Two different stories: (1) A man went to the showroom and carefully compared the different features and prices of every model in stock. He wanted to get the most for his money. After making his selection and completing the purchase, he took his new beauty home and left it parked. It remained in mint condition, as he was careful to never take…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 252)
The inconsistency of the common denominational “plan of salvation” can be readily perceived if closely examined. The general position is, “We must each come to God the same way…as a sinner who…relies totally on Christ alone by faith alone for our salvation. If you would like to receive and trust Christ as your personal Savior, you may want to express your faith…
The person standing at the bus stop when you drive by has a soul! The person who blows by you on the interstate in an Aston Martin has a soul! The person checking you out at the grocery store has a soul! The person who calls your phone from a telemarketing agency has a soul! The person calling you from the collection…
Recommendation: Please read the following verses slowly and gauge your response to each. “Love is patient” (1 Cor. 13:4). “The fruit of the Spirit is…patience” (Gal. 5:22). “Walk in a worthy manner…with patience” (Eph. 4:1-2). We “pray for you” that you may be “strengthened…for all patience and longsuffering with joy” (Col. 1:9-11). “As the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on…patience”…
One of the hardest things to do is learn to control the tongue (as James 3 attests). It has been said, “We take 2 years to learn to talk and 60 years to learn when to shut up.” Oh, our tongues – “what a world of iniquity” (Jas. 3:6). What we don’t realize, sometimes, is that controlling our words and what we…
“Does it really matter to God if we use instrumental music in worship today or don’t use it?” “Doesn’t He have more important things that He is concerned about?” “How can it be conceivable that He would reject a worship service that had a piano or a guitar?” These types of questions are often asked today to justify playing mechanical instruments in…
There are a lot of great things that you can do on behalf of your brothers and sisters in Christ. You can call them to check on them, write them a card to encourage them, hug them whenever you see them, invite them into your home for fellowship, perform some random act of kindness, comfort them in times of grief or trouble,…
There is a compound Greek word that combines the word for “mind” and the word for “divided” to create a word that means “divided mind.” This mind is drawn in different directions and is distracted by the cares and concerns abundant in life. We find Jesus using this word at the end of Luke 10, when He came to the house of…