Category: Doctrine

Growing In Christ – Part Two

                              The next part of growth that Peter mentioned was for first century Christians to “have compassion one of another” (1 Pet. 3:8).  Every Christian has his own temptations and difficulties.  Recognizing that truth helps us to sympathize and empathize with our

Growing In Christ – Part One

                                The New Testament teaches that a Christian’s spiritual life is a process.  When one obeys the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that person is “born again” (John 3:3-5; 1 Pet. 1:22-23).  This is not a physical rebirth, but rather a

Learning When And When Not To Judge

                           I imagine that many of the ones that will read this article have heard something similar to the following:  “You are not my judge”, or “We are not to judge”.  Sadly, this exposes the ignorance of many of those who say such

Walk And Beware

The life of a Christian is indeed blessed.  Having obeyed the Gospel, the child of God enjoys all of the privileges that come with such.  Take for instance the following examples:  forgiveness of sins, reconciliation, redemption, sanctification, justification, and all spiritual blessings.  However, with all of the blessings, the Christian must remember that obeying the

Giving God Gratitude

            Have you ever noticed how many Scriptures there are that deal with being thankful to God?  Just for example, notice some verses.  “In every thing give thanks:  for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thess. 5:18).  “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns

The Power Of God

          For most of us, we have heard and/or read Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15-16.  In both of those accounts, Jesus is on record as having commanded either teaching or preaching.  In Mark’s account, Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). 

Submit, Resist, Draw, Cleanse, and Purify – Part Two

        James then wrote, “Cleanse your hands, ye sinners”.  There are various references in both the Old and New Testaments that deal with the issues of cleanliness.  Under the Old Law, the nation of Israel could be “unclean” for various reasons.  Each time, they were expected to do what was required so

Submit, Resist, Draw, Cleanse, and Purify – Part One

The book of James has been called the Proverbs of the New Testament.  The reason for such is the great amount of wisdom and knowledge that can be gained from a study of it.  Through simple and easy to understand statements, James instructs the child of God on various issues.  Take for instance the following

The Beauty Of The Body Of Christ

When one does a study of the church, he will find that God uses different synonyms to refer to it.  On one hand, the Lord acknowledged that the church and the kingdom are the same thing.  “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;

Yes, It Is Still There

When writing to the church in Corinth, the apostle Paul dealt with many problems and errors that existed in that congregation. One specific issue involved a son and his father’s wife. The record of this teaching is found in First Corinthians chapter five. Paul did not “beat around the bush” with this issue. He got