When the first-century world wanted someone put be to death in the most open, dependable and confirmable fashion, they would crucify them. That was certain to drain every bit of life out of their bodies. Isn’t it interesting, then, that the Bible uses that very same term to describe how a Christian, who has been “called out darkness” (1 Pet. 2:9), is to relate…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 60)
One of the first questions that often runs through the mind of a first-time visitor to the church of Christ is, “Where’s the instrument?” Asking such a question is understandable, as it is very common to find mechanical instruments in many church assemblies today. Is there a simple explanation for this? There certainly is. The mechanical instrument of music is in the…
My basketball coach in junior high was a no-nonsense coach. That’s an especially tough position to take when you’re dealing with middle school boys, but he laid out his expectations and “that was that.” If you goofed off in practice, you didn’t play in the game. If you goofed off in the game, you were immediately benched and ran suicides alone in practice the next…
For the benefit of all perfect husbands and perfect wives, you can stop reading now. This article is not for you. Go and find something else to do. This is for the less-than-perfect. Some days, marriage can be spectacular. Some days, marriage can be tough. Often, we might suggest that the determining factor in whether our marriage is “spectacular” right now or “tough” right now is how…
The Catholic church recently reported that a priest had resigned when it was determined that by changing one word in his baptismal formula that thousands of so-called baptisms were now presumed invalid. Think about that for a moment—a person’s baptism has been reckoned to be meaningless because of what the baptizer said or didn’t say. From a Scriptural standpoint, what the person…
Do you know someone who thinks that they are “God’s gift to women” or “God’s gift to men” (as the sayings sometimes go)? I have known of preachers who thought they were “God’s gift to a congregation” and elders who thought they were “God’s gift to an eldership” and employees who thought they were “God’s gift to their job” and spouses who thought…
When the Old Testament comes to an end in the book of Malachi, there was much for the Jew (and now for the modern Bible reader) to learn. Without even looking at the specific instructions from the Lord and the specific rebukes that He issues to them, look at some simple wording used repeatedly in this short book. In a book that only…
“The last day” is coming—the last day for life on this earth, the last day for the existence of this earth, the last day to have an opportunity to obey the gospel and be saved, the last day to make preparations for judgment and eternity! While the day of Christ’s return will be “the last day” (John 6:39, 40, 44, 54; 12:48),…