Some preachers are very skilled at what they do. Some are very dynamic and can really keep your attention. Some really know the Scriptures and can make them come alive. But do you realize that many of these so-called “skilled” preachers are in error? Is that a big deal? The inspired historian Luke tells us of a preacher, named Apollos, who was “an eloquent man…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 58)
When something extraordinary happens today, it is sometimes exclaimed by someone, “It’s a miracle!” However, is that a justifiable statement or explanation? It is vital that we always use Bible words in the way that the Bible uses those terms. The word “miracle” is certainly a Bible term, and it is defined as “works of a supernatural origin and character, such as…
The trial of Jesus before the Jews was a complete charade, a mockery of anything called justice and an obvious effort to manipulate the outcome in favor of their twisted plot! As “many false witnessed came forward” to lie about Jesus, He “kept silent” (Matt. 26:60-63). Then, when Jesus affirmed His deity, the “court” came unglued and accused Him of “blasphemy” (26:63-65). They pronounced their…
At the end of a Bible class on “Your Faith Can Overcome Worry,” a comment was made and question asked about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. As He anticipated the horrendous suffering that He was about to endure, was He worried about it? Did He violate His own instructions about “do not worry” (cf. Matt. 6:25, 31, 34; Phil. 4:6)? There is no…
So, among those who some consider to be the “elite,” the “sophisticated,” the “woke,” the “enlightened,” the “cultured” of our day, the practice of an “open marriage” is acceptable, admired and applauded. Open marriage is defined as a consensual “form of non-monogamy in which the partners of a dyadic marriage agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded by them as infidelity, and consider…
Has anyone ever stood up for you? Did you ever have anyone who worked their hardest to look out for you and for your best interests? Have you ever known of someone who selflessly put you above themselves for no gain or credit or benefit to them? Have you ever hurt someone and yet that someone was still there for you and tried to do…
It’s a called a “Gentlemen’s Club.” What does that mean? The word “gentleman” used to be defined as “a courteous, gracious man with a strong sense of honor.” So, is that the kind of men who are gathering in these “Gentlemen’s Clubs” today? Hardly! The things that are happening in those clubs today are hardly what gentlemen should even talk about, let alone engage (Eph. 5:12). What…
The title of this article will likely dissuade many folks from actually reading the article. “Sex” is not a topic some like to hear about. Talking about “sex outside of marriage” makes some think the church is still “living in the dark ages” to bring up such a subject. And to mention the word “sin” is to kill any conversation today. So,…