his recitation …. “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want“.… the crowd would […]
Today as I was heading back to the church building, I saw, on the side of the road, an alligator snapping turtle. The Bass Pro Shops both in Springfield and in Dallas have very large ones on display, but this was the first time I had seen one in the wild. They are indigenous to […]
There’s an old sacred song we sing from time to time that contains the following words in the chorus:
In Eric Rauch’s article, “Does Prayer Change Anything?” — Mr. Rauch observes the following:
The story is told of a young man who chose to take on a problem that plagues many American cities — potholes. This particular pothole was located at an intersection near his home. It had been there for as long as he could remember. Residents in the neighborhood had developed the skill and habit of […]