We see a lot of change in our lifetimes. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were waiting hours for a five minute video to download on dial-up internet. Now, we can stream 8K ultra-high-definition video instantly. The changes get even more extreme when we talk about our culture and religion. The public’s view of long-held Christian values has totally shifted…

There are many words in the Bible used to describe the nature of sin and disobedience. There are several different Greek and Hebrew words used to describe sin, and each of them have special emphasis. Sin truly is transgression, iniquity, wickedness, ungodliness, erring, offence falling and many others. The King James Version translates one of these words as iniquity. Let’s take time…

When it comes to matters of judgment in the church and the Christian life, perhaps there is room for someone to say, “I think this is ok” or “I think that is ok.”  For example, what time should the church meet to worship on the first day of the week?  If a congregation has Bible classes on Sunday, should they be before…

In Leviticus 26:3-4, the Lord says, “If you walk in my statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” The word ‘if’ is a powerful word. With it, God made a conditional covenant with the children of…

Satan uses so many “tools” as he seeks to discourage our devotion to Christ.  Faith can far more easily thwart the attacks the god of this world makes against us if we would heed the words of Paul. The great apostle said, “We are not ignorant of his devices,” but if we are ignorant Satan takes advantage of us (2 Cor. 2:11).…

Reasons abound for knowing and loving the book of Acts.  The list could go on and on.  We have seen that from the book of Acts we can learn about (1) how to become a Christian, (2) the power of the gospel (3) the establishment of the church, and (4) the importance and urgency of evangelism.  Let’s add only one more.  We…

When Covid-19 struck our nation, we became willing to take whatever precautions we had to prevent contracting and spreading the virus to our friends and families. Immediately, people began buying sanitary masks in bulk. Soon, the CDC told us to stop buying them. The masks cannot prevent you from getting the virus. They said, “Trust the science!” A few weeks later, the…

The lives of everyone we know can be summed up in the words: “I was, I am and I will be.” We have a past, a present and a future. There is a sense in which Jesus, because of His life, death and resurrection, can be considered in this way (Rev. 1:8). However, when we think about God, we must never forget…