Study Guide for 1 & 2 Thessalonians

At the beginning of the month I promised that I was going to start posting Bible class material here. Below is the link to the first of these study guides. This one covers the two Thessalonian epistles.

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Who Will Be Lost? Who Will Be Saved?

Thinking young man

Anyone who has even a mild interest in spiritual things wants to go to heaven. Do you just want to go, or are you really going? How can we know if we are going to heaven or not? Many times when one tries to explain who is and who is not going to heaven, charges […]

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Controversy Over Same-Sex “Marriage”

Wedding Cake Toppers

With the recent court rulings in California over same-sex marriage, this debate has once again come to the forefront of our society. Whenever a political or social hot topic overlaps into matters of spiritual consequence, Christians can find great opportunities to talk with others about the Scriptures. With this issue in mind, let us be […]

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Three Branches of Government

Three Branches of Government

The U.S. Constitution specifies three separate branches that make up our government: legislative, executive, and judicial. These branches of government are not unique to the United States. Every government will carry out these functions in one way or another. When it comes to the rule of God, His government performs the same legislative, executive, and […]

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Having a Zeal for God

Bonfire

After Paul obeyed the gospel and went about preaching to the Gentiles, he was viewed by many of his Jewish brethren as a traitor. When he came back to Jerusalem, a group of Jews stirred up the crowds against him, intending to kill him. He had to be rescued by the Roman cohort that was […]

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6th Year of Plain Bible Teaching

This month marks the beginning of the 6th year of Plain Bible Teaching. I want to thank all those who have visited the site over the first five years. I hope you have been able to use some of the material here to learn and grow in the truth, and also to share this with […]

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Christians Are To Be Radical, Liberal, and Institutional

Young man thinking

Should we be able to describe faithful Christians as radical, liberal, or institutional? If you have followed the writing and teaching that I have done, you will probably expect me to answer this question in the negative. After all, we are to be conservative and non-institutional, right? When we use labels such as these, we […]

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