August 1, 2005 was the official launch date for the Plain Bible Teaching website. Six years later, we are now beginning the seventh year of Plain Bible Teaching. Coincidentally, this first post of year number seven is also the 500th post on this site. To all those who have visited the site over the first […]
Continue reading... July 26, 2011
Be Filled With The Spirit
In the letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul commanded, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). Many believe that a Christian being filled with the Spirit is wholly dependent upon some direct action by God. This is puzzling, considering that Paul phrases […]
Continue reading... July 19, 2011
Repent and Be Converted
After Peter healed the lame man and had the opportunity to teach the crowd that had gathered, he told them, “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19, NKJV). Most of the denominational world believes that […]
Continue reading... July 13, 2011
The Poor Widow’s Oil
A poor widow came to Elisha after her husband died. She was in desperate need of any help the prophet could give her. She cried out to him, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be […]
Continue reading... July 9, 2011
Blessings and Burdens of Spiritual Independence
Earlier this week, Americans celebrated Independence Day, commemorating the day when the thirteen colonies declared their independence from England. In breaking ties, the colonies affirmed that they were able to govern themselves and no longer needed to be dependent upon a distant monarch. There were certainly blessings that came from this independence. The most notable […]
Continue reading... July 5, 2011
The Path to Citizenship
The debate over illegal immigration is a hot topic in our country. For various reasons, millions of people from other countries have decided their lives would be better in the United States of America. This country has always welcomed immigrants and has established a system through which they can go in order to obtain citizenship […]
Continue reading... June 30, 2011
Sins of the Rich Man
Jesus’ story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is fairly well-known to most Bible students. One man lived a life of luxury but found himself in torments after he died. The other was a poor beggar in this life yet was comforted after death in a place of paradise. Once in torments, the […]
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