The purity of the Lord’s church is vitally important to Him.  The Lord knows the power of sin and the destruction that sin can cause in the life of individuals and even in the church.  We would do well today if we would comprehend and appreciate the devastating effects that Satan and sin will have on the church when left unchecked. This…

The angel Gabriel came to Mary and announced to her the favor that she had found in the sight of God, to bring forth and raise the Son of God.  The role which Gabriel emphasized that God’s Son would have was that of a King.   “He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God…

Paul has many favorite words and favorite expressions found throughout his letters.  One of them is the word “always,” which is found in every Pauline epistle except First Timothy.  Notice how Paul uses this word. Paul uses the word “always” most frequently with reference to prayer. “I make mention of you always in my prayers” (Rom. 1:9; cf. Phile. 4).  “I thank…

All things being equal, if someone was offered the choice of being given a new car or a used car, most individuals would choose the new one.   The same would probably be true that most of us would prefer to live in a new house, have a new computer, wear new clothes, watch a new movie on our new home theater system…

On November 28, 2010, The Miami Herald carried an article by Jaweed Kaleem entitled, “Famed televangelist Osteen’s ‘Night of Hope’ in Miami.”  The article (published in The Palm Beach Post on December 2) preceded Joel Osteen’s motivational message in Miami last Friday night (which attracted 13,000 “fans,” as they’re called).  Osteen is a popular televangelist, who preaches for a 43,000-member “church” in…