It is intriguing to read the Bible and read the accommodative language and terms that are used for God, in order that His care, activity and awareness of those things on this earth might be abundantly clear to us.  While “a spirit does not have flesh and bones” (Luke 24:39), such are ascribed to God in Scripture repeatedly to make Him more…

Several months ago the Palm Beach Post had the following article: “U.S. Catholic bishops, whose church has spent hundreds of years trying to convert Jews to Christianity, have come to the conclusion that it is theologically unacceptable to target Jews for evangelism, according to a statement issued Monday by organizations representing U.S. Catholic bishops and rabbis from the country’s two largest Jewish…

How concerned are you about your brethren’s spiritual wellbeing?  Too often we allow the world and all the busyness of our lives to prevent us from truly caring for our brothers and sisters and building the kind of relationship that God desires for us to have with each other.  Let us consider the example of Paul and try to emulate the genuine…

While there are so many activities in the church which involve every member, there are those times which have special appeal to smaller groups. Over the years we have had Vacation Bible Schools, Central Florida Bible Camp and Pew Packers with their focus on young people. At one time our Agape Groups were divided by ages, and we often have special classes…

In view of all that is happening in our world, the words of Paul seem so appropriate. “Knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed” (Rom. 13:11). When these words were written, Nero was on the throne and the life of a Christian was so…

It is time for reasoned, seasoned and determined Christian adults and parents to take a stand and hold their position on the God-fearing morality that must characterize our lives, our homes, our families and our congregations.  The moral principles so clearly detailed in Scripture and exemplified so beautifully in the life of our Savior must be the sole guide and focus of…

We read these three words together—Lord Jesus Christ—82 times in the New Testament and may read over them as quickly as we read over a person’s full name in a newspaper article.  When reading the paper, do you sometimes skip over a person’s name, credentials and profession to get to their quote or the story of what they did?  Too many may…

It is so easy to make the mistake of thinking that when we are asked a Bible question, we must immediately have an answer. Someone brings up a verse in a discussion and in order to save face we think we must have some “scholarly” comment to make. Such could not be farther from the truth. What then should we say? We…