The denominational world has surely complicated what the Bible teaches about the return of Christ. They have added much to the simple information that we have in the Bible. Let’s see just how simple it is. (1) The timing of the return of Jesus is unknown and completely unpredictable (Matt. 24:36-44; 1 Thess. 5:2). There will be no signs to indicate the…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 53)
Five times in the letters to New Testament Christians, instruction is given to “Greet one another,” “all the brethren,” with a “holy kiss” or “a kiss of love” (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14). In addition to those five, twenty-one other times Christians are instructed to “Greet” specified brethren. That’s 26 times where Christians are told…
Is the Christian life worth it? Is it “worth all the sorrows that here befall”? In all that the apostle Paul endured, he certainly insisted that it is well worth it! He pleaded, for example, with the churches of Galatia to remain true to the Christ and to His gospel and to not “turn away” from Him. In his next-to-last sentence in the letter, to show…
Sometimes we want credit for things that we do, even things that we do in the church as a Christian. It is difficult to let someone else get the credit or attention resulting from something we have done. Such a craving for recognition caused some of John the Baptist’s disciples to inform John of someone who was stealing the spotlight from him. …
It seems like every time you check the news these days there is a catastrophe of some kind that has taken place, often some immoral or violent activity. Pundits are quick to offer their brilliant ideas on how to solve the problems: “Make more laws.” “Take away guns.” “Do things our way.” But guess what? None of these things (or other ideas they offer) will fix the problem!…
After playing AC/DC’s 1979 hit, “Highway to Hell,” the classic rock radio DJ quipped, “When life on this spinning ball called earth is over, will you ascend the beautiful ‘Stairway to Heaven’ or will you speed full throttle down the ‘Highway to Hell’? I know where I’m going! And I’m gonna need my sunglasses and shorts, because it’s going to be really hot! Ha!” The…
Who are the most common people that we “listen to” today? For some of us, it’s our mom and dad, or our grandfather or grandmother. The wisdom of those generations is something we ought to cherish. For some of us, we listen to what our friends have to say. We care about what they think. For some of us, we listen carefully…
Sometimes it’s easy to point the finger at others and not make application to ourselves first. Sometimes we might use a verse to talk about other people and think it only applies to them (and not us). Before we ever censure others, we must first make the application to ourselves. Take Matthew 15:8 for example. We readily direct this at others, but what about you? What…