During his second missionary journey, Paul made a visit to Thessalonica, where he enjoyed some success in disseminating the gospel of Christ (Acts 17:1-4). “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and […]

In Psalms 118:6, the Psalmist made the statement, “The Lord is on my side…”  With the state of things being what they are in our society today, we sometimes need help to cope.  We need advice that can help us out of difficult situations or that will prevent us from getting into those situations in […]

Procrastination is a flaw shared by many in the world today, and perhaps we are all guilty of it at times.  Some people plan to obey the gospel and serve God someday, just not today.  It reminds me of the time that Paul preached to Felix, reasoning of righteousness, temperance, and judgment.  Felix was moved […]

Our society places much emphasis on the material things of this world.  In our world, money talks.  If you have it, people view you as being someone important, successful, and smart.  If you are rich, people will listen to you when you talk, even if what you say is not worth very much.  Some of […]

Let me start this article by saying that I do not believe at this stage that this issue under consideration should be made a test of fellowship.  I will tell you why I feel that way later on in the article.  Having said that, it is my personal belief that conservative brethren need to reconsider […]

Let me begin this article by saying that God is disappointed whenever a local church composed of His children is forced to divide.  We should all agree that God’s first desire is for His people to dwell together in unity (Psalms 133:1; John 17:21, 22; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Ephesians 4:3).  When God’s people cannot dwell […]

Walking in the light is a requirement to maintain fellowship with God (1 John 1:7).  What does it mean to walk in the light?  It means being controlled by a desire that is in harmony with the will of God and living within the borders of that will (Ephesians 5:14-17; Matthew 7:21).  What walking in […]

In Matthew 19:6 Jesus clearly taught that marriage is to be forever.  In ver. 9 of the same chapter, Jesus shows how seriously marriage is to be taken when He said, “…Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put […]

Sometimes we need to stop and consider things, especially things that pertain to God.  Let us take a few minutes to consider some things revealed to us by God’s Word. Consider the Wondrous Works of God “Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God” (Job 37:14).  How one could […]

Honesty is a divine criterion for the Christian.  The Bible says, “Let us walk honestly, as in the day…” (Romans 13:13).  To be honest is to be free from fraud or deception and marked by integrity (Webster).  The opposite of being honest would be to be a liar, something that will be punished by eternal […]