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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

The Coming Of The Kingdom

               In the realm of “religious studies”, there are many who have taken the position that Jesus failed when He came in the first century A.D.  Their reasoning is that Jesus wanted to establish His earthly kingdom, but because of the wide rejection amongst the Jews, He could not. 

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). 

Brethren, Pray For Us

                    To some, the idea of praying to God is useless, fruitless, and nonsensical.  Many do not believe that God exists, and therefore think that prayer has no real value.  Instead, some might look at prayer as a “crutch” on which weak people lean.  Their idea

But We See Jesus

          The writer of the book of Hebrews did a masterful job of contrasting the differences between the Old and New Laws.  Throughout the letter, numerous examples are given indicating the superiority of the Law of Christ over the Law of Moses.  This was no doubt extremely helpful at its time

Child Of God Or Child Of The Devil?

Amidst all of the confusion and noise that this world has, you might be surprised to realize how simple some things really are.  Take for instance, the world’s population is close to eight billion now.  Yet, all of those people can be classified into one of two categories.  The first category is a child of

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