“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Those are the famous words with which the Bible begins. In six days God created the world. Indeed, the mighty power of God is forever seen by the things that He has made (Jeremiah 32:17). It is not the least bit surprising, to those of […]

Who is in control of your life?  Many forces in the world vie for control over our lives.  The question is, to whom do we give it?  As Christians, the answer should be Jesus.   Jesus will never force His will upon us, or try to coerce us into obeying Him in any way.  However, Jesus […]

The controversy over baptism should be no controversy at all. The only reason there is controversy over this important subject is that there are too many people listening to man instead of the inspired Word of God. God’s Word is clear. Baptism is essential. The purpose of baptism is to have one’s sins forgiven (Acts […]

Luke tells us that the early church continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine (Acts 2:42).  Remembering that the apostles were ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), and that they spoke in Christ’s stead, we realize that the apostles’ doctrine was, in reality, the doctrine or teachings of Christ (Luke 10:16; 1 Corinthians 14:37).  With this […]

One of the challenges that we face as children of God is to learn to wait on the Lord.  Waiting for anything is hard.  Most of us want what we want on our schedule, which usually means we want it sooner rather than later.  This mentality sometimes creeps into our dealings with God.  When we […]

There was an article on the internet (actually it was only a heading and a picture) that got over 44,000 responses in a short period of time.  The heading said, “What Jesus Says about Homosexuality.”  The picture was that of a blank Bible.  The picture implied that Jesus did not condemn homosexuality.  The implication, however, […]

In the letter to the brethren at Colossae, Paul wrote, “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.” One of the lessons that we learn from this passage is that a Christian is to give his all in everything that […]

By Steven Matthews We live in a time and age where people are skeptical. They’re skeptical about organized religion. They’re skeptical about authority. They’re skeptical about making a commitment to God. Thus, it has led to a membership at-large mentality. I can come and go as I please. I can worship at one place this […]

It has been suggested that gospel meetings have run their course. The primary reason for this conclusion is that gospel meetings are no longer attended as well as they used to be.  Not only is it harder to get non-Christians to attend, but it seems harder to get our own members to attend as they […]

In his short epistle, Jude, probably the brother of our Lord, wrote, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3). […]