Category: Authority

Constants In An Age Of Change

The prophet Isaiah stated, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, And your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” 59:1, 2. We live in a changing world.

Every Idle Word

Jesus said, “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I

Abortion And The Bible

            The Holy Spirit said, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7. According to the latest statistics, Planned Parenthood alone uses our tax dollars and aborts an unborn child every ninety-seven seconds. An

Submitting To Our Elders

            The Scriptures says, “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”  Hebrews 13:17. Let us look at this passage! “Obey [“to listen

Choices

            Joshua said, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my

Where Is The Bible?

In in 1980’s Wendy’s had a lady in a commercial where she asked the question, “Where’s the beef?” Then  she would say, “I don’t think there’s anyone back there.” It was a favorite of a lot of folks. When I watched the commercial, I wondered what people in the religious world would say about the

You Must Be Born Again

“Be born of water and Spirit” OR “Be born of water and spirit.” There are sixteen of Jesus’ sermons recorded in the Bible. Jesus taught more “one-on-one.” We find one of these times in John 3:1-21. Nicodemus was one of those who had witnessed the miracles that Jesus had performed in Jerusalem.  We find that

Consider The Work Of God

Solomon said, “Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?  In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.” Ecclesiastes 7:13-14. Wisdom

What Have You Done?

             In Genesis 3:13 we find the first question God ever asked a woman. “And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” This question took place after Eve had eaten of the forbidden fruit and after

Harmony in the Congregation

            When the congregation has harmony, we are “…having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind….in lowliness of mind…esteem[ing] other better than themselves. Look[ing] not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” Philippians 2:2-4. We are to have this same mind-set because it was