What words would you use to sum up the law of Moses? If your answer dealt with sacrifices and commandments, your understanding has been influenced more by the Jewish leaders of the first century than by how God intended for it to be. Jesus showed the true nature of the law when He said, “On these two commandments hang all the Law…

Those silly Egyptians!  What were they thinking?  Riding their chariots into the dry depth of the Red Sea.  What would make them “attempt” such a feat?  Well, the Israelites had crossed successfully, so “the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea” (14:23). The writer of Hebrews summarized the event in these words, “By faith they passed through…

Our nation has arrived at the point where national polls have far more to do with what legislation is passed than any consideration as to whether it is moral or right. Of even greater concern is that moral issues, many of them opening or closing the doors to heaven, are being decided by what the majority of our peers are thinking. We…

The action in a local congregation of withdrawing fellowship from unfaithful Christians is not a popular practice, as it is often viewed as cruel, harsh, judgmental and not very “Christ-like.”   Granted, the withdrawing of fellowship is a very difficult and heart-wrenching thing to do, but does that mean it should not be done?  Does that mean we should (perhaps even with “God’s…

So many wonderful things are happening in the lives of our young people, and we all rejoice as we see them growing into mature adults. Last week, there were fourteen of them involved in the Leadership Training Class, and on Sunday we saw just the level of their devotion and spirituality. For more than fifteen years, we have had some young person…

After someone is baptized, it is critical that they continue to be taught the things that they must “know” and “do” (as studied in two previous articles).  The strength of a Christian’s faith and character will be determined in large part by how he trains his mind to think and to not think.  Proverbs 23:7 states, “For as he thinks in his…

Sometimes, the old King James Version is the clearest translation to see the message God gave. We no longer use the word “ye” as the plural of “you,” but they did in the days of King James. The modern usage of the word “you” makes it impossible for us to see if the word is singular or plural. People from the southern…

After someone is baptized, it is critical that they continue to be taught.  Not only must they “know” what the Lord has commanded, but Jesus instructed that they must be taught “to observe all things that I have commanded you” (Matt. 28:20).  There is so much to “do,” that it can be overwhelming to try to “do” it all.  Here are some…