Jesus sent the Spirit to guide the apostles into all truth (John 16:13).   This has reference to the inspiration of the Spirit that the apostles received by being baptized with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5). When the apostles spoke and wrote, they were not relying on their own wisdom, nor their ability to recall all […]

Paul was confident about his salvation. Even when the shadow of death was hovering over his head, he was sure about his heavenly destiny.  In the last turn of his earthly race for Christ, he said with poise, “Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, […]

We live in a society that devalues marriage.  The majority of people in the world believe that marriage is nothing more than a secular contract that can be broken over the smallest offenses, or even over no offense at all.  It is not unusual at all for a person to be married, divorced, and remarried […]

This article is not about whether or not miracles were performed in the first-century church. THEY WERE!  Jesus performed miracles.  The apostles performed miracles.  Many members of the church of Christ, in general, performed miracles in the first century.  Anyone who believes in the Bible knows that this is true.  So again, whether or not […]

Obeying the gospel of Christ is the smartest, most valuable decision anyone can ever make.   Some very important decisions must be made in life, but none of them ranks as high as accepting Jesus as one’s Lord and Savior. Upon making that great decision, and following it up by actually obeying the gospel, one’s sins […]

One of the tenets of Calvinism is that man is born totally depraved due to original sin.  What is original sin?  Let us allow defenders of the doctrine to tell us. “According to the Bible when Adam, the first man, chose to sin in the Garden of Eden, sin came into the world and passed […]

It is amazing how simple the organizational structure of the local church in the New Testament was.  The church was simply made up of elders, deacons and saints (Philippians 1:1). The work or responsibility of the elders is to oversee the flock.  There are several terms in the New Testament that refer to this position: […]

Nails in marriage are those things that puncture the relationship between a husband and wife and allow the romantic love to leak out. Once the romantic love begins to dwindle in a marriage relationship, the marriage itself is in danger.  The best way to protect your marriage is to do those things that help you […]

How do I know that Catholicism is wrong?  I could give a multitude of answers to that question; however, one way that especially stands out to me is that the Pope, who is supposed to be the head of the church on earth and infallible, has been wrong in his analysis of the scriptures. Have […]

I once heard an interview given by Jim Harbaugh, coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team, shortly after he was hired by them.  He was asked the question, “What does it mean to be a Michigan man?”  This question was asked because, being a former starting quarterback for the Wolverines, he is thought to be […]