Some of you may know that the Discovery Channel is doing a series of television shows on “The Greatest American.” Through some process they have selected 100 different nominees for this title and through the month of June they will be airing a program that discusses these individuals. They will also be narrowing the focus […]

In John chapter 18 we find Jesus in the garden with His betrayer approaching with a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests. Jesus is accompanied by the remaining disciples. Judas, His betrayer, knew where to find Him, he had been there many times himself. As they were approaching, Jesus asked a simple […]

During our summer travels, my wife and I attended several churches of Christ. What we observed in one congregation regarding their attitude towards worship was quite “eye-opening”. We hope and pray it will not become a prevailing attitude and practice in all congregations of the Lord’s people. We observed several of the members chewing gum […]

A querist asks, “After His resurrection, how long was Jesus in the flesh? The Scriptures tell us that Jesus was indeed in the flesh for a period of forty days (Luke 24:39; John 20:20; John 20:26-27; Acts 1:3) in which period of time Christ was seen,

In Hebrews 12:1, the besetting sin spoken of here according to the context of Hebrews is the sin of unbelief (Hebrews 3:12,19; Hebrews 4:6,11; Hebrews 10:35-39). It is the sin from which all other sins in a measure proceed, and by means of which they are ever more or less cherished and supported. In this […]

On January 15, 2009, 155 people on US Airways Flight 1549 thought they were going to die. During take-off from New York City, their plane struck a flock of geese, disabling both engines. In a powerless glide, the captain maneuvered the aircraft over a densely populated area and then calmly announced, “Brace for impact.”

The Bible claims verbal inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16). The Greek word translated “inspired” is theopneustos from (Theos, “God,” pneo, “to breathe”). This means that the very words of the Bible narrative are from God. In 2 Samuel 23:2, David declared: “The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.” Here […]

The story is told of a man in a parking lot who backed into another car behind him, simply because he didn’t look behind him to make certain the way was clear. The cause of the accident was clearly his, but it didn’t stop him from jumping out of his car, yelling furiously at the […]

The inspired apostle Paul declared, “For by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.” […]

A querist asks, “Does Luke 12:47-48 teach there will be “degrees” of punishment? The text in Luke 12:47-48  states: “And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, yet committed things worthy of […]

Nothing burdens us down so needlessly as does some grudge or resentment held against someone. Resentments usually grow out of misunderstandings or from our unwillingness to honestly face some disagreeable or embarrassing situation. Opposite conclusions are frequently drawn by two people from the same set of circumstances. Opponents oftentimes do not differ so much in […]

In an earlier lesson I related how that God had commanded the children of Israel to worship no other god. He said specifically: Exodus 20:2-6 (2) “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (3) “You shall have no other gods before […]

This past week I saw a video on the news of a man stepping outside with a boiling pot of water, tossing the water into the air and its instantaneously changing into snow. He was near the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire and it was thirty-five degrees below zero. My first reaction was, […]

“And all of the people went their way to eat, … And to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them” (Nehemiah 8:12 KJV). Ezra did something that made the people of Israel happy. This was not an easy task at this particular time. Israel was recently returned from […]

In John 20-NKJV, we read of Thomas’ encounter with Jesus. Thomas had not been with the assembly of disciples when Jesus first appeared to them after His resurrection (John 20:19-23), so he needed the

Once there were four high school boys who couldn’t resist the temptation to skip classes. The next morning they explained to their teacher that they had missed her class because their car had a

From the Scriptures, we know that God created man in His own image (Genesis 1:26-27 for the express purpose of glorifying Him (Isaiah 43:7) including nations (Psalm 86:9). The only people (or nations) who “glorify” God are those who are “called by my name” (Isaiah 43:7). Therefore, we see that God is particular as who […]

On Sunday, April 24th, millions of people around the world will celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead, by observing the holiday called “Easter.” The word “Easter” comes from “Eastre,” the Anglo-Saxon name of “Ostara,” the pagan Teutonic goddess of Spring and fertility (see this article too). As the rabbit was sacred to this goddess, it […]

The following are some things we need to think about relative to our service to God and to our fellow man (Matthew 22:36-40; cf. Romans 12:1-2; Romans 13:9; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8):