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The great American baseball player Satchel Paige once said in jest, “Don’t look back “” something may be gaining on you.” In contrast, George Santayana, a Spanish-born

Sadly, we live in a society today where the quantity of a product is emphasized over quality. In trying to cut costs, many companies are sacrificing quality and using second-hand or even defective materials.

Members who are as interested in attending the worship services of the church on Sunday and Wednesday night as they are on Sunday morning (Hebrews 10:25).

A querist asks, “When the latter part of Genesis 2:4 – KJV says, “in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,” is it speaking as we would when we say

I love Nehemiah. I love his determination, his ability to lead, and most of all, his heart. Nehemiah has the heart of Jesus. When he heard the news about Jerusalem’s condition and that the walls were broken and the gates

The story is told that when the great poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was well along in years, his head was white as snow, but his cheeks were as red as a rose. An ardent admirer asked him how it was the he was able to keep so vigorous and write so beautifully. Pointing to a […]

It’s been reported that interior designers are now purchasing numbers of antique leather-bound books, putting them in their homes solely for their covers — not for any content they possess. Affluent clients are placing them in rooms that match a

A querist asks, “In 2 Thessalonians 2:11, it states that God will send people a strong delusion that they should believe a lie. My question is, Does God cause an individual to believe a lie?”

The upper level Brahman class in India never stoop to do any menial labor. So, after spending time at Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram (a spiritual retreat center for Hindus), a

Date written: January 29th, 2002
Scripture ref: Heb. 11:1, 6

SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class — Lesson 1

TITLE: The Meaning of Faith

PROPOSITION: To clarify the Biblical doctrine of faith as it relates to knowledge.

OBJECTIVES: The student should be able to state the meaning of Biblical faith and provide at least one scripture reference in which faith and knowledge are used together to describe the same object.

AIM: To provide a foundation for discussion in this series of fundamentals by defining the term “faith” and to show how that term has been misused and how to use it properly.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Heb. 11:1, 6

Not long before the southern Kingdom of Judah was delivered into Babylonian captivity under the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah the prophet reminded the people that they were to obey God who had delivered them from the oppressor in former days so that all would be well with them. However, we read that like their ancestry, […]

SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class

TITLE: The Bible–Its Authority

PROPOSITION: In this lesson, we will BRIEFLY look at four aspects of Bible authority: 1) That the Bible is authoritative, 2) That the Bible constitutes a pattern for faithfulness to God, 3) That to receive the blessings of God we must abide within His authority, 4) That we can know we are living within God’s authority by understanding how God authorizes.

OBJECTIVES: The student should have a basic understanding of Bible authority and be able to state in his own words these four concepts.

AIM: I want to set forth the idea that in order to be faithful to God we must respect and abide by God’s authority.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Colossians 3:17

Date written: April 9th 2002
Scripture ref: Romans 7:24

SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class

TITLE: The Need for a Savior

PROPOSITION: Man needs a savior because 1) Man has a sin problem, 2) Man cannot set his own terms of pardon, and 3) Man needs someone who can mediate before God on behalf of man.

OBJECTIVES: Each person should be able to teach others the problem of sin, the reason we can’t remedy this situation, and what it was that Jesus did to remedy this situation for us.

AIM: To help each person understand the role of the savior in God’s plan for man’s salvation.

Nobody is temptation-proof (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5). Even mature Christians have weaknesses in their spiritual armor that make them

Date written: February 14th, 2002 Scripture ref: 1 Corinthians 15:3,4 SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class TITLE: The Resurrection of Christ PROPOSITION: In this lesson, I want to prove the historical fact of the resurrection of Christ. OBJECTIVES: The student should be able to understand the evidence and make the case for the resurrection of Christ. AIM: […]

There is a list of folks I know all written in a book, And every year at Christmas time, I go and take a look, And that is when I realize that these names are a part, Not of the book they’re written in, but of my very heart.

The above article title is also the headline of an article from The Free Library.com. A church in Houston has opened a full-service McDonald’s restaurant inside the building complete with a drive-through window. In addition, the church has NBA regulation-size

The apostle Paul had some tough words for shirkers: “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Some circumstances may make it impossible for some folks to work. But if we’re able-bodied and can find work, we must work with energy and diligence (Ecclesiastes 9:10). This is not just good advice […]

No Thanksgiving Day would be complete without the singing of the traditional Dutch hymn, “We Gather Together” (see history). Today, we sing this hymn as an expression of thanks to God as our defender and guide throughout this year.

When my two brothers and I were growing up, our family struggled to get by on my father’s income (even though he worked long and arduous hours for that income). My mother would cook a big roast for Sunday lunch. From that good meal, we would have hot roast beef sandwiches on Sunday night, hash […]